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Academic Regulations
2016-2017 Catalog
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 Counseling
Office to verify that such course repetition is necessary to
complete legally mandated training requirements.
Probation and Dismissal
State law requires students to maintain satisfactory progress
while enrolled at a community college. Students who do not
make satisfactory progress by completing courses and/or
achieving satisfactory grades will be affected in the following
ways:
Placement on Progress Probation
A student who has attempted and accumulated a total
of 12 or more semester units shall be placed on progress
probation when the number of units for which entries of
“W,” “I,” “NP” and “NC” are recorded reaches or exceeds
fifty percent (50%).
Removal from Progress Probation
A student on progress probation because of an excess number
of units for which entries of “W,” “I,” “NP” and “NC” are
recorded shall be removed from progress probation when
the percentage of units in this category drops below fifty
percent (50%).
Placement on Academic Probation
A student shall be placed on academic probation when:
1. The cumulative grade point average for a student who
has attempted an accumulated total of 12 or more
semester units falls below 2.0 in all units which
were graded on the basis of letter grades, or
2. The student’s cumulative grade point average falls
below 2.0 in two consecutive semesters. The student
will be subject to being placed on “subject to
being disqualified” status.
Removal from Academic Probation
A student shall be removed from academic probation when
the student’s cumulative grade point average becomes 2.0
(“C”) or better.
Counseling for Probationary Students
Each student on probation will be provided counseling
and guidance service, including regulation of the
student’s enrollment, according to individual aptitude and
achievements as determined by the Counseling Office.
Students subject to dismissal shall have all selected courses
approved by a counselor prior to registration. In addition,
students who have completed 40 units or more and are
on probation must have all selected courses approved by
a counselor. A student on probation, whether academic
or progress, may not carry more than 12 units without
special approval of a counselor.