ACADEMIC
RENEWAL POLICY
Up to 36 semester units of substandard course work (i.e., F, and NC)
within a maximum of two semesters and one summer session taken at Cañada
College, College of San Mateo, or Skyline College which are not reflective
of the student's current demonstrated scholastic ability may be alleviated
and disregarded in the computation the of grade point average. The terms
to be alleviated need not be consecutive. The following conditions will
apply:
1. The academic renewal policy may be applied when alleviation of prior
course work is necessary to qualify a student for financial aid or admission
to a program, transfer to another institution, or for the completion of
a certificate or degree program from Cañada College, College of
San Mateo or Skyline College.
2. A period of at least three years must have elapsed since
the course work to be alleviated was completed.
3. The student seeking alleviation must have completed either:
UNITS |
GRADE
POINT AVERAGE |
9 |
3.5 |
15 |
3.0 |
21 |
2.5 |
24 |
2.0 |
4. The substandard course work to be alleviated must have been taken at
Cañada College, College of San Mateo, or Skyline College. The lower
division course work upon which the application for alleviation is based,
may be completed at any college or university accredited by the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges or equivalent accrediting agency.
5. Determination of the applicability of this policy will
be made only following formal Academic Renewal Petition form to the Office
of Admissions and Records at the college the student is currently attending.
The petitioner receives a response to the request for academic renewal
within ten (10) business days.
6. When academic course work is alleviated from the computation
of a grade point average, the permanent record shall be properly annotated
in a manner to ensure that all entries are legible and that a true and
complete record of academic history is maintained. Although course work
is being alleviated from the computation of the grade point average, the
courses and the actual grades will remain on the transcript.
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