Academic Renewal
Academic Renewal
As of Spring 2024, this policy no longer requires a student applicant's coursework to be at least 2 years old (regarding p. 37).
REVISED LANGUAGE:
Academic Renewal Academic Renewal, in accordance with the California Education Code Sections 55764 and 55765, is a process that permits the alleviation of substandard (D’s, F’s) academic coursework not reflective of the student’s current scholastic ability. Grades alleviated by this process will be disregarded in computing the student’s grade point average.
Students may petition the Dean of Enrollment Services at Las Positas College for academic renewal upon completion of the following:
- A minimum of 12 units taken consecutively at a regionally accredited institution with a grade point average of 2.5 or better; or
- A minimum of 20 units with at least a 2.0 grade point average.
Upon approval, the student’s permanent record shall be annotated in such a manner that all courses disregarded shall remain legible on the transcript, indicating a true and accurate history of the student’s record.
Students may petition for academic renewal only once. Once the academic renewal process has been completed, it cannot be reversed. A maximum of 24 units of work may be renewed.
Academic renewal at Las Positas College does not guarantee that other colleges will accept this action. Acceptance of academic renewal is at the discretion of the receiving institution.