GPA Effect of Retaking Courses 2

Question 1

A student retakes a course and earns a higher grade. Under a 'grade forgiveness' policy, which grade is used in the GPA calculation?

Accepted Answer

The higher of the two grades

Answer

Grade forgiveness policies replace the original grade with the higher grade earned upon retaking the course.

Question 2

A student retakes a course but earns a LOWER grade the second time. At most schools, which grade is used for GPA?

Accepted Answer

The second (lower) grade

Answer

Under replacement policies, the most recent grade replaces the original regardless of whether it is higher or lower.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes 'grade exclusion' when retaking a course?

Accepted Answer

The original grade is removed from GPA but stays on the transcript

Answer

Under grade exclusion, the original grade is excluded from the GPA calculation but still appears on the official transcript.

Question 4

A student earned a D in Chemistry and retook it for a B. Under grade averaging policy, what is used for GPA?

Accepted Answer

The average of D and B (C)

Answer

Grade averaging policies compute the mean of all attempts, so a D and a B would average to approximately a C.

Question 5

When a student retakes a course under a 'repeat policy,' how many times does the credit hour typically count toward total earned credits?

Accepted Answer

Once, regardless of how many times taken

Answer

Credit hours for a repeated course are typically counted only once toward degree requirements to prevent inflated credit totals.

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