Registrar: First Year Grade Exclusion Policy FAQs

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First Year Grade Exclusion Policy FAQs

I want to exclude a class I took my first year. I was admitted to TAMU as a Blinn TEAM student, am I eligible to use first year grade exclusion?
Blinn TEAM students are eligible to use first year grade exclusion for courses taken at TAMU during the twelve month period beginning with their first semester in TEAM. See your academic advisor.
I was admitted as a freshman provisional student and took my first courses at TAMU in the summer. Am I eligible to exclude any of my courses?
You may exercise first year grade exclusion on courses taken during your first twelve months at TAMU. Your first twelve months began with your enrollment in the summer and if you meet the other qualifications you may exclude up to 3 courses. See your academic advisor.
I want to know what my GPR would be if I excluded a course. How do I do that?
The Office of the Registrar has developed a Grade Exclusion GPR Calculator for you to use to determine the impact of first year grade exclusion on your cumulative GPR. This calculator, available at https://myrecord.tamu.edu, will also indicate which of your courses are eligible for exclusion. You may use the calculator to try out grade exclusion; once you determine grades to be excluded, you must complete the First Year Grade Exclusion Policy Form and obtain the approval of your academic dean.
I want to exclude two courses from my GPR. One of the courses is a required course to graduate, will I have to take that course again?
A course for which the grade has been excluded will not be used to satisfy degree requirements unless it is repeated by the student for an acceptable grade.
I attended TAMU Galveston for my freshman year, am I eligible for first year grade exclusion?
Yes, since Galveston is a TAMU branch campus, you are eligible to use first year grade exclusion.
I attended another college and transferred to TAMU my sophomore year. Can I use first year grade exclusion for my first year at TAMU?
You are not eligible to use first year grade exclusion because you did not attend TAMU as first time in college. A first time in college student is an undergraduate student who applied and enrolled at TAMU, for his/her first time in college. Your first time in college was at the college you attended your freshman year.
While I was a high school senior, I took two courses at my local community college which counted as college credit and fulfilled high school requirements. Am I eligible for grade exclusion?
Dual credit courses taken before high school graduation will not disqualify you.
I am a graduating senior and am considering excluding a D I received my first semester in order to raise my cumulative GPR. What should I consider before doing this?
You should review this with your academic advisor as you may not want to exclude a course that meets a core curriculum or degree requirement or counts toward total hours needed for graduation.
If I exclude a course, will the hours excluded be counted as total hours attempted when determining eligibility for the $1000 tuition rebate?
Yes, the hours will be counted.
Am I considered "currently enrolled if I am not attending summer school, but I want to exclude the grade for a course I took in the spring?
You are considered currently enrolled if you were enrolled in the spring semester and are preregistered for the coming fall semester even if you are not enrolled for a summer term.
If I started in the fall of the year, did not attend spring semester and returned the following fall, what semesters count toward my twelve months of eligibility for first year grade exclusion?
Your calendar began with your initial enrollment in the fall semester and continued through spring and summer.
During my first year I failed both Biology 113 and the corresponding lab course, Biology 123. Do I use one or two grade exclusions?
To exclude grades from Biology 113 and the lab, Biology 123, you will use two of your allotted three grade exclusions.