Financial Aid & Scholarships

Repeat Classes and Financial Aid Eligibility Policy

New federal financial aid regulations limit the number of times a student may repeat a course and receive federal financial aid for that course.

If a student receives a “W” or an “F” in a course:

• A student is allowed to repeat the same course and receive federal financial aid (in addition to assuming the office’s Satisfactory Academic Progress is met) until a “D-“grade or better is earned for the class.
• Once the student has achieved a “D-“ grade or better, a student can repeat the same course a second time and still receive federal financial aid

If a student elects to take a repeat class within the same course a third time:

• Once a “D-“ grade or better has been earned, the class cannot be factored into federal financial aid enrollment eligibility
• This rule applies whether or not a student received federal financial aid in earlier enrollments of the course

Once a repeated class can no longer be counted within a student’s enrollment for federal financial aid purposes:

• It is irrelevant for financial aid purposes if a student is required to retake a class to meet major/program GPA requirements
• It is irrelevant if a student has a personal desire to receive an improved grade
• This rule may seem unfriendly to the academic career of student. The rule is federal law. There is no appeal process and the rule cannot be overridden by UNLV.

Source: Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 209, Page 66,868, Part 668, Student Assistance General Provisions Retaking Coursework 668.2, http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-10-29/pdf/2010-26531.pdf