PETITION FOR ACADEMIC RENEWAL	No. 4-17a	Rev. 6-2-94
		Date 1-20-82

I. POLICY

The Academic Renewal Policy provides an opportunity for students to have their grade point average recalculated. The recalculated GPA will use all those courses completed within the last six years and those courses prior to the six-year period wherein a "C-" or better was obtained.

Guidelines

A. The applicant for academic renewal must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student or must have been enrolled during the previous quarter. Students who are not currently enrolled and who cannot obtain financial aid until their GPA is recalculated using Academic Renewal should begin the process with Academic Records and take written evidence of the initiation of this process to the Financial Aids Office.

B. Academic renewal may be requested only once during a student's academic career.

C. Courses completed prior to the awarding of a certificate, associate or bachelor degree do not qualify for academic renewal.

D. The policy does not apply to graduate students or students pursuing a second Bachelor's Degree.

E. All grades of "D+" or less which were earned six years or more prior to the date of the petition will not be used in the computation of the grade point average.

F. Courses whose grades are not used for grade point purposes cannot be used in satisfying academic requirements.

G. Hours not used for grade point average purposes are also not used to satisfy total and upper division credit hour requirements.

H. The Academic Renewal Policy will apply to all accredited institutions of higher education the student has attended.

I. Only the calculation of a student's grade point average will be affected by this policy.

J. Students who are suspended a third time will be required to remain out of school for five years. Those who return after five years will be required to complete 12 credit hours within two academic quarters, with a 2.50 or better GPA in order to continue. If they are successful, the Academic Renewal policy may be applied to their record if applicable, and they will be allowed to continue for a subsequent term in good academic standing.

II. PROCEDURE

A. The student may petition for academic renewal by obtaining an application from the Records Office.

B. The properly completed application should be returned to the Records Office.

C. If the petition for academic renewal is approved by the Records Office, the student will be so notified and the Records Office will recalculate the student's grade point average according to the guidelines of the policy above.