At the graduate level, there are two types of courses: repeatable and not repeatable. Repeatable courses are informal offerings, not repeatable courses are formal didactic offerings. Repeatable courses include dissertation, research, thesis, project, or portfolio guidance, as well as special topics, independent study,
and directed readings courses.

Students granted permission to repeat a repeatable course may do so only once. See Academic Standing, Academic Progression, and Academic Probation. Failure to pass the course on the second attempt will lead to dismissal from the program.

If a graduate student repeats a course that is repeatable, only the highest grade earned in the course will be counted toward the degree and used to calculate the grade point average associated with the graduate degree program requirements. However, the student's official graduate transcript will record all courses attempted (including repeated courses). All resulting grades earned are calculated in the cumulative GPA reflected on the students' final official transcript.