Santa Clarita Community College District

POLICY MANUAL

Policy: 539 - Student Services: COURSE REPETITION

Section: 500

Date Adopted:  12/7/1999

Per Title V of the California Code of Regulations, Section 55761, the Santa Clarita Community College District has adopted the following policy with regard to the repetition of courses for which a student has received a substandard grade.  Nothing in this policy should be taken as an exception to Section 55762 of Title V, of the California Code of Regulations:

539.1 – Definitions:

539.1(a) For the purposes of course repetition, academic renewal, and all other grade related issues, substandard grades shall be defined as meaning course work for which the student has earned a “D,” “F,” and/or “N/C.”

539.1(b) For the purposes of course repetition, academic renewal, and all other grade related issues, non-substandard grades shall be defined as meaning course work for which the student has earned a “C,” “B,” “A,” or “Credit.”

539.1(c) For the purposes of this policy “Extenuating Circumstances” is taken to mean verified cases of accidents, illness, or other circumstances beyond the control of the student.

539.2 – Repetition of courses with substandard grades:

Students may repeat courses for which they have earned a substandard grade one time.

539.3 – Exceptions:

Students may repeat a course for which a substandard grade has been recorded more than once under the following conditions:

539.3(a) The District, through it’s Academic Standards Committee, finds that the previous grades were, at least in part, the result of extenuating circumstances.

539.3(b) The District, through it’s Academic Standards Committee, determines that a student should repeat a course because there has been a significant lapse of time, normally over 5 (five) years, since the student previously took the course.

539.4 – Transcript Notation:

539.4(a) When courses are repeated for which a substandard grade was received, credit will be given once.  All coursework shall remain on the student’s permanent record.  The course will be annotated such that the grade point calculation occurs for the most recent grade.

539.4(b) When courses are repeated for which a non-substandard grade was received credit will be given once.  All coursework shall remain on the student’s permanent record.  The course will be annotated such that the grade point calculation, and credit, occurs for the first grade received.

539.5 – Repetition of courses for which the student has received a non-substandard grade:

Per Section 55763 of Title V, California Code of Regulations, the Santa Clarita Community College District has adopted the following policy with regard to repeating courses for which the student has earned a non-substandard grade:

539.5(a) Students may submit a petition to the Academic Standards Committee, accompanied by verified extenuating circumstances, requesting that courses be repeated.  If approved, grades awarded for courses repeated under this section shall not be counted in calculating a student’s grade point average, nor will the student receive unit credit.

539.5(b) Course repetition shall be permitted, without petition to the Academic Standards Committee, in cases where 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, for credit, any number of times, regardless of whether or not substandard work was previously recorded, and the grade received each time shall be included for purposes of calculating the student’s grade point average.  The Santa Clarita Community College District reserves the right to require a student to certify or document that course repetition is necessary to complete legally mandated training pursuant to this section.

539.6 - Repetition of special classes to provide accommodation to students with educational limitations.

Per Section 56029 of Title V, California Code of Regulations, students may repeat General Studies 081, 082, 091, and 092 more than once when:

539.6(a) The continuing success of the student is dependent on additional repetitions;

539.6(b) Additional repetitions of a specific special class are essential to completing a student’s preparation for enrollment into other regular or special class; or

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