Repeating Courses
Curriculum Courses
Curriculum courses with earned grades of D or F may be repeated. Courses with earned grades of C or higher may be repeated only with special permission from the chief academic officer.
In some cases, the college may split a course into segments to facilitate scheduling and/or to maximize enrollment capacity. All parts of these split courses must be completed in the offered groupings to receive credit for the whole course. If a course group is not completed as offered the entire group must be retaken in the future to receive the whole course credit. Split courses are offered as simultaneously scheduled parts or sequentially scheduled parts. Courses split in two parts are identified by AB and BB suffixes; courses split in three parts as AC, BC, CC.
- Example 1 - NUR 221AB and NUR 221BB are offered in a fall term. Both must be completed to receive credit for NUR 221. If an unsatisfactory grade is received in one of the two parts, both parts must be taken again in a future term to receive credit for NUR 221.
- Example 2 - AHR 112AB and AHR 112BB are offered with one in the fall term and one in the spring term. If the student successfully completes AHR 112AB in the fall but is unsuccessful in AHR 112BB in the spring, they have not successfully completed AHR 112 and will need to take both parts again if the course is offered in a split format in the future.
When courses are repeated, the last grade earned and hours will be computed in the cumulative grade point average. The first course (grade and hours) will be shown on the transcript and will not be included in the cumulative grade point calculations. If a student receives three F grades for the same course, the student must wait at least two academic terms before repeating the course. Exceptions may be made by the executive vice president.
Continuing Education Courses
Students may enroll in continuing education courses as many times as necessary to accomplish their individual educational/training goals provided they continue to show progress, do not prohibit others from participating, are willing to pay fees, and do not violate North Carolina Community College System policy. Continuing Education programs/courses are designed to enable participants to progress, at their individual achievement rates, in gaining knowledge and skills in specific educational areas.
Course Substitutes
When it is determined to be in the best interest of the student’s declared educational objective, appropriate courses may be substituted for other courses for graduation purposes. The academic dean must notify the registrar’s office in writing of all applicable course substitutions on an individual student basis.
(Policy 5.2.8)