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PROBATION TERMINOLOGY OUTLINE
What is Academic Probation?
A student who has attempted at least 12 semester units, as shown by the academic record,
will be placed on Academic Probation when the grade point average for total units
attempted at El Camino College is less than 2.0.
What can I do to be removed from academic probation?
A student will be removed from Academic Probation when the cumulative grade point
average is 2.0 or higher in total units attempted at El Camino College. The student must do
the following in order to return to
good academic standing:
Repeat
: Students may repeat a course in which they have received a substandard
grade (that is, D, F or NC/NP) only once. Upon completion of these courses, the
student’s cumulative G.P.A. will be recalculated. The new cumulative G.P.A. will
reflect only the passing grades of C or better. However, the student’s transcript
will show all grades earned.
Academic Renewal:
The student can file a petition to have up to 24 units of D or
F grades omitted on the cumulative G.P.A.
You may file for Academic Renewal if
you meet the following
criteria:
The student must have earned a G.P.A. of 2.25 or higher in the last 30 units of
graded work completed at any regionally accredited college or university, or a
G.P.A. of 2.5 or higher in the last 24 units of graded work, completed at any
regionally accredited college or university. Finally, at least two years must have
elapsed since the substandard semester.
The student’s remaining units must be completed with grades of C or better to
reduce the effect of Ds or Fs in the cumulative G.P.A.
What is Progress Probation?
A student who has enrolled 12 or more semester units as shown by the official academic
record will be placed on Progress Probation if entries of “W,” “I,” “NC” and/or “NP”
account for 50 percent or more of the total units attempted. Courses dropped prior to the
“No Notation” deadline are not considered “units attempted” and do not receive entries as
“W” “I,” or “NC/NP.”
What can I do to be removed from progress probation?
A student will be removed from Progress Probation when the percentage of entries of “W,”
“I,” “NC” and/or “NP” drops below 50 percent of the total units attempted.
What is Dismissal?
Dismissal Due to Academic Probation
A student on Academic Probation will be dismissed if the student earned a cumulative
grade point average of less than 2.0 in all graded credit units attempted in each of three
consecutive semesters. However, if a student achieves a 2.0 or higher during the most
recent regular (Fall, Spring) semester while on probation, the student will continue on
probation, but will not be subject to dismissal. Terms shorter than 16 weeks (i.e. Winter,
Summer) will not be considered a semester. A semester in which the student does not take
any courses will not be counted as a semester.
