COURSE REPETITION -
A. Repeat for Credit
The Board of Trustees of the San Mateo County Community College District has adopted a policy (District Rules and Regulations, Section 6.12) which permits a student to repeat certain courses for credit a maximum of three times (total four class enrollments). These courses require increasing levels of student performance or provide significantly different course content each subsequent semester. Such courses will be designated as "may be repeated for credit" in the course description. Courses, which are not so designated, may not be repeated under this policy. Further information on this policy is available from the Office of Admissions and Records.

B. Grade Alleviation
A student who has received a substandard grade of "D", "F", or "NC" in a credit course taken at Skyline College, Cañada College, and/or College of San Mateo may repeat the course for purposes of grade alleviation. Normally, a student may repeat a credit course only once. Under unusual circumstances, a student may petition the Enrollment ServicesDean of Admissions and Records for permission to repeat a course more than once. Upon satisfactory completion of the repeated course, only the grade earned in the repeated course will be used in the computation of the grade point average. In no case will the unit value of the repeated course be counted more than once. The student's permanent academic record shall be annotated to ensure that all entries are legible and that a true and complete academic record is maintained. Although a course is being alleviated from the computation of the grade point average, the original course and actual grade will remain on the student's academic record.

To the extent possible, preference for enrollment in a credit course shall be given to students who have not previously taken the course. The Dean of Enrollment Services may make exceptions to this policy. Course repetition involving work completed at a non-district institution may be honored upon application to the Office of Admissions and Records.

C. Special Circumstances
Under special educationally justifiable circumstances, repetition of credit courses other than those for which substandard work has been recorded may be permitted. The student must obtain prior permission from the Dean of Enrollment Services before such course repetition will be authorized. Courses repeated under this provision shall be subject to the same terms and conditions outlined in "Grade Alleviation" in Section B above. Grades awarded for courses repeated under this provision shall not be considered in calculating the student's grade point average and in no case will the unit value of the repeated course be counted more than once.

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