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The College of DuPage Academic Regulations Committee Policy and Forgiveness Policy are for students who have experienced previous academic difficulty at College of DuPage and now wish to build an academic record that is not weakened by past failures. Students are encouraged to re-take classes whenever possible to achieve an improved grade.
Unfortunately, some students cannot remove unwanted grades from their transcripts. The college does not guarantee students the right to remove a grade if they don’t meet the requirements of one of the policies. The college accepts no responsibility for the ways in which a transfer institution or an employer might interpret a student’s use of the forgiveness option or Academic Regulations Committee decision.
Options:
Forgiveness: “F” grades that are more than five years old.
Academic Regulations Committee: “F” grades that are less than five years old.
Students meeting the eligibility requirements may apply directly to the Records office.Forgiveness
A student can apply for forgiveness of past “F” grades any time after all of the following policy requirements are met:1. A period of at least 36 months of non-enrollment has elapsed since the end of the last term of grades to be forgiven (excluding non-credit classes).
2. On return, a minimum of 15 consecutive quarter hours or 12 consecutive semester hours with no grades of “D,” “F,” “S,” “'I'” or “X” and no more than two “Ws” must be earned at College of DuPage before the forgiveness policy will be considered for a student. A student must earn the number of credit hours with a grade of “C” or better equal to the number of credit hours of “F” grades to be forgiven. “F” grades for courses below the 100 level and from other colleges or universities will not be forgiven.
3. A maximum of 25 quarter hours of 100-level or above or 18 semester hours of 1000 level or above will be forgiven.
4. Forgiveness will be granted one time only for each student. Once Forgiveness is granted, it is permanent. Repeating the course will not affect or change the Forgiven grade.
Procedure for Forgiveness:
1. When the eligibility requirements have been fulfilled and forgiveness granted, the student’s cumulative grade point average will be recalculated with the “F” grades removed from the calculation. However, the “F” grades will remain on the student’s official transcript with a notation indicating that the student has been granted forgiveness.2. Financial aid eligibility is determined by the Standards of Progress policy for financial aid recipients. If a student is granted academic forgiveness, eligibility for financial aid is not guaranteed.
3. Students who re-enter the college under academic forgiveness must follow and adhere to terms of the Catalog, including all academic requirements and policies, of the year of re-entry.
Academic Regulations Committee (ARC)
1. ARC will only consider “F” grades issued within the last five years.2. Petitions must be made by the student and signed by the student.
3. A maximum of two petitions to ARC is allowed per student.
Procedure for Academic Regulations Committee:
1. A student filling out the ARC form states the circumstances and provides supporting documentation.2. Financial aid eligibility is determined by the Standards of Progress policy for financial aid recipients. If a student is granted a withdrawal by the ARC, eligibility for financial aid is not guaranteed.
3. Students who re-enter the college under ARC must follow and adhere to terms of the Catalog, including all academic requirements and policies, of the year of re-entry.
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