Conditions for re-studying a course

​​General Conditions of repetition:

  1. The student may not re-study any of the courses of the AOU in which he received a grade (B) or more, except when the repetition is to raise the cumulative GPA to the minimum required for graduation.
  2. The student may not re-study any validated course from the OU-UK falling in the second and third level in which he obtained a grade (C) or more.​
​​Re-study an optional course​
​Re-studying a c​​​​ourse is compulsory
​Repeating the courses in order to raise the GPA to the level required for graduation​
  • ​If you fail in an optional course, you may re-study the same course, or any other optional course, to complete the requirements of your study plan.​

  • In the event that the course is passed, the grade that you obtained after repeating will be calculated in your semester and cum​elative  average.

  • As for failure, the effect of the repeated course will be canceled from the GPA.​
  • ​​If you fail in a compulsory course, you must re-study the same course to complete the study plan

  • In the event that the course is passed, the grade that you obtained after repeating will be calculated in your semester and cumulative average.

  • In the event of failure, the effect of the repeated course shall be canceled from the GPA​
  • ​​Any course from the study plan may be repeated in accordance with the previous general provisions​

  • It is also permissible to re-study any course within the study plan and from level 2 or 3 of the courses derived from the Open University in the United Kingdom, provided that the upper limit of the new grade is capped at a grade (C)​

  • ​In both cases above, the new grade is calculated in its cumulative average, whether it is more or less than the previous estimate, and the number of points obtained in the first time is canceled.


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