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Academic Regulations

Honors at Graduation: of higher learning. In cases where a transfer
A student who achieves a cumulative grade point average university requires a community college course to
of 3.50 to 3.74 will be graduated with honors; and 3.75 and be taken as a university prerequisite more recently
above with high honors. than three years ago, a college may alter the three-
year rule with documentation provided by the
REPEATABILITY OF COURSES student. Grades awarded for courses repeated
Repetition of courses must be conducted by all California under this circumstance shall not be counted when
Community Colleges in compliance with California Title V calculating a student’s grade point average. This
Regulations, Sections 55040 through 55046. is a one-time exception. Documentation from the
college or university catalog must be submitted
Course repetition to improve a sub-standard grade: with the petition.
• Courses where students need to meet a legally
A course may be taken once and repeated a maximum of mandated or licensure training requirement
two times for which a grade notation of D, F, NP (No Pass), as a condition of continued paid or volunteer
or W (Withdrawal) was earned. Solano Community College employment. These repetitions are not limited
requires students to petition to repeat prior to the second and are granted based on the college’s verification
attempt. A W will count as an attempt. of established legal mandates. Documentation
may include an expired CPR Certification, the job
REPEATABLE COURSES: announcement or job description, coupled with a
An earned grade of C or better cannot be repeated. certification by the student that he or she needs the
However, there are specialized courses that are designated course for employment.
as repeatable and are noted in the course description. Types • A special course that can be repeatable by petition
of courses in this category include: so that a particular student can be approved to
repeat it as a disability-related accommodation.
• Transfer level courses that may be taken more than • The college finds that the student’s most recent
once to meet the major requirement for transfer previous grade is, at least in part, the result
to a California State University (CSU) campus of extenuating circumstances. Extenuating
or to other universities with a similar transfer circumstances are verified cases of accidents,
requirement. illness, or other circumstances beyond the student’s
• Variable unit courses that are open entry/exit such control. This is a one-time exception.
as math, reading and writing laboratory courses;
these courses may be repeated up to the total LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVE
maximum units allowed. PARTICIPATORY COURSES:
• Work Experience courses, which can be taken again Active participatory courses are those courses where
when there is new or expanded learning on the job individual study or group assignments are the basic means
for a maximum of sixteen units. by which learning objectives are obtained. These include
• Interscholastic sports and their related conditioning kinesiology (formerly physical education or PE) active
courses may be repeated to meet requirements for participatory courses, as well as visual and performing
CCCAA eligibility. arts active participatory courses (theatre arts, music and
• Intercollegiate academic or vocational competition art). Some courses in these categories are related in content
courses with the primary purpose to prepare and have been placed in groups called Course Families.
students for competition. Course Families allow for skill development beyond an
introductory level. A Course Family may include more than
PETITION FOR AN EXCEPTION - four courses, but students are limited to taking a maximum
NON-REPEATABLE COURSES: of four courses in any one family.
Some special circumstances allow students to complete the
Course Repetition petition process when the request does
not meet the criteria cited in the section above:

• A student may repeat a course because there has
been a significant lapse of time (defined as at least
three years) since the student previously took the
course and there is a properly established recency
prerequisite for a course or program at Solano
Community College or at another institution

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