Enrollment limitations for courses not designated as repeatable
Beginning Summer 2012, a student may attempt a course designated as non-repeatable for a maximum of three times. Furthermore, all prior course attempts in a student’s academic record count toward the limit. A “course attempt” occurs when a student receives an evaluative or non-evaluative grade or symbol such as an A, B, C, D, F, W, P, NP, C, NC, or I. As a result of this new enrollment limitation, students’ decisions to repeat or withdraw from courses may have serious implications
and affect their educational planning.
One additional enrollment may be considered for approval under the following circumstances:
- Recency: A student may enroll one additional time if he/she successfully completed the course and a significant lapse of time of at least three years had occurred and the enrollment is for the purpose of establishing content recency only and is not for the purpose of improving an established grade. If approved, the units and grade of the most recent attempt are not part of the student’s grade point average or cumulative units.
- Extenuating circumstances: A student may enroll for one additional attempt only if documentable extenuating circumstances exist that match the dates of the course. Examples of extenuating circumstances are fire, flood, accident, or other extraordinary documentable conditions beyond the student’s control.
Repetition for the purpose of grade improvement for a course not designed as repeatable
A student who has received a grade of D, F, N/P, or N/C in a non-repeatable course taken in the San Mateo County Community College District may attempt the course up to two additional times for the purpose of grade alleviation and improvement. The enrollment limitation of not more than three attempts as noted above is applicable.
Course designated as repeatable
The Board of Trustees of San Mateo County Community College District has adopted a policy which permits a student to repeat certain courses and subjects. In these cases, a student may attempt the course/subject the maximum number of times or for the maximum number of units, as noted in the course description found in the College Catalog. For courses designated as repeatable, the number of approved attempts also represents the enrollment limitation for the course.
