Policy 2.11: Academic Forgiveness
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to provide students who have had academic difficulties at an earlier stage of their academic career the opportunity for a ‘second chance’ at academic success at Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ (ATC).
Students who have been away from Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ for at least two years are given a one-time opportunity to seek Academic Forgiveness of previous unsatisfactory academic coursework at Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ. This student initiated process allows unsatisfactory grades (D’s, F’s, FN’s and FW’s) in previous courses to be forgiven in order to establish a new grade point average (GPA).
General Information
- All courses and grades remain on the transcript; only the cumulative GPA is recalculated.
- Courses and grades removed from the student’s GPA through Academic Forgiveness cannot be used to satisfy any academic requirement.
- Academic Forgiveness will not be applied to any financial aid situation. Federal financial aid regulations do not recognize Academic Forgiveness.
- Applies only to GPA calculated by ATC. Transfer institutions may not honor the ATC Academic Forgiveness policy.
- Academic suspensions are not included in this policy. Students are required to appeal any suspensions.
Criteria
Students who request Academic Forgiveness under this policy must meet the following conditions:
- The student must not have been enrolled at Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ for a minimum of two consecutive years (24 months) prior to the point of readmission to the college.
- The student must achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in all coursework completed since readmission, with at least 12 credits completed before applying for Academic Forgiveness.
- The student must be in attendance and be accepted to a degree seeking major at the time of the petition.
- The student must state the courses to be forgiven on the Academic Forgiveness Petition form. Courses from a maximum of two consecutive terms can be forgiven.
- The student must apply for Academic Forgiveness within one calendar year after completing the 12 semester credits with at least a 2.0 GPA.
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History:
Originator: Student Affairs
11.2015 Adopted