2010-2011 College Catalog - North Florida Community College

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ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
Repeat of College Courses
A student may repeat a college course, both credit and non-credit. Courses taken by students at
institutions other than the institution in which they are currently enrolled will not be counted as attempts
in relation to the Withdrawal and Forgiveness Policy nor will they be counted for the repeat charges.
Course Attempt Limits
Out –of-state fees are assessed to individuals upon the third attempt to satisfactorily complete a course
that is not designated as a repeatable course in the College Catalog and course schedule. The additional
tuition and fees may be waived by the Dean of Academic Affairs. To apply for consideration for the waiver
of the additional fees that are assessed on the third attempt, the student must submit a completed
Petition for Exemption from Full Cost of Instruction form, a letter addressed to the Dean of Academic
Affairs, and a copy of their academic record. The petition must be submitted and approved by the end of
the drop/add period for the term in which the student would like to attempt the course. A fourth attempt
may be allowed only through an academic appeals process based on major extenuating circumstances.
Contact the Of ce of Enrollment Services for more information.
Appeal of a Final Course Grade
Policy
In very limited circumstances, a student may appeal the nal course grade assigned by an instructor.
Such appeals must be initiated within the rst ten (10) week days of the semester following the semester
in which the grade was assigned. Generally, grounds for appeal include allegations of the following:
• Instructor error in the computation leading to the assigned grade
• Evident inconsistencies in course syllabus descriptions of grade derivation and how the grade was
actually derived
The decision of the chief academic of cer is nal.
Appeal Procedure
1. The student must confer with the instructor who assigned the grade within the prescribed time
frame.
2. If the conference with the instructor does not result in resolution of the grade concern, the student
then confers with the department chair responsible for the oversight of the course in which the grade
was received.
3. If the conference with the department chair does not result in resolution of the grade concern, the
student may appeal to the chief academic of cer of the College. Such an appeal must be presented
via a written petition within ve (5) week days. The petition must include a statement of the student
viewpoint and any information deemed pertinent by the student. Upon receipt of the appeal petition,
the Ombudsman is made available to the student to assist in the appeals process.
4. The instructor who assigned the grade must provide a written report within ve (5) week days
describing his/her viewpoint and any information deemed pertinent.
5. After careful review of all pertinent documents and discussions with involved parties, the chief
academic of cer shall render a decision relative to the student appeal. The appeal decision shall
be rendered and communicated to involved parties within ten (10) week days after receipt of all
pertinent documents from the student and instructor.
The decision of the chief academic of cer is nal.
2010-2011 NFCC College Catalog