Grade Replacements for Repeated Courses

Grade Replacements allow you to boost your cumulative grade point average (GPA) by repeating coursework and calculating only the grade from your repeated attempt into your GPA. In order to have the grade from the original attempt removed from your GPA calculation, a Grade Replacement Application will need to be submitted and approved by the class offering college of the new class. Students are allowed to replace a maximum of six or seven classes—maximum of 18 semester credit hours—under the Grade Replacement Policy.

How Can Grade Replacements Improve My GPA?

A grade replacement can improve your GPA if you earn a better grade on your approved replacement attempt since only the grade from the approved replacement attempt will be calculated into your cumulative GPA. Both grades will continue to be shown on your transcript.

On your transcript, under the GPA calculations for the original term and the replacement term, the notation, “APPROVED GRADE REPLACEMENT CLASS XXXX SEMESTER XXXX ORIGINAL GRADE REMOVED FROM GPA CALCULATIONS” will display.

Important: Transcript compilation services and/or admission committees may disregard the UC grading policy and apply their own quality point formulas. 

Frequently Asked Questions

No. There is not a deadline. However, the approved Grade Replacement will not show until the form has been processed and the grade has been posted for the new class.

Yes. Those hours will be subtracted from your total 18 allowable grade replacement hours.

If you are concerned that you may withdraw from the repeated class, we suggest that you wait to submit your Grade Replacement Application until after your final grade has posted.

No. Under the Grade Replacement Policy, students are not able to replace grades earned in a class graded as pass/fail.

Unfortunately, once the approved Grade Replacement Form is processed, the Grade Replacement will remain on your record. If you have remaining credit hours, you may attempt the class again and submit another Grade Replacement Application.

If you are concerned that you may not improve your grade, it is possible for you to wait to submit your Grade Replacement Application until after your final grade has posted.

As the Grade Replacement Policy indicates, your original attempt will remain on your transcript. However, the grade from the original attempt will no longer be factored into your overall GPA calculation.

Since the class offering college needs to approve the Grade Replacement Form, in this instance, you would need to submit your form to UC Blue Ash.

You will want to work with your advisor to determine if there is a suitable substitute class.