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Policies and Regulations
ADMISSIONS ELIGIBILITY
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Admission to Palo Verde College is open to anyone who is a high school graduate, who possesses a GED certificate, or who holds a High School Equivalency Certificate. Those who are not high school graduates or do not have one of the equivalencies but are eighteen (18) years of age and show evidence of being able to benefit from instruction may attend the college. High school students in the 11th and 12th grades, with the recommendation of their high school principal, may attend. Those students below 11th grade may attend if they have parent consent and approval from their high school counselor or principal and the college governing board. Enrollment in some courses will be limited (some examples: classes are full, availability of equipment, safety regulations and enrollment in physical education courses not allowed).
The college admissions process requires that all high School students complete a special admissions request application. Students below 11th grade are also required to file a petition, stating the reasons why they should be enrolled in a college course. Once the application and the petition have been filed, a petitions committee will review the petition and forward a recommendation to the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services. The Vice President of Instruction and Student Services will forward a recommendation to the college president (or their designee). The president will then forward the recommendation to the governing board at the next scheduled board meeting asking for approval or disapproval of the student’s request to enroll in college course(s). The student will be notified in writing of the board’s decision within ten (10) working days following the board meeting. This process should be initiated at least two (2) weeks prior to the start of a semester to allow for processing time.
Students below 9th grade will only be admitted to credit courses under special circumstances.
NOTE: All courses are taught at college level and special admit students are expected to meet the same requirements and to be held to the same standards as all other college students in the class
COURSE REPETITION
Course Repetition Definition
A “course repetition” occurs when a student attempts a course and receives an evaluative or non-evaluative symbol for the course (i.e. A, B, C, D, F, W, P/NP, RD, I) and wishes to enroll again in the same course. Course repetition includes the following components. (Title 5 Section 55040)
Course Repetition To Alleviate Substandard Work
A student who has earned a substandard grade (D, F, and NP) may repeat the course to improve the grade. A student may attempt a course a maximum of three times. To alleviate substandard work, a “course attempt” occurs when a student receives an evaluative or non-evaluative symbol for the course (D, F, W, or NP). All course attempts in a student’s academic record count toward this enrollment limitation. The first or first and second substandard grades and units are excluded in computing the student’s GPA. The grade and units for the third or final attempt are included in the student’s GPA. (Title 5 Section 55042)
Course Repetition As A Result of a Withdrawal
A “W” counts as a course attempt. A student may attempt a course a maximum of three times. All course attempts in a student’s academic record count toward this enrollment limitation.
1. A Student Earning A Satisfactory Grade May Not Enroll In The Same Course Again Unless One Of The Following Five Exception Applies
Significant Lapse of Time
A student may enroll for one additional attempt if he/she successfully completed the course and a significant lapse of time of more than 36 months has occurred since the student was awarded a grade in the course AND the district has established a recency prerequisite for the course or an institution of higher education to which the student seeks to transfer has established a recency requirement that applies to the course. (Example: Biology 110 was completed with a grade of C in Fall 2011. In Fall 2013 the student is preparing to apply to a nursing program that requires Biology 110 to be completed within the last three years. The student is eligible to repeat the course in Spring 2015 with documentation of the recency requirement.) The grade and units from the first course completion will be disregarded in computing the GPA. (Title 5 Section 55043)
2. Variable Unit Courses
A student may enroll in a variable unit course as many times as necessary to complete one time the entire curriculum and unit value of the course. However, a student may not repeat any portion of a variable unit course that has already be completed and evaluated. (Title 5 Section 55044)
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