Santa Clarita Community College District

POLICY MANUAL

Policy: 540 - Student Services: ACADEMIC RENEWAL

Section: 500

Date Adopted:  5/24/2000

540. Academic Renewal Policy

If the following conditions are met the Santa Clarita Community College District may disregard from all consideration associated with the computation of a student's cumulative grade point average, up to a maximum of two (2) semesters of coursework or three (3) quarters taken at any college.

540.1 

These conditions are:

A.      The coursework to be disregarded is substandard.  The semester/quarter grade point average of the courses to be disregarded is less than 2.0.

B.     A minimum of 24 semester units have been completed at a college in the Santa Clarita Community College District with a grade point average of at least 2.0, subsequent to the coursework to be disregarded.

C.     At least 3 (three) calendar years have elapsed since the most recent coursework to be disregarded.

540.2 

Even though academic renewal is granted, all coursework will remain legible on the student's permanent record (transcript), ensuring a true and complete academic history. The student's permanent record will be annotated, however, so that it is readily evident to all users of the records that the units, even if satisfactory, are to be disregarded.  This notation will be made at the time that the appropriate college office has received notification of approval from the Academic Standards Committee.

540.3 

All units and grade points earned during such a semester shall be disregarded, even satisfactory units.  Subject credit may be allowed for work completed satisfactorily during disregarded terms.

540.4 

If another accredited college has acted to remove previous coursework from consideration in computing the grade point average such action shall be honored in terms of its policy.  However, such units/semesters disregarded shall be deducted from the two semester maximum of coursework eligible to be disregarded in the Santa Clarita Community College District.

540.5 

Academic renewal actions are irreversible.  Students should meet with a counselor before taking such an action.

540.6 

If the student is otherwise eligible for graduation, academic renewal may not be used to raise the grade point average in order to qualify for graduation with honors.

This policy is adopted for use in the Santa Clarita Community College District.  Other institutions may have adopted different policies.  The transfer status of such action depends upon the policy of the college to which a student transfers.

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