Credit recovery courses (CRC) are sections designed to give students the chance to regain credits that are lost because of withdrawing from other courses during the semester. Recouping credits is an important option for students to stay on track for timely graduation and may also help students retain satisfactory academic performance for financial aid purposes. CRC sections begin the 9th week of the semester and are typically lower division AUCC courses in the College of Liberal Arts. 

Between FA14 and FA18, CRC courses helped 768 students earn 12 or more credits and maintain full-time status during their CRC term. Compared to non-CRC sections and CSU undergraduates overall, CRC courses serve a larger proportion of students who are Pell recipients, racially minoritized, nonresidents, and who have a lower CDHE index. CRC students overall tend to have lower persistence rates, term credit completion, and earn lower average term GPAs compared to non-CRC students.