Students are permitted to repeat courses they’ve taken at Duke Kunshan University in which they have received a grade of C- or below. A course may be repeated only at Duke Kunshan University, although in rare cases and only by petition to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies or designee, a student might be permitted to repeat a Duke Kunshan course at Duke University or repeat a Duke University course at Duke Kunshan University. Such requests will only be considered if there is an equivalent course offered at both universities.
Students who failed a course need permission from their academic advisor before registering for the same course a second time. Students who received a passing grade (C-, D+, D, D-) for a course but who wish to repeat it to improve that grade and their GPA may do so only with permission from both their academic advisor and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies or designee. A student may NOT repeat a course for which the grade of record is CR, regardless of what the original grade was. The student should appeal in writing to their academic advisor, who will make a recommendation to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, whose decision is final.
The grade earned in the repeated course as well as the grade earned originally appear on the transcript, the former identified as a repeat; both grades count in the grade point average, but the credit for only one counts toward the required number of courses for term credit requirements and the 136 credits required for graduation. A student may not use a CR/NC option on a course being taken for a second (or more) time. (See section on Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) Grading System.)
A student may not repeat a course after having passed another course for which the original course is a specific prerequisite. Except in the rare case of a successful petition to repeat a DKU course at Duke or a Duke course at DKU, a student may not substitute a different course or a course taken at another institution for a repeat of a course taken at Duke Kunshan University. If a student repeats a course at another institution, the credits will not transfer; the previous DKU grade will not change and will remain in the student’s GPA calculation. A course taken at another institution with a grade of C- or above and not transferred to Duke Kunshan University may not be repeated at Duke Kunshan University. If it is determined such a course has been taken elsewhere and repeated at Duke Kunshan University, the Duke Kunshan University course will be removed from the academic record. A course previously passed at another educational institution, however, may be audited at Duke Kunshan University.
If the student wishes to repeat a course for a second time, that individual must submit an appeal in writing to their assigned academic advisor explaining the purpose of repeating the course and outlining a plan of study, including a plan to seek help from either the professor and/or the Academic Resource Center to demonstrate intention to improve their chance of passing the course. The advisor will make a recommendation to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies or designee, whose decision whether or not to grant permission is final. The course will count only once towards the 136 credits required for graduation and for fulfillment of term credit requirements.
Certain courses as designated in the course description (such as Research Independent Study, certain WOC courses, and applied music courses) may be repeated for credit without special permission.