Catalog_2017_2018_3-7

30 Academic Regulations 2017-2018 Catalog Alleviation of Substandard Grades without Repetition Substandard work, i.e., grades of D, F or NC not reflective of the student’s present scholastic level of performance, may be alleviated without repetition only if the courses in which the substandard grades were earned are no longer appropriate for the student’s present educational objectives or if the courses in which the substandard grades were earned or their equivalents are no longer available for repetition. Course work inappropriate for repetition may be considered for alleviation by the student making formal application to the college Academic Standards Committee through the Admissions and Records Office. In this case, a student will be eligible for consideration for alleviation of substandard work without repetition when the student has met each of the following conditions: 1. A period of at least two years has elapsed since the work to be alleviated was recorded. 2. A student is pursuing an established program (associate degree or certificate program within the district). 3. A student has completed twelve or more semester units with at least a 3.00 GPA or 24 or more semester units with at least a 2.50 GPA or completed a total program with at least a 2.00 GPA. In determining eligibility for this provision, the college will consider the most recently completed semester first and then look to the total GPA of previous semesters in descending chronological order. 4. The amount of work to be alleviated shall not exceed the amount of work the student has successfully completed since the substandard work was recorded. Repetition of Courses Successfully Completed The college catalog designates certain courses as repeatable for a specific number of times; otherwise courses in which a student has received satisfactory grades, i.e. , A , B , C or CR / P , may not be repeated unless the student petitions the Academic Standards Committee through the Office of Admissions and Records for permission to repeat the course. The Academic Standards Committee may grant permission for the student to repeat the course if one or more of the following conditions apply: 1. There has been a significant lapse of time since the course was last taken. 2. The previous grade was due, at least in part, to the result of extenuating circumstances beyond the student’s control. 3. Course repetition is required as a special academic accommodation for a qualified Disabled Students Programs and Services student. In the case of repetition of courses successfully completed, the grade earned when the course is repeated will not be counted in a student’s units or grade point average. Repetition of courses successfully completed is permitted without petition in instances when such repetition is necessary for a student to meet a legally mandated training requirement as a condition of continued paid or volunteer employment. Such courses may be repeated any number of times, regardless of whether or not substandard work was previously recorded, and the grade received each time shall be included in the calculation of the student’s grade point average. Students wishing to repeat courses under this condition must present written documentation or certification to the Admissions and Records Office to verify that such course repetition is necessary to complete legally mandated training requirements. Probation and Dismissal Probation Both the quality of a student’s academic performance, as measured by the grade point average (GPA), and the student’s progress, as measured by comparing the number of units completed with the number of units attempted, are monitored to determine a student’s status. A student who is below the minimum standard will be placed on probation for academic or progress performance. A student becomes subject to probation when the student has enrolled in 12 or more semester units, even if the student later withdraws from any or all of these units. At the point the student becomes subject to the probationary rules, all previous units attempted will be considered in determining the student’s status. Placement on Progress Probation A student shall be placed on progress probation when the number of units for which entries of “W” , “I” , and “NP ” are recorded reaches or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of all units attempted.