Grade Replacement
About the Policy
Under the grade replacement policy, undergraduate, graduate and nondegree students (law students are not eligible) may retake a ˛ĘĂń±¦µä course in which they earned a low grade in an attempt to improve their cumulative GPA.
The grade the student earned in their most recent prior attempt will still be included on the transcript and in their total attempted units, but will be removed and replaced by the latest grade in their cumulative GPA and total earned units as long as that grade is the same or better. If a lower grade is earned in the latest attempt, grade replacement is not applied and the grades from both attempts will be used in computing cumulative and major grade point averages, total credits and academic standing.
There are slightly different eligibility criteria for undergraduate and graduate students:
- Undergraduate students must have earned a C- or lower in their previous attempt
- Graduate students must have earned a C+ or lower in their previous attempt
To retake a course for grade replacement, the student must simply register for the class again. The Office of the Registrar will run a process for students to apply grade replacement to all eligible courses and students after final grading each term. Students who wish to have a repeated course excluded from grade replacement processes and calculations may opt out of grade replacement by contacting registrar@colorado.edu.
If a student enrolls in a course previously taken and subsequently drops the course, the original grade stands and will be calculated in cumulative totals.
To help illustrate how grade replacement will be determined and processed, refer to the example scenarios below.