Academic Forgiveness
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Students may request, in writing, to the Director of Enrollment Management to have previous credits deleted from their cumulative grade point averages. Academic forgiveness is designed to assist returning students with low grades to have a fresh start upon re-enrolling after having at least a three year period of non-enrollment at CFCC. Exceptions may be made by the Dean of Student Development.
Grades which may be disregarded from students’ grade point averages are D, F, WF, and NC.
Requests for academic forgiveness must specify (1) the period of initial enrollment, (2) the courses and grades considered for forgiveness, and (3) the period of non-enrollment.
Students granted academic forgiveness will have their cumulative grade point averages recalculated. While the forgiven grades will continue to appear on the official transcript, they will be marked with an asterisk and an explanation of exemption for grade point average calculation.
Academic forgiveness will be granted only one time.
In instances where academic forgiveness is granted for courses completed at CFCC and then transferred to another college or university, the receiving institution is not required to disregard those course grades.
