Read the important Course Repeat and Withdrawal changes that will affect you as a student beginning Summer 2012.
Course Repeats
The California Community Colleges, Board of Governors has passed regulation to limit the amount of times a student can enroll in a course. Beginning in summer 2012, students will be limited to the amount of times he or she can enroll in one type of course. For example, if you are taking Math 070, and you receive a substandard grade (D, F, FW, or NP) or a Withdrawal (W) the first time you take it, you will be allowed to enroll in the course again. If you receive a substandard grade (D, F, FW, or NP) or a Withdrawal (W) the second time you take it, you will be allowed to enroll in the course only one more time. The third time you enroll in the course will be the last time you will be able to enroll in the course.
Example 1:
Course Term Enrolled Grade Earned
Math 070 Fall 2009
D
Math 070 Spring 2010
F
Math 070 Summer 2012
W
You cannot take the course at College of the Canyons again. Only the F will be calculated into your GPA for the Math 070 course.
Example 2:
Course Term Enrolled Grade Earned
Math 070 Fall 2009
W
Math 070 Spring 2010
F
Math 070 Summer 2012
W
You cannot take the course at College of the Canyons again. Only the F will be calculated into your GPA for the Math 070 course.
Example 3:
Course Term Enrolled Grade Earned
Math 070 Fall 2009
F
Math 070 Spring 2010
F
Math 070 Summer 2012
D
You cannot take the course at College of the Canyons again. Only the D will be calculated into your GPA for the Math 070 course.
College of the Canyons can only forgive 2 grades when you repeat a course. The last grade stands in your GPA. (Please note: a Withdrawal does not give forgiveness to a substandard grade.)
For questions or help with the changes to course repeats or withdrawals, please visit the Program Advisors or Counselors in the Counseling office at the Valencia or Canyon Country campuses. The Counseling Office at College of the Canyons provides appointments with Counselors Monday through Thursday, 10am to 7pm. To make an appointment, visit the Counseling website. The Counseling office also provides drop in advisement during the same hours listed above.
Withdrawals
Pending Board Policy 5900 approval, in summer 2012, the withdrawal deadlines will change. The drop without a W deadline will be the same day as the add deadline for all courses. For full semester length classes, the drop without a W deadline will be the Friday of the second week of school.
The drop with a W deadline will also change. The drop with a W deadline will change to the 12th week of classes for the full semester length courses. For short term classes, it will be at 75% of the course. This will give you more time to decide how you are performing in a course before making the determination to drop with a W on your transcript.
A withdrawal on your transcript has another implication for your educational record now. The withdrawal will count in the number of times you are allowed to repeat a course. It will be combined with substandard grades to limit the number of enrollments you can have for one course. Beginning in summer 2012, students will be limited on the amount of times he or she can enroll in one type of course. For example, if you are taking Math 070, and you receive a substandard grade (D, F, FW, or NP) or a Withdrawal (W) the first time you take it, you will be allowed to enroll in the course again. If you receive a substandard grade (D, F, FW, or NP) or a Withdrawal (W) the second time you take it, you will be allowed to enroll in the course only one more time. The third time you enroll in the course will be the last time you will be able to enroll in the course.
The withdrawal on your transcript will count towards your progress for academic standing and for financial aid.
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