Repeating a course for credit (grade suppression)
Repeating a course for credit shall be governed by the following definitions and parameters:
7.1 The term “repeating a course for credit” will be used to refer to a high school course repeated via any delivery method when the entire Standard Course of Study for that course is being taught to the student for a second time.
7.2 Students are permitted to repeat a course for credit when they have failed a course. Local boards of education may develop policies that define specific circumstances when students other than those who fail a course may repeat a course for credit.
7.3 Students repeating a course for credit shall receive a grade and take the associated End-of-Course (EOC) assessment. Those students who have already scored at Level 3, 4, or 5 on the associated EOC assessment may elect to either retake the EOC or use the previous passing EOC score as at least 20% of their final grade. If the student retakes the EOC, the higher of the two scores will be used in the calculation of the final grade.
7.4 Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in 2015-16, upon completion of the repeated course, the new course grade shall replace the previous grade for the course.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Question: How many times can a course grade be suppressed?
Answer: There is no limit to grade suppression. . .just remember - the transcript will reflect less than a full course load once a grade is suppressed and retaking courses multiple times affects a student's ability to access new courses.
Question: Are colleges okay with grades being suppressed? For example for a year with a grade suppression there will be less than eight credits showing on the transcript?
Answer: Check with your individual college/university. Colleges and universities may ask for an explanation as to why there are less than eight credits (indicating a full course load) showing on the transcript.
Question: If a student who is in National Honor Society fails a class and then retakes it for it to be repressed, Are they on probation from NHS until the second passing score shows on the transcript?
Answer: The (failed) grade is on the transcript until the course is completed the second time. . .so whatever rules for NHS are in place should continue to be followed.
Question: How many times can a course grade be suppressed?
Answer: There is no limit to grade suppression. . .just remember - the transcript will reflect less than a full course load once a grade is suppressed and retaking courses multiple times affects a student's ability to access new courses.
Question: Are colleges okay with grades being suppressed? For example for a year with a grade suppression there will be less than eight credits showing on the transcript?
Answer: Check with your individual college/university. Colleges and universities may ask for an explanation as to why there are less than eight credits (indicating a full course load) showing on the transcript.
Question: If a student who is in National Honor Society fails a class and then retakes it for it to be repressed, Are they on probation from NHS until the second passing score shows on the transcript?
Answer: The (failed) grade is on the transcript until the course is completed the second time. . .so whatever rules for NHS are in place should continue to be followed.
Students who desire to suppress a grade should contact their school counselor. Courses that are not passed are not automatically suppressed. Students who recover credit via credit recovery will receive a pass "P" grade or a fail "F" grade. The initial grade from the course in when course credit is recovered via Credit Recovery is not repressed.