What is the Freshman Forgiveness Rule?
The Freshman Forgiveness Rule automatically goes into effect when a course in which a student has previously earned a grade of D+, D, and/or E during the first 44 credit hours of enrollment is repeated before the end of 89 credit hours of enrollment. When the student repeats the course before the end of 89 hours of enrollment, the new grade earned will replace the old grade in the calculation of the student’s cumulative point-hour ratio. However, both grades will still remain on the student’s permanent record and transcript. The Freshman Forgiveness Rule can only be applied to up to 15 credit hours of D+, D, and/or E grades.
