2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

Repeating Courses
With the exception of repeatable courses,
undergraduate students may only attempt
to repeat a course for a third or subsequent
attempt by adding the courses with instructor,
department chair and college dean approval.
With respect to registration for the
course, grades of W are not considered an
attempt. Once approval has been obtained,
only the most recent attempt will count in the
cumulative Humboldt GPA and units earned
toward the degree. Grades of I, NC, RP, RD,
and W will not be considered attempts for
GPA computation of repeated courses (this
does not apply to repeatable courses).
Individual programs may limit the number of
times a student may take a course.
Note: For post-baccalaureate programs,
some institutions calculate all attempts at
every course and ignore the undergraduate
GPA provided by the institution.
Students who are pursuing a second bachelor’s
degree are eligible to use the undergraduate
repeat policy. Students should subportunity
to register before the beginning
of the term. Students should refer to their
admission letter and the schedule of classes
for more specific registration information.
Registration Holds
A hold is placed on a student’s registration
and schedule adjustment for a financial
obligation greater than $99 and less than
720 days old owed to the university or for
other administrative reasons. Students are
responsible for resolving any holds placed
on their registration.
Registration, Late
Students may register late (up to the end of
the first week of the semester) with a late
fee charged. The schedule of classes has
specific information.
Remediation
Basic skills in English and mathematics are
crucial to academic success at Humboldt,
but many students are admitted to the university
with a need for further development
in these areas, as measured by scores on
the English Placement Test and the Entry
Level Mathematics exam.
All new students whose ELM or EPT scores
indicate a need for remediation must enroll
in appropriate remedial classes their first
term. Some students may need more than
one term to complete remedial course work.
All remedial course work must be completed
within one year after entering a California
State University campus, or a student may
not be able to continue his/her enrollment.
Satisfactory completion of remedial course
work requires a grade of C- or higher.
Renewal, Academic
The Trustees of the California State University
have established a program of academic renewal.
Students having difficulty meeting
graduation requirements due to a gradepoint
deficiency may petition to have up to
two semesters or three quarters of previous
college work discounted from all considerations
associated with requirements for the
baccalaureate degree.
Academic renewal is intended only to facilitate
graduation from Humboldt State; it does
not apply to individuals who already possess
a baccalaureate degree or who meet graduation
requirements without the approval of
a petition for academic renewal.
Conditions. In order to qualify for academic
renewal, students must meet all of the conditions
established by the Trustees:
• This policy can be applied only if students
have met all graduation requirements
except GPA.
• AND present evidence in the petition
that the course work to be disregarded
was, due to extenuating circumstances,
substandard and not representative of
the student’s present scholastic ability
and level of performance.
• AND present evidence that if the petition
is denied, the student will have to enroll
in additional course work involving one or
more additional terms to qualify for the
degree. Include the specific course work
or requirements involved.
• AND five years must have elapsed since
the term or terms to be disregarded.
Terms taken at any institution may be
disregarded.
• AND since completing the term(s) to
be disregarded, the student must have
completed at least one of the following in
regard to Humboldt State course work:
15 semester units with at least a 3.0 GPA
30 semester units with at least a 2.5 GPA
45 semester units with at least a 2.0 GPA
• AND the student’s grade-point average
remains below 2.0 for the major,
Humboldt State, or overall.
Students who believe they are eligible should
file a Petition of the Student with the registrar
through the Academic Information and
Referral (AIR) Center (SBS 133).
mit a petition to the Academic Information
& Referral (AIR) Center, SBS 133.
Graduate students may repeat courses; however,
all grades will appear on the permanent
record and count in the GPA. Units earned
toward the degree count only once.
To repeat at Humboldt a course previously
taken at another college may require permission
(a repeat policy petition signed by the
department chairperson) from the university
department offering an equivalent course (if
the equivalency has not been established by
an articulation agreement). Petitions should
be submitted to the Academic Information
and Referral (AIR) Center (SBS 133).
Note: A student may not take a course at
Humboldt, repeat it at another college, and
then use the repeat policy petition to remove
the Humboldt course from the GPA.
Repeat policy petitions are available from
the Academic Information and Referral (AIR)
Center (SBS 133).
Schedule Adjustments
Adding/Dropping Courses. As a matter of
university policy, the class instructor may
not drop on a student’s behalf. Even if the
course appears on a student schedule as
the result of an error, it is still the student’s
responsibility to drop the class. If a student
fails to attend the first week of classes, the
instructor will not officially drop his/her
name from the class roll, even though the
seat in the class may be given to another.
Nor will the instructor automatically drop the
student if she/he stops attending.
Students may add courses during the first
four weeks of classes. Beginning the second
week of instruction, instructor approval is
required to enroll in open classes. After the
fourth week, approval to add courses will be
granted only with verification that the course
is necessary for the student to graduate at
the end of the current semester. Instructor,
department chair, and college dean signatures
are required.
Students may drop a class during the first
four weeks of instruction without obtaining
instructor or departmental chair approval.
No notation for the drop will appear on the
student’s academic record. Drops after
the first four weeks of instruction require
serious and compelling reasons and both
instructor and department chair approval.
Such drops will result in a W grade being
recorded. Courses cannot be dropped after
the thirteenth week of the semester.
34 Academic Regulations
2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog