Page 46 of Antelope Valley College 1995-1996 Catalog by Antelope Valley Community College Lancaster California

44 Academic Policies/Programs independent study. Independent study of up to five units can be taken and must be approved by the instructor, dean, and Vice- President Academic Affairs. Open Enrollment of Classes Antelope Valley College maintains that all courses are open to any person who has been admitted to the College and who meets the course prereq- uisites. The governing Board of the District has adopted a resolution to this effect, as follows: It is the policy of this District that, unless specifically exempted by statute, every course, course section or class, the average daily attendance of which is to be reported for state aid, wherever offered and maintained by the District, shall be fully open to enrollment and participation by any person who has been admitted to the College and who meets such prerequisites as may be established pursuant to Chapter II, Division 2, Part VI, Title 5 of the California Administrative Code, commencing with Section 51820. State Education Code is available in the AVC library. Probation and Dismissal Placement on Probation: 1. A student who has attempted at least 12 semester units of AVC credit shall be placed on academic probation when the earned GPA in all units attempted at AVC is less than 2.0. 2. A student who has enrolled in at least 12 semester units of AVC credit shall be placed on progress probation when the percentage of all units in which a student has enrolled and for which entries of W, I, and NC are recorded reaches or exceeds 50 percent. A student who has been placed on probation shall be notified by mail of the probationary status. Removal from Probation: 1. A student on academic probation because a 2.0 GPA has not been maintained shall be removed from probation when a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better is attained. 2. A student on progress probation for excessive W, I, and NC grades shall be removed from probation when the percentage of all units in which the student has enrolled and for which entries of W, I, NC were recorded drops below 50 percent. Dismissal: At the end of each semester of each year students on probation shall be dismissed when one of the following conditions applies: 1. The earned grade point average in all units attempted at Antelope Valley College is less than 1.75 in each of three consecutive semesters; 2. The number of units for which W, I, and NC grades have been assigned has warranted probationary status for three consecutive semesters; 3. A combination of (1) and (2) above occurs for three consecutive semesters. Nonacademic reasons for dismissal from class or from the College include excessive absences, insufficient effort, unsatisfactory classroom conduct, poor citizenship, or deliberate or willful falsification of information on any document supplied the College. Grades in all classes carried at the time of dismissal will be awarded according to the grading policy. A student who is dismissed for other than academic reasons is not eligible for readmission for the duration of the semester. Students shall be notified by registered mail of their dismissal from the College and shall be urged to confer with a counselor within one week of receipt of such notification. Circumstances that shall warrant exception to the standards for dismissal include error, illness, and unusual circumstances. A student desking to have his/her case reviewed for exception shall file a petition. Reinstatement A student who has been dismissed from Antelope Valley College may appeal the dismissal by filing a petition for reinstatement. Students who have been dismissed from Antelope Valley College may be readmitted after one semester has elapsed since the semester of dismissal, but shall be required to meet with a counselor prior to registration each semester until such time as they are removed from probationary status. Repeating a Course Courses in which a grade of D, F, or NC were received may be repeated. The units for which credit is granted will count only one time toward the degree or certificate. The lower of the two grades will be lined out on the transcript although by law it must remain legible, and only the higher grade will be used in computing the grade point average. However, should a student transfer, Antelope Valley College cannot guarantee that another school will use only the higher grade in computing the grade point average. In accordance with Title V, Chapter 5, Section 55763, repetition of courses for which substandard work has not been recorded (grades of A, B, C, or Credit may be permitted only upon petition of the student with the written permission of the Vice-President Student Services based on a finding that circumstances exist which justify such a repetition. Grades awarded for courses repeated under the provisions of this section shall not be counted in calculating a students GPA. Certain specified courses may be repeated for the following reasons: 1. Skills or proficiencies are enhanced by supervised repetition and practice. OR 2. Active participatory experience is the basic means by which learning occurs. These repeatable courses are identified in the catalog and schedule by the symbol R and a number which represents the total times the course can be taken, e.g., R4 means the course may be taken for a total of four times. Effective Fall 1983, each student is responsible for maintaining a record of the number of times a course has been repeated. If the limit is exceeded, the student will not receive credit on the

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