How will a student’s future federal financial aid be affected when repeating courses?
Positively and negatively. A repeated course will improve the student’s cumulative GPA if he/she receives a higher grade for the repeated course. A student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 to receive federal financial aid. Also, a repeated course adds to the student’s attempted credits. A student is allowed a maximum number of attempted — not completed — credits at a two-year college before he/she will become ineligible for future federal aid, which is referred to as maximum time frame.
