2.12 - Academic Renewal Policy

Purpose

Academic Renewal, if approved by Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC), allows students seeking admittance into a KCKCC Program with Selective Admissions, coursework three (3) years old or older an opportunity to exclude that coursework for selection purposes.

Definitions

Bankrupt semesters - A semester with a grade point average of 1.0 or under.

Grade points - See Policy 2.04 (Grading System Policy)

Program with Selective Admissions – Programs which have a limited number of openings each year and have specific admission requirements that exceed the basic admission requirements of KCKCC.

Policy Statement

A transfer student who has one or more bankrupt semesters from another post-secondary institution can petition for academic renewal at KCKCC. If academic renewal is approved, all previous coursework will continue to appear on the student’s transcript; however, the grade points from coursework affected by the Renewal will not be included in the student’s KCKCC cumulative GPA. While credits removed from the computation of the GPA because of renewal cannot be used to meet course or program requirements, they will still be used to determine eligibility for financial aid awards or athletics. Students granted renewal are not eligible for honors at graduation.

To be considered for renewal, the student must be seeking admittance into a KCKCC Program with Selective Admissions; prior course work at the other institution must have been completed at least three (3) years prior to petition; and the student must have completed at least twelve (12) semester credits at KCKCC during the last two (2) years with at least a 2.00 grade-point average (GPA).

The student must meet with a Student Success Advisor to discuss and complete the petition for Academic Renewal. Submit the completed form to the Registrar’s Office by September 1st for the Spring semester or February 1st for the Fall semester. The Committee for Academic Progress considers each petition individually. Students who have been granted Academic Renewal are not eligible for graduation with honors.

The Committee for Academic Progress will review petitions once each Fall and Spring semester and as requested by the Registrar.