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Academic Forgiveness

A student may request Academic Forgiveness for courses in which no credit was earned during that last enrollment. The request must be made through the student’s academic advisor after a student has completed at least 12 credit hours. Forgiveness of past “no credit” may be granted one time only. The Academic Forgiveness Policy consists of the following:

  1. All failing grades, i.e., F, WF, or I, will not be counted in calculation of the Grade Point Average (GPA).
  2. All passing grades, i.e., A, B, C, D, for all courses required in a student’s present curriculum will count toward graduation requirements unless other policies supersede this policy; however, the grades will not be used to calculate the GPA.
  3. Prior to implementation of the Academic Forgiveness Policy, the student must enroll in the college and complete a minimum of 12 consecutive semester credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.00.  The 12 credit hours must be hours that are included in the calculation of GPA.
  4. For some programs, there may be additional or specific requirements related to admissions criteria, i.e. Allied Health programs.
  5. The student’s GPA will be calculated based upon the time of re-enrollment and all requirements being met.
  6. Grades for all Mitchell courses will be on the student’s transcript with the appropriate notation of calculation of the student’s GPA.

Note: Students planning to transfer to another college or university are cautioned that the receiving institution may use all grades earned in computing grade-point averages for admission or other purposes. The application of this policy will not affect the Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress measurement.

 

Procedures:

  1. Student enrolls and achieves a minimum GPA of 2.00, with successful completion of at least 12 hours taken consecutively.
  2. Student fills out a formal written request form and submits to his or her academic advisor.
  3. The form is approved by the division dean and then sent to the Registrar.
  4. The Registrar evaluates the transcript and determines appropriate courses to be included in the forgiveness process.
  5. Student is notified by a letter from the Registrar about the outcome of the process.

A copy of the evaluation is included in the permanent student record and reflected in the student’s transcript.