Reedley College Catalog 2018-19

Contents 4 2018-2019 Catalog ACADEMIC REGULATIONS Units of Academic Credit......................................................... 20 Course Load.............................................................................. 20 Summer Units Allowed............................................................ 20 Attendance............................................................................... 20 Illness.................................................................................. 20. Makeup Work...................................................................... 21 Grading System........................................................................ 21. Evaluative Symbols............................................................. 21 Non-evaluative Symbols..................................................... 21 I, Incomplete........................................................................ 21 W, Withdrawal....................................................................22. MW, Military Withdrawal..................................................22. IP, In Progress......................................................................22 RD, Report Delayed.............................................................22. P/NP, Pass/No Pass ...........................................................22. Deadlines for selecting (or reversing) the Pass/No Pass grading option....................................22 Grade Point Average (GPA)......................................................22 Student Grade Review Petition...............................................22 Non-Credit Classes.................................................................. 23 Final Examinations................................................................... 23 Earning Course and Unit Credit............................................... 23 Advanced Placement Program Credit (AP)......................... 23 Articulation with High Schools........................................... 23 Dual Enrollment................................................................... 23 Cooperative Work Experience............................................ 23 Advanced Placement Exams (AP) Chart.................................. 24 Credit by Examination......................................................... 26 Credit for Military Service.................................................. 26 Individual Study................................................................... 26 Travel-Study Credit............................................................. 26 Withdrawal/Dropping.............................................................. 26 Dropping (Withdrawal from) a Class.................................. 26 Withdrawal from College................................................... 27 Dropping/Withdrawal Due to Extenuating Circumstances................................................................... 27 Reports to Students................................................................. 27 Early Alert Report .............................................................. 27. Progress Report................................................................... 28. Student Athlete Retention Program................................... 28 Final Grade Reports............................................................ 28 Certifications of Enrollment................................................ 28 Satisfactory Scholarship.......................................................... 28 Course Repetition.................................................................... 28 Alleviation of Substandard Grades.................................... 28 Alleviation by Repetition of a Course for a Better Grade...................................................................... 28 Repetition of courses designated as repeatable...... 29 Petition to repeat a course for improvement of an unsatisfactory grade............................................ 29 Repetition of courses with a Non-Evaluative Symbol....................................................................... 29 Exceptions.................................................................. 29 Repetition of Courses with a Non-Substandard Grade.......................................................................... 29 Repeatable Courses.................................................. 29 Legally Mandated Training........................................ 29 Disabled Students..................................................... 29 Alleviation of Substandard Grades without Repetition.................................................................. 30 Repetition of Courses Successfully Completed...................... 30 Probation and Dismissal.......................................................... 30 Probation............................................................................. 30 Placement on Progress Probation....................................... 30 Removal from Progress Probation...................................... 30 Placement on Academic Probation..................................... 30 Removal from Academic Probation.................................... 30 Counseling for Probationary Students............................... 30 Academic/Progress Dismissal............................................ 31 Appeal of Academic or Progress Dismissal....................... 31 Exceptions........................................................................... 31 Readmission Following Academic/Progress Dismissal..... 31 Honors and Awards.................................................................. 32 Pete P. Peters Honors Program........................................... 32 Dean’s List........................................................................... 32 Honors at Graduation.......................................................... 32 Summa Cum Laude.................................................... 32 Magna Cum Laude..................................................... 32 Cum Laude................................................................. 32 Alpha Gamma Sigma, an Honor Society............................ 32 CERTIFICATE AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS Catalog Rights..........................................................................33 Course Classification...............................................................33 Certificates ..............................................................................33 Certificate of Achievement......................................................33 Graduation Requirements........................................................33 Associate Degrees..............................................................33 General Education for the AA/AS Degree..............................34 Natural Sciences.................................................................34 Social and Behavioral Sciences..........................................34 Humanities...............................................................................34 Language and Rationality...................................................34 Multiple Degrees................................................................34 Requirements for AA and AS Degrees....................................34 General Education for the Associate Degree..................... 35 Area A - Natural Sciences.................................................. 35 Area B - Social and Behavioral Sciences........................... 36 Area C - Humanities............................................................ 36 Area D - Language and Rationality.................................... 36 Application for Certificate or Graduation........................... 36