2012 Catalog PDF - Feather River College

Admission Requirements and Procedures
Scholastic Honors
Feather River College recognizes Academic Honors for each semester and annually acknowledges those who graduate
with honors at the graduation ceremony. In order to be eligible for the Honors List a student must earn a grade
point average of 3.2, or higher, in one semester where 12 or more units are courses evaluated with letter grades.
Students who have completed all graduation requirements and have achieved a specified cumulative grade point
average (GPA), which includes a minimum of 48 units in courses evaluated with letter grades, may be awarded the
following levels of honors:
Honors - 3.2 to 3.399 GPA • High Honors - 3.4 to 3.599 GPA • Highest Honors - 3.6 to 4.0 GPA
STUDenT reCORDS
All student records at Feather River College are maintained in the Admissions and Records Office in accordance with
the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Copies of the Act are available to students in
the Admissions and Records Office. All rights apply equally to currently enrolled and former students.
Right to Review and Challenge
Present and former FRC students have the right to inspect, review and challenge the contents of all educational
records related to them. Students who wish to inspect or challenge their records must make a request in writing to
the Chief Instructional Officer.
Privacy Rights of Students
Education records will not be released to any individual or agency without the written consent of the student, with
the following exceptions:
• A student’s records are open to college employees acting in the course of their duties and to state and federal
officials as defined in Section 54618 of the California Administrative Code.
• The college may grant access to individual student records for emergency purposes and for court orders as
permitted in Sections 54620 and 54622 of the California Administrative Code.
• The college may release certain “directory information” unless the student informs the Admissions and Records
Office within 10 days after courses begin that certain, or all of such, information cannot be released without
the student’s consent.
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