Students should be aware that, for federal financial aid purposes, an institution can pay a student for only one retake of a previously passed course or its equivalent. This means that once a student has passed a particular course, Financial Aid can count that student as being enrolled in that course only one more time for federal aid purposes.
For example: Say a student passed BIO 101 General Biology I in Fall 2026 with a D. If that student takes BIO 101 General Biology I again in Fall 2027, the Financial Aid Office can count that course in the student’s Fall 2027 enrollment. So, if the student is taking BIO 101 General Biology I for 3 credits and 9 other credits in Fall 2027, the student would be considered to be in 12 credits (full-time) for Fall 2027. However, if the student then takes BIO 101 General Biology I again in Spring 2028, it cannot be counted (regardless of whether it was passed or failed in Fall 2026). So, if the student is taking BIO 101 General Biology I for the 3rd time in Spring 2028 and 9 other credits, the Financial Aid Office would have to consider the student to be enrolled in only 9 credits for Spring 2028.
Please note that this restriction does not apply to Pace University funded aid or to outside resources such as Alternative Loans.
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