COURSE REPETITION POLICY
A student is not obligated to repeat a course which he/she has failed unless it is a course required for graduation, transfer or is a prerequisite to another required course.
Substandard Work
1. A student may repeat any course in which a substandard final grade ("D", "F" or "NC") was earned. If the course is offered at both colleges in the district, the student may repeat the course at either college. A course may be repeated only once under this policy.
a. If the student elects to repeat the course at the same college he/she received the substandard grade, the original grade will be annotated.
b. If the student elects to repeat the course in which the substandard grade was earned at the other college in the district, (Grossmont College), a petition will need to be filed with the appropriate college's Petition Committee for action.
2. Upon completion of a repeated course, the original grade will be annotated and removed from the cumulative totals on the permanent record card in such a manner that all work remains legible, insuring a true and complete academic history. Only the last grade will be included in determining GPA and academic standing, and only those units will be counted toward graduation. No assurance can be provided that repeated course(s) will be treated in this manner by other institutions.Special Circumstances
A student may not repeat a course in which a grade of "C" or higher was earned except by petition under extenuating circumstances. If such circumstances do exist, the grade earned in the repeated course shall not be counted in calculating the student's GPA.
1. If the student attempts to repeat the course at the same college, the student will be administratively dropped. Once the student submits a petition and the request is approved, the student may be reinstated.
2. If the student attempts to repeat the course at the other college in the district, (Grossmont College), the student should file a petition to the appropriate Petitions Committee for action.
