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TO: Undergraduate Students
FROM: Dr. Susan Gaulden, Interim Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dear Students,
I am writing to share some good news, which will provide you with additional opportunities to take strategic action if your academic performance was not as strong as you expected because of the pandemic or other struggles you may have experienced during your undergraduate career. Ramapo has a Repeat Course Policy in place that states, “Graduate and Undergraduate students may retake courses, and undergraduate students may repeat courses under certain circumstances.” The Procedure associated with the Policy, which has recently been reviewed and revised, will be implemented immediately (i.e., in the Spring 2021 semester). This means that if you are presently (in Spring 2021) retaking a course that you previously failed or did not achieve a required grade in (e.g., a C or higher as required by a pre-requisite), you can still submit a request for approval to apply a “Repeat Course” option to that course. In addition, if you have successfully retaken a course in Fall 2020 or earlier, you can now retroactively submit a request for approval to apply a “Repeat Course” option to that course.
While important changes to the previous Procedure are summarized below, I encourage you to review the full Policy/Procedure and the Retake + Repeat Course summary prepared by the Center for Student Success. (Note: A complete list of all current Academic Policies may be found in the 2020-2021 College Catalog.)
Not all courses are eligible for the “Repeat Course” option. For example, a student may not use a “Repeat Course” option on any course in which an academic integrity violation was determined to have occurred, as recorded in the Provost’s Office files. There are also restrictions on using “Repeat Course” options for Topics courses and Independent Study courses, which are explained in the full Policy/Procedure.
With the number of “Repeat Course” options available to each undergraduate student now doubled to four, we are hopeful this will provide Ramapo students with additional opportunities for grade forgiveness and alleviate some stress. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please contact your academic advisor, Dean, or the Registrar’s Office.
I wish you a successful and engaging semester.
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