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<p>When I went to school, a student could repeat a D or F grade and have the new grade replace it in the GPA, but both instances of taking the course and both grades will be shown on the transcript.</p>
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<p>At some schools, foreign language course instructors are aggressive at trying to detect students who should be in higher level courses and dropping them from the beginner course.</p>