REPEATING COURSES FOR A THIRD TIME

Deadline and Submission Details: 

The application period for access to courses offered in the Fall 2024 term is now open. The deadline to submit all documentation is 12:00 PM (noon) on August 29, 2024. Late and incomplete applications will not be accepted. 

Applications must be submitted by email to math_advice@sfu.ca. 

• Note: This application process cannot approve repeats in excess of the 5 repeat limit. If this 3rd attempt is also a 6th or more overall repeat, you must also receive permission from your faculty advisor by the deadline above. An application is not considered complete without this permission.

General Information:

Students must complete and submit the application form if they want to take a MATH or MACM course for a third time. This application is not guaranteed approval. Please note that it is not always possible to have a repeat approved for the term directly subsequent the term in which you last attempted the course. 

This application is not guaranteed approval. See below for reasons applications are often denied.

• You are on academic probation or have a low GPA.
• You are requesting a third attempt of MATH 100.
• You are requesting a repeat in order to raise your GPA.
  
• You are an undeclared student.
• Your intended graduation plan is not realistic.
  
• The repeat course is not required for your program.
• Your GPA has been in decline for several terms.
• Your grades in the term directly preceeding the "repeat term" are poor.
• There are other reasons which suggest you might struggle in the course.

Please make note of the policies for repeating courses here.