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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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3357:10 Marion Technical College |
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Chapter3357:10-5. Grades |
3357:10-5-67. Academic renewal
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Marion technical college is committed to remain an "open-door" institution for all who desire to learn. A consequence of such accessibility is that every student may not always be adequately prepared to learn.
Recognizing that life circumstances and personal or academic backgrounds sometime impede a learner from achieving and that positive change in individuals occurs, it is consistent with the college's philosophy to afford students an opportunity for academic renewal. This policy affirms the college ideal of providing a second chance for future educational success without regard to the mistakes of the past.
(A) General renewal option.
(1) A student returning to the college after an absence of three calendar years may petition to have substandard coursework disregarded by submitting an "Academic Renewal Petition" form. Substandard coursework" is defined as courses in which a student received a grade of "D" or "F."
(2) A student may request academic renewal only once while attending the college.
(3) A minimum of one term must have been completed at the college or at another college with a grade of "C" or higher in each course completed subsequent to the coursework to be disregarded.
An official transcript of successful coursework completed at other institutions (or acceptable evidence of other educational achievement) may be submitted in lieu of successful coursework at Marion technical college; however, the substandard coursework will not be disregarded until the student enrolls and successfully completes classes at Marion technical college.
(4) A maximum of twenty-one attempted credit hours of coursework may be disregarded.
(5) Disregarded credit hours shall not be used in the computation of the student's cumulative grade point average; however, these courses will still appear on the student's official transcript. The student's academic record shall be annotated in such a manner to ensure a true and complete academic history.
(6) A student may not submit an academic renewal petition if he or she has previously received a certificate or degree from Marion technical college or is a prospective graduate who is seeking academic renewal merely to graduate with honors.
(B) Interdepartmental transfer option.
(1) A student may submit an "Academic Renewal Petition" when transferring from one academic department to another under the following conditions:
(a) At least one calendar year must have elapsed since completion of the coursework to be disregarded.
(b) Only courses with a grade of "D" or "F" that are not in the new curriculum or courses that are no longer available and/or not applicable to the student's curriculum can be disregarded in the grade point average computation.
(c) All other academic renewal requirements apply.
(2) Academic renewal granted by Marion technical college does not guarantee that other institutions will approve such action when accepting Marion technical college credits. The respective institution to which credits are being transferred shall make such determination.
(3) The chief academic officer's decision regarding the granting of academic renewal is final.
(C) The president shall establish procedures to implement this rule.