A Rutgers University transcript records all courses taken at Rutgers University and the outcome (grade or withdrawal). You may not repeat, for degree credit, courses bearing the same or equivalent course numbers, with the exception of courses designated as repeatable for credit. Please be sure to monitor your transcript and earned credits.
Grades of F or D
If you repeat a course in which you previously earned a grade of F or D, both the original grade and the new grade remain on the transcript and in the cumulative grade-point average. However, for up to 16 credits/four courses, the grade of F or D will be removed from the cumulative grade-point average if the student repeats the course. The original grade of F or D will remain on the transcript with an E prefix (no degree credit earned and grade does not compute in the GPA); the repeated grade will have an R prefix (degree credit is earned and grade computes in the GPA).
This policy may be applied anytime during the undergraduate years, but only once for a given course. The course must be repeated at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. If the student earns an F or D a second time, only the second grade will enter the cumulative grade-point average. This policy may not be applied to punitive grades of F given for reasons such as academic dishonesty. Use of this policy to remove a grade of For D from the cumulative grade-point average does not qualify a student for retroactive nomination to the Dean's List nor does it rescind unsatisfactory scholastic standing status.
The addition of appropriate prefixing to repeated courses will occur by the end of the semester during which the repeated course has been taken. If a student feels that they repeated a course and the appropriate prefixing was not applied based on the policy above, the student may email with their name, RUID, and the course that they repeated.
Grades of C and above
When students earn a grade of C or better and choose to repeat the course, it must be repeated for E credit. Courses with E prefixes do not lead to graduation credit and the grades are not computed in the cumulative grade-point average. Exceptions are courses designated as repeatable for credit.