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LTCC CATALOG <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> 35POLICY FOR ACADEMIC RENEWALA student may petition <strong>the</strong> Director of Admissions and Records to havedisregarded a portion of previous sub-standard college work (grades of“D,” “F” or No Pass) which is not reflective of <strong>the</strong> student’s demonstratedability. To petition, <strong>the</strong> following conditions must be met:1. Petition for Academic Renewal at <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Tahoe</strong> <strong>Community</strong><strong>College</strong> is limited to a one-time only request. In <strong>the</strong> petition, <strong>the</strong>student must select <strong>the</strong> terms to be disregarded. The number ofterms that may be considered is a maximum of three quarters.Satisfactory work (grade of “C” or better) completed during <strong>the</strong>terms for which work is to be disregarded may be counted forboth subject and unit credit in meeting certificate and A.A.degree requirements.2. The student must have completed 24 units of course work at<strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Tahoe</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> with a GPA of 2.50 since <strong>the</strong>sub-standard work was recorded. Not more than six of <strong>the</strong>seunits completed subsequent to <strong>the</strong> disregarded work may beearned in courses where a grade of “P” (Pass) may be issued.3. Two years must have lapsed since <strong>the</strong> sub-standard work to bedisregarded.4. The permanent academic record at <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Tahoe</strong> <strong>Community</strong><strong>College</strong> shall be annotated in such a manner that all course workand grades remain legible.A form is available in Admissions and Records or Student Services.PASS/NO PASS COURSESThe <strong>College</strong> offers certain courses for a Pass (P)/No Pass (NP) gradeoption. For those courses that have this option, <strong>the</strong> student is heldresponsible for all coursework, assignments, and examinations and willearn a "P" if his/her final grade is a "C" or better. A "NP" is issuedwhen <strong>the</strong> final grade earned is a "D" or "F." The Admissions andRecords Office maintains a list of courses that have <strong>the</strong> P/NP gradingoption available. Should a student seek this grading option for acourse, he/she must inform <strong>the</strong> Admissions and Records Office by <strong>the</strong>end of <strong>the</strong> fourth week of quarter-length classes, or <strong>the</strong> 30% point forshort classes.A maximum of 12 units earned in courses where a grade of "P" isreceived may be used toward <strong>the</strong> course requirements for <strong>the</strong> A.A.degree. A maximum of 4 units earned in courses where a grade of “P”is received may be used toward <strong>the</strong> course requirements for certificates.Note that courses taken for P/NP may not transfer as major preparationcourses. Students are encouraged to work with a counselor for alltransfer planning.REPEAT POLICYAll courses require a grade of “D” or better to earn credit. Coursescompleted with a grade of “C” or higher may not be repeated unlesso<strong>the</strong>rwise noted in <strong>the</strong> course description of <strong>the</strong> catalog. Coursescompleted with a grade of “W,” “D,” “F,” or “NP” may be repeatedonce, but not for duplicate credit. The higher of <strong>the</strong> two grades willbe used in computing grade point average. One additional repeatmay be allowed by petition. Students must meet with a counselorprior to submitting a petition to repeat. For additional informationon repeating courses, see Audit Policy. Note: Extra repeats forsubstandard grade are NOT allowed for repeatable courses.Students on financial aid should check with <strong>the</strong> Financial Aid Officebefore repeating courses because of <strong>the</strong> effect it may have on <strong>the</strong>iraward.POLICIES & PROCEDURESCREDIT BY EXAMINATION (CHALLENGE EXAM)Courses available to be challenged through <strong>the</strong> credit by examinationprocess are listed at <strong>the</strong> beginning of each subject area in <strong>the</strong> CourseDescription section of <strong>the</strong> catalog. In order to receive credit byexamination, students must be enrolled for <strong>the</strong> quarter and mustpetition to challenge a particular course with <strong>the</strong> Admissions andRecords Office and follow <strong>the</strong> procedures outlined below. Students arestrongly urged to meet with a counselor before pursuing <strong>the</strong> credit byexamination process.The policy for credit by examination is as follows:1. Students must submit a Challenge Exam petition at least fivebusiness days prior to <strong>the</strong> assigned test date when <strong>the</strong> challengeexam will be administered. The challenge exam petition deadlineand test dates are published each quarter in <strong>the</strong> schedule of classes.2. Only courses designated in <strong>the</strong> current catalog as “ChallengeCourses” may be challenged.3. Only one challenge per quarter is allowed and <strong>the</strong> course to bechallenged must be selected from <strong>the</strong> current quarter’s schedule.During summer session, additional limitations may apply. Pleasesee <strong>the</strong> summer schedule for details on limitations to <strong>the</strong>selection of courses that can be challenged.4. An individual course may only be challenged once by <strong>the</strong> samestudent.5. Students may not challenge a course <strong>the</strong>y have previously takenin which <strong>the</strong>y received a D, or F, or NP grade.6. Credit for courses which have been challenged may apply towardgraduation requirements as area, major or elective courses asindicated by course number code, but may not be counted indetermining hours of credit in residence or catalog rights.7. Instructors have two instructional days after <strong>the</strong> examinationdate in which to grade <strong>the</strong> exam and file <strong>the</strong> grades in <strong>the</strong>Admissions and Records Office. Grading shall be according to<strong>the</strong> college’s regular grading scale (that is, A, B, C, D, or F);students shall be offered a pass/no pass option if that option isordinarily available for <strong>the</strong> course (Title 5§55753).8. Students may elect to receive <strong>the</strong> grade on <strong>the</strong> challenge exam orto enroll in <strong>the</strong> course as a regular student if space is available. If astudent elects to enroll in <strong>the</strong> course instead of receiving <strong>the</strong>challenge grade, <strong>the</strong> student must notify <strong>the</strong> Admissions andRecords office within two weeks of <strong>the</strong> exam date. Studentsenrolling in <strong>the</strong> course must pay applicable registration fees and/ortuition in addition to <strong>the</strong> challenge exam fee.9. The service fee of $17 per unit for a challenge examination isNON-REFUNDABLE.10. Students may enroll in <strong>the</strong> course prior to taking <strong>the</strong> challenge exam.However, if <strong>the</strong> student elects to receive <strong>the</strong> grade on <strong>the</strong> challengeexam, <strong>the</strong> student must drop <strong>the</strong> course that was challenged.11. If a student has previously received a grade in a course, <strong>the</strong> studentmay not challenge <strong>the</strong> course.TRANSCRIPTSTranscript copies are provided to students from <strong>the</strong> Admissions andRecords Office. Requests for official transcripts must be presented INWRITING. Forms and fee information are located in <strong>the</strong> Admissionsand Records Office. Transcript request fees are as follows:Two transcripts will be sent free of charge. Each additional transcript(after <strong>the</strong> two free of charge) will be sent at a cost of $3.00. Normalprocessing time (depending on <strong>the</strong> time of year) will be 7-10 working