Get Credit Overload Petition Form - Unlv.edu

You may repeat the same course only once. 2. You may receive units for a repeated course only once.

Repeating Coursework A course may be repeated only once. Although only the second grade earned (for better or worse) will be computed into your GPA, both grades will remain on your transcript.

" An overload is defined as registration for more than 48 units for an undergraduate.

Credit Load: The university considers 12 semester credits as the minimum full-time undergraduate credit load. The maximum credits allowed during a regular semester are 17 for freshmen level, and 18 for sophomore, junior, and senior levels.

One can repeat any UNLV course once at UNLV and have the original grade removed from your GPA.

A student may take up to 7 credits in a five-week session provided both courses (one 3-credit and one 4-credit course) run the full five weeks. One credit in one week, 2 credits in two weeks, and 3 credits in three weeks are considered full course loads. Students must have a signed petition to exceed the limits.

A student may receive federal financial aid to repeat a previously passed course (with a D or better, including Pass grade) one additional time, whether or not a student received federal financial aid for an earlier enrollment of the course.

A student may repeat any UNLV course once at UNLV and not have the original grade included in the computation of the grade point average. The repeat grade must be on the same grading option as the original grade.