Course Repeatability

For the purposes of protecting student federal financial aid eligibility and ensuring equitable course access to students who require federal financial aid, the ACC requires that all repeatable courses specify limitations upon repeatability and that course descriptions for repeatable classes include standardized language articulating these limits.

Fixed-credit repeatable courses should specify limits in terms of the maximum number of credits. Variable credit repeatable courses should specify limits in terms of the maximum number of credits and the maximum number of times a course can be repeated. Required language for specifying the repeatability of fixed-credit courses in course descriptions is as follows: “Repeatable to a maximum of [x] credits, including original course.” Required language for specifying the repeatability of variable-credit courses in course descriptions is a follows: “Repeatable to a maximum of [x] credits and [y] times, including original course.”

Repeatable special topics courses must also specify in course descriptions that the course is repeatable only with different topics. Required language for specifying the repeatability of fixed-credit topics courses in course descriptions is as follows: “Repeatable with different topics to a maximum of [x] credits, including original course.” Required language for specifying the repeatability of variable-credit topics courses in course descriptions is as follows: “Repeatable with different topics to a maximum of [x] credits and [y] times, including original course.”

All repeatable courses with GUR attributes must additionally specify in courses descriptions that they may be taken only once for GUR credit.

All courses must specify maximum repeatability. Proposals for unlimited repeatability are not acceptable. Most courses, including special topics courses, should not be repeated more than three times, including original course. Proposals including requests for repeatability in excess of this recommendation must include a rationale for the request. Examples of courses that might be considered include applied skills courses and speaker series.