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Academic Regulations
2016-2017 Catalog
Repetition of courses with a satisfactory grade
A course in which a satisfactory grade was earned may be
repeated when circumstances exist which justify such a
repetition. Students must petition the Academic Standards
Committee for approval.
Reasons for such repetition include but are not limited to:
• Significant lapse in time (no less than 36 months since
the grade was obtained).
• Change in technology.
• Re-certification / training requirement, or
other justifiable reasons.
If the petition is approved and a student completes the course,
the course and grade will be listed on the academic record,
and will be coded with a symbol indicating the course is
excluded in the computation of the grade point average.
Legally Mandated Training
Course repetition is allowed when it is necessary for a
student to meet a legally mandated training requirement
as a condition of continued paid or volunteer employment.
Clovis Community College students must petition and
present documentation that the course is necessary to the
Academic Standards Committee for approval.
Such courses may be repeated for credit any number of
times, regardless of whether or not substandard grades
were previously recorded, and the grade and units received
each time shall be included for purposes of calculating the
student’s grade point average.
Disabled Students
Course repetition for disabled students is subject to the course
repetition limitation; however, additional repetitions may be
authorized under the following circumstances:
• When continuing success of the student in other
general and/or special classes,
• When specific special classes are essential in
completing a student’s preparation for enrollment
into other regular or special classes, or
• When the student has a student educational contract
which involves a goal other than completion of the
special class in question and repetition of the course
will further achievement of that goal.
Clovis Community College students must petition the
Academic Standards Committee for approval. The course
and grade will be listed on the academic record, and will be
coded with a symbol indicating the course is excluded in the
computation of the grade point average.
Repetition of courses designated as Repeatable
Repeatable courses are progressive in nature and provide an
expanded education experience when repeated. These courses
are identified in the college catalog indicating the maximum
allowable repetitions.
If a student repeats a course designated as repeatable in which a
substandard grade has been recorded, the District will exclude
no more than two previous substandard grades.
Alleviation of Substandard Grades
without Repetition
Substandard work, i.e., grades of D, F or NC/NP 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 Counseling 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.