You may retake any course in which you earned a grade lower than an "A" and apply the Extended-X policy to that course. Students may apply for an Extended-X for a maximum of 3 courses or 10 credits, whichever comes first. You may apply the Extended-X policy only once to any given course.
You can replace a grade for a given course no more than twice, and each attempt counts towards your 15-credit limit. You must complete, sign, and submit the replacement form before you graduate. You must be pursing your first bachelor's degree from IU.
If you receive a grade lower than an A in a class, you may be able to retake the class to remove that grade from your GPA. (Note that both grades will remain on your transcript; however, the earlier will have an X next to it and, depending on your school, may not be included in your GPA.)
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Retaking a course may raise your student's GPA (grade point average). In many schools, if a student retakes a course, the most recent grade will replace the lower grade in the student's GPA. The earlier, lower grade will remain on the transcript, but will not be included in the GPA.
You will most likely have to appeal to be able to retake the course a fourth time. Once again, the college you attend will have clear guidelines on how many times you can fail a class and how many times you can take the same class over.
Repeating a course is just what it means—you take a course a second time—and there are some real advantages to using this option. Keep in mind that almost all schools have some type of repeat option.
Failing Courses If the student fails the course again, he/she cannot be certified for a third time for the course. If this occurs, the repeated course will not be included in the student's total number of credit hours enrolled that is reported to the VA for that semester.
Per academic policy, “In cases of extenuating circumstances, students may attempt a course for a third time only with the approval of the Regional Academic Officer (RAO) or designee.” (ASOM 3.2) If approved, the student's GPA will only include the highest grade of all attempts in the course.
How IU calculates your gradesGradePoints per credit hourD+1.3D1.0D– (lowest passing grade)0.7F0.09 more rows
Academic grading in the United States commonly takes on the form of five, six or seven letter grades. Traditionally, the grades are A+, A, A−, B+, B, B−, C+, C, C−, D+, D, D− and F, with A+ being the highest and F being lowest.
Note: If you choose to retake a course your transcript will only show the higher of the two grades, unless the original grade was an F. In that case the F will show separately as an Fx....How IU High School calculates grades:GradeCredit Points per HourA-3.7B+3.3B3.0B-2.78 more rows