Any course which is taken more than once for academic credit at Mesa State College is done so only for "grade improvement" wherein academic credit is awarded only once and the last grade received is the one used to compute the student's cumulative grade point average and to fulfill requirements for the degree.

Exceptions to this policy are DANP (performing dance), MUSL (music lessons) and MUSP (performing music) classes, each of which may be taken twice for academic credit; Independent Studies (a maximum of six semester credit hours may be taken for credit - see the Independent Study section in this catalog); and in some cases Topics,
Practicums, Seminars, Internships, Structured Research, and Cooperative Education. See program sheets and
the appropriate department head or director for these exceptions. Additionally, program-specific exceptions to retaking courses for grade improvement may exist regarding courses in the major and may supersede the College's general policy.

Students should check with the head of the academic department for their major to determine if there are any
restrictions for repeating a course. The option of repeating a course for grade improvement is available to a
student only if the course s/he wishes to repeat is still offered at Mesa State and is scheduled to be offered in the
semester in which the student wishes to take it. The last grade earned will be the grade used, whether better or
worse than the earlier grade(s).

Courses taken at Mesa State College may not be repeated at another college for improvement of the original grade and courses taken at another college may not be repeated at Mesa State College.

Grade Improvement