Academic Renewal

Academic Renewal is a program designed to provide students with the opportunity to have prior poor academic standings reconsidered, after a time of absence. Through this program, students can have a good chance to succeed without previous poor academic performance holding them back. In order to qualify for the Academic Renewal program, the following criteria must be met:

1. A maximum of 30 hours can be excluded from the GPA.
2. Courses and grades approved for Academic Renewal remain on the transcript but are excluded from the GPA calculation/s.
3. Academic Renewal apples to D and F grades only.
4. In order to apply for Academic Renewal, students must wait a minimum of 2 academic years from the last term being considered for Academic Renewal. (Students must be out of school for 2 years before being eligible)
5. Students must be enrolled and have completed at least 6 hours with a 2.0 term GPA to be awarded Academic Renewal.  For a Reverse Transfer Degree only, the student may fulfill this requirement by demonstrating enrollment in at least 6 credit hours with a 2.0 term GPA during the last semester of attendance at the four year institution.
6. Students can only apply for Academic Renewal once, and it is not reversible.

CCCS ES 4-82 Academic Renewal

Approved October 1, 2005; Effective Summer 2013; Revised Spring 2013

Academic Renewal

Academic Renewal is a program designed to provide students with the opportunity to have prior poor academic standings reconsidered, after a time of absence. Through this program, students can have a good chance to succeed without previous poor academic performance holding them back. In order to qualify for the Academic Renewal program, the following criteria must be met:

1. A maximum of 30 hours can be excluded from the GPA.
2. Courses and grades approved for Academic Renewal remain on the transcript but are excluded from the GPA calculation/s.
3. Academic Renewal apples to D and F grades only.
4. In order to apply for Academic Renewal, students must wait a minimum of 2 academic years from the last term being considered for Academic Renewal. (Students must be out of school for 2 years before being eligible)
5. Students must be enrolled and have completed at least 6 hours with a 2.0 term GPA to be awarded Academic Renewal.  For a Reverse Transfer Degree only, the student may fulfill this requirement by demonstrating enrollment in at least 6 credit hours with a 2.0 term GPA during the last semester of attendance at the four year institution.
6. Students can only apply for Academic Renewal once, and it is not reversible.

CCCS ES 4-82 Academic Renewal

Approved October 1, 2005; Effective Summer 2013; Revised Spring 2013