Undergraduate Grade Replacement Policy
Undergraduate students who repeat a course at Texas Tech University may be eligible to replace a previous grade of D or F in their cumulative grade point average (GPA). Grade replacement can help students improve their academic standing, but specific rules apply to repeated courses, tuition charges and transcript records.
How Grade Replacement Works
The Office of the Registrar initiates the grade replacement process at the end of each term after a Texas Tech course has been retaken at Texas Tech University and before graduation. Students seeking to replace a grade earned before fall 1983 should contact their associate academic dean's office.
Grade replacement adjusts the cumulative GPA. The original grade remains visible on the student's transcript, with a notation indicating that it was subsequently replaced.
A separate GPA that includes all coursework attempted at Texas Tech, without excluding replaced grades, is used to determine honors designations.
Grade Replacement Guidelines
The following rules apply to undergraduate grade replacement:
- Eligible grades: Only grades of D and F are eligible for grade replacement.
- Repeat attempts and tuition: There is no limit on the number of times a student may attempt to replace a grade in a course. However, after the third attempt, the student will be charged the nonresident undergraduate tuition rate for any subsequent enrollment in the same course, under Rule 13.105 of Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 13, Subchapter F of the Texas Administrative Code.
- Grades used in GPA calculations: Regardless of the number of attempts, only the D or F earned in the most recent attempt will be factored into the student's cumulative GPA until the student earns a grade of C or better.
- Risks of repeating a course: Students who earned a D should consider the possibility of earning an F when repeating the course. An F earned in a subsequent attempt will replace the previous D, and the student may need to repeat the course again.
GPA Calculations and Transcript Records
Effective Jan. 1, 2009, only current and cumulative institutional GPAs are calculated. These GPAs include applicable grade replacements.
The student's transcript retains the original grade and the academic standing recorded during the term in which the original grade was earned. A notation identifies the course as Grade Replaced, with an exclusion indicator of E showing that the original grade is excluded from GPA and credit-hour calculations.
Related Resources
Office of the Registrar
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Address
PO Box 45015, West Hall, Academic Records, Room 103, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-5015 -
Phone
806.742.3661 | Fax: 806.742.0355 -
Email
registrar@ttu.edu