Repeating Courses

Retaking a Course and Grade Replacement for Undergraduate and Graduate Students (Effective Fall 2026)

When retaking a course for grade replacement:

• Earned grades of C, D or F are eligible for grade replacement. All other grades are not eligible.
• The highest grade will be used for degree applicability.
• Only one grade replacement may be used for a course. Once the highest grade is applied, only the earliest grade attempt will be excluded from the UNT GPA. If you repeat a course three times, below is an example of what would occur:
  
  • Fall 2021: ENGL 1310 Earned Grade of D
    • Excluded from UNT GPA, earliest graded attempt
  • Spring 2022: ENGL 1310 Earned Grade of C
    • Highest grade, included in UNT GPA and used toward degree requirements
  • Fall 2022: ENGL 1310 Earned Grade of F
    • Included in UNT GPA, not earliest attempt or best grade
• Courses may only be taken three times.
• Only courses taken at UNT are eligible for grade replacement.
• Remedial courses are not eligible for grade replacement.
• All grades for courses completed will remain on the student’s academic record and will be visible on their official UNT Transcript.

The Registrar’s Office will process grade replacement for retaken courses during the final grade reporting period at the end of each term.

Repeating courses may affect your current or future financial aid eligibility and Satisfactory Academic Progress. Please check with Financial Aid regarding your eligibility.

Undergraduate Students

Repeated Course Tuition

Undergraduate students classified as Texas residents or who pay Texas resident tuition rates who attempt certain courses more than twice at the University of North Texas are subject to an additional tuition rate of $75.00 per semester credit hour for each repeated course.

Repeated Hours for Taken Course

Repeated hours are defined as hours for a course that is the same or substantially similar to a course that the student has previously taken for two or more times at the same institution.  Previously taken courses from which the student withdraws before the official census date shall not count as an attempted course.

Exempted Courses

Courses that are exempted from Repeated Course Tuition include:

• Hours for special topics and seminar classes;
• Hours for courses that involve different or more advanced content each time they are taken, including but not limited to:
  • individual music lessons
  • theater practicum
  • music performance
  • ensembles
  • studio art

Viewing Repeated Courses

Students can view courses subject to repeat tuition fees by logging in to myUNT, selecting UNT Advising and then choosing View Repeated Courses.

Additional Resources

For instructions on using the EIS Student Center for Registration, please go to the Help for Students page.

For more information about Course Duplication and Status Changes Due to Course Duplication, please see the Academics section of the UNT Catalog.