Multiple Registrations for the Same Course

Definitions:

Repeat: to take a course again that IS marked as “may be repeated.” Examples include topics courses, teaching seminars or internships.
Retake: to take a course again that is NOT marked as “may be repeated.”

Repeatable Courses

1. Certain courses note in their descriptions that they “may be repeated once” or “may be repeated as the topic changes.” Students may repeat such courses within those restrictions and receive credit each time.
2. Each grade for such repeated courses is computed in the student’s grade point average; a repeat grade does not replace the original grade.
3. Only courses stating in the description that they may be repeated may be taken more than once for credit.
4. If a student has scored a grade on a test or examination that awards equivalency for a specific Stony Brook course, the Stony Brook course may not be taken without permission as the university repeat rules apply. Students may not receive credit for an exam or test that awards a course equivalency in addition to receiving credit for the Stony Brook course.

Retaking Courses

1. Students earning a C- or lower in a course may retake the course. First time takers of courses have priority in registration. Students who wish to retake a course (second attempt) may begin retake registration on or about August 15 for fall classes and on or about January 15 for spring classes, pending an open seat. The second attempts for winter and summer classes are permitted during the open enrollment date noted on the Registrar’s Office academic calendar. 
2. Seats in high demand fall and spring classes, noted as High Demand/Controlled Access (HD/CA) courses , are reserved for first time takers and new students through the end of the orientation registration period. Therefore, there is no guarantee of a seat in the case of a second or more attempt. Students who wish to retake HD/CA courses should consider doing so in the summer and winter sessions, if possible. 
3. Students are considered to have taken a course if they remain in the course past the add/drop deadline, regardless of the grade received in the course. Note: a grade of ‘W’ does count as a grade; see Grading and the Grading System  for more information.
4. Credits for retaken courses will count once toward cumulative credits, but will count each time toward semester load. The highest grade of all attempts at the course will count towards the GPA. All graded attempts will be listed on the student’s transcript.
5. Students who retake a course may not exercise the G/P/NC option for that course.
6. Students who wish to take a course more than twice must receive approval from the academic department offering the course via a petition form. In support of this petition form, students must include documentation from either the course instructor or department. Note: WAE 190, WAE 192, WAE 194, WRT 101, & WRT 102 are exempt from the petition process.
7. Academic departments and general academic advising units may deny or deregister a student’s second or more attempt of a class(es) under certain circumstances, including:
   1. Not making sufficient major entry and/or major progress.
   2. Earning below a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
   3. Retaking two or more courses in the same semester.
   4. Retaking a course after earning a C or better on the first attempt.
8. Students seeking to take courses at other institutions should review the Transfer Equivalency Database. If a course is not already included on this list, students should seek pre-approval from the relevant department at Stony Brook and file a Transfer Course Evaluation Form with Academic and Transfer Advising Services.

Mutually Exclusive Courses

Mutually exclusive courses are courses whose content is so similar that students who have taken one will be repeating the material if they take the other, and taking two mutually exclusive courses is considered a retake of the same course. Credit will not be earned for the second time taking a course considered part of a group of mutually exclusive courses. Such courses are identified in their Undergraduate Bulletin descriptions with the notation “not for credit in addition to ABC ###.” Students risk losing both credits and grade in the second of two courses that are designated mutually exclusive.

Crosslisted Courses

Crosslisted courses are courses offered under the auspices of two or more departments and are identified by the notation “This course is offered as both ABC ### and XYZ ###” in the Undergraduate Bulletin and the course catalog in the SOLAR System, and by the notation “Crosslisted with ABC ###” in the Class Schedule. Crosslisted courses may also be indicated with a slash, such as AFH 379/PHI 379 or HIS 334/WST 336. The title, course description, prerequisite(s), and credit hours for crosslisted courses are identical. A crosslisted course is taught by the same instructor and meets in the same location and at the same time as the course with which it is crosslisted. Students may register under either designator but may not repeat the course by enrolling a second time under the other designator.

Coscheduled Courses

Coscheduled courses are upper-division undergraduate courses that are taught at the same time and in the same location as graduate courses. The undergraduate and graduate versions of the course must have separate requirements as described in the syllabi for the courses and separate grading policies for undergraduate and graduate students.