Feather River College Student Handbook & Day Planner

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associated with the awarding of certificates or degrees. The previously
recorded grade will remain legible on permanent records.
Under special circumstances in which a C or better grade was earned.
Special circumstances may include a long lapse between the time the
class was first taken and the present, or the need to achieve a higher
grade to qualify for entrance into a program. The new grade will be noted
on permanent records. The originally recorded grade will be used to
calculate grade point average and in considerations associated with the
awarding of certificates or degrees.
Students wishing to repeat a course under these provisions must file a
Petition to Repeat a Course with the Admissions and Records office prior to
enrollment.
Independent and Directed Study
Independent Study is designed for students who, due to special
circumstances, cannot attend a class as regularly scheduled.
Directed Study is designed for students who wish to take additional
coursework in a field of study after having completed the sufficient courses
within that field of study as determined by the faculty member in the
discipline and approved by the Chief Instruction Officer.
You must petition for independent and directed study courses by meeting
collaboratively with the instructor of the course to complete a study contract.
The instructor will forward the contract to the Instruction Office for approval
and the assignment of a course registration number (CRN).
The instructor will contact you when approve has been obtained.
Once approval has been obtained, you can then enroll in the course
through the Student Portal (MyFRC).
Grading System and Structure
At the beginning of each course, your instructors will outline their course
objectives and explain the basis upon which grades will be determined.
Evaluation of your achievement in each course will be made in relation to
your attainment of those course objectives.
Semester grades are usually posted by individual instructors within a week
following final exams. You may check your grades on the Student Portal
(MyFRC).
The determination of your grade by the instructor shall be final in the
absence of mistake, fraud, bad faith, or incompetence (Education Code, Section
76224)
If you want to challenge or appeal a grade, it must be done through the