Citrus College Catalog 2009-2010 (ver. 10/22

lege. The permanent academic
record shall be annotated in such
a manner that all work remains
legible.
A student may repeat a course
one time at another accredited
college to alleviate a final grade
of D, F, or NC earned at Citrus
College. The student must file a
petition and verify the grade with
an official college transcript. The
units and grade points of the
higher grade shall be used in
computing the student's grade
point average at Citrus College.
Then, the permanent academic
record shall be annotated in such
a manner that all work remains
legible.
A student may petition to repeat
a course one time when it has
been determined by the college
that there has been a significant
lapse of time since the student
previously took the course. The
units and grade points of the first
enrollment in the course will be
used in computing the student's
grade point average at Citrus College,
and the permanent academic
record shall be annotated.
Pass/No Pass Courses
Citrus College students may be
evaluated on a Pass/No Pass
grading basis in courses approved
by the Curriculum Committee.
Pass/No Pass course options are
designated in the Description of
Courses section of this catalog by
the symbol, Pass/No Pass. A student
must declare the option by
no later than Friday of the third
week of a semester for a full semester
class (or 17 percent of the
length of a class of any other
term length) by filing a Pass/No
Pass Petition in the Admissions
and Records Office.
Standards for Pass/No Pass
Courses
• A passing P grade is defined
as C or better. Units are
awarded and grade points are
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not assigned, and the grade
is not used to compute grade
point average
• A Pass/No Pass grade is
defined as less than
satisfactory (D or F).
Units are not earned and
grades are not used to
compute grade point
average.
Pass/No Pass Units Allowed
• 12 maximum, during 4 or
more semesters
• Limit of one Pass/No Pass
option per semester or
session
• Courses where all students
are evaluated on a Pass/No
Pass grading basis are
excluded from the 12-unit
limitation (see course
descriptions for details)
Credit by Examination
A student in satisfactory scholastic
standing who has completed
at least 12 units at Citrus College
may petition to receive Credit by
Examination for coursework offered
by the college and/or the
Advanced Placement examinations
of the College Entrance Examination
Board, College Level
Examination Program, or the International
Baccalaureate.
Credit by Examination/
Locally Administered
Examination
1. This examination includes
written, oral, or skill tests–or a
combination of all three–as
determined appropriate
by the department
administering the examination.
2. Credit by Examination shall be
granted only for those courses
that have been designated by
a department as eligible;
department approval is required.
3. A student may attempt Credit
by Examination only once per
course.
4. The student may not be
enrolled in the same course or
a more advanced course
beyond the sixth week of
classes, or equivalent.
5. A student may not petition for
Credit by Examination of a
course for which the student
has previously received an
evaluative symbol grade (A, B,
C, D, F, P, and NP).
6. The maximum number of
credits allowed for coursework
taken by examination is 30
units.
7. Grades received because of
courses taken for Credit by
Examination shall be recorded
as Pass/No Pass grades on
the permanent transcript
record and shall be designated
as credit earned by
examination.
8. Credit earned by examination
may not be counted toward
eligibility in any activity
program and may not be used
to satisfy the 12 units in
residence required for the
associate degree.
Credit by Examination-
Externally Administered
Examination
1. Advanced Placement
The district will grant three to
ten (3 – 10) units of elective
credit for an examination score
of three, four or five (3 – 5) in
subjects of the Advanced
Placement (AP) program of the
College Entrance Examination
Board. Subject credit, rather
than elective credit, may be
granted upon recommendation
of the department.
2. International
Baccalaureate
The District will grant three to
four (3-4) units of elective
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