Academic Records

Repeating and Redeeming Courses

Any course repeated is undertaken with the understanding that the second grade earned will take precedence over the original grade earned. All work attempted and all grades earned will be shown on the student’s transcript. A student who has passed a course with a grade of “C” or higher may only repeat the course on an audit basis. Courses may not be redeemed by contract. A student who has earned a grade of “C-” or below in a course may redeem the course under the following conditions:

A course may be redeemed only by repeating the same course at Birmingham-Southern College.
No credit will be granted for the first time the course was taken, and the first course will be listed on the student’s transcript as “redeemed.” The grade from the first course will appear on the transcript but will not be used to compute the student’s grade point average.
A student may redeem a course a second time, but in such a case both the second and third grade will be used to compute the student’s grade point average.
A student receiving a grade of “C-” or below in a first-year Explorations in Scholarship seminar may redeem the unit from the regular curriculum. The course chosen to redeem the unit must be approved by the faculty member whose course is being redeemed, the student’s advisor, and the chair of the department of the faculty member whose course is being redeemed. In the case of redemption, no credit will be granted for the original course. It will remain listed on the transcript as “redeemed.” If redeemed, the grade for the original course will appear on the transcript but will not be used to compute the student’s grade point average.