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Academic Regulations
2015-2016 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 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.
Removal from Progress Probation
A student on progress probation shall be removed from
probation when the percentage of units in this category drops
below fifty percent (50%) of all units attempted.
Placement on Academic Probation
A student shall be placed on academic probation when the
cumulative (GPA) falls below 2.0 (“C”) in all graded units.
Removal from Academic Probation
A student shall be removed from academic probation when
the student’s cumulative (GPA) 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 achievement.
Academic/Progress Dismissal
A student shall be dismissed for one semester, exclusive of
summer session, if, during each of three consecutive semesters,
the student’s performance falls under one or the combination
of the following two conditions:
a. The student’s cumulative (GPA) is 2.0 or less.
b. The percentage of units in which the
student has been enrolled for which entries
of “W,” “I” and “NP” are recorded
reaches or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of all
units attempted.
A dismissed student may attend summer session(s), and, by
doing so, have the opportunity to improve his/her academic
standing. A dismissed student who wishes to attend summer
session(s) must see a counselor for appropriate summer
session course planning and must have the counselor’s
approval of the student’s course enrollment plans before the
student may enroll in any summer session course(s).