Repeat Petitions
District's Course Repetition Policy
Financial Aid's Course Repetition Policy
Definitions:
- A substandard grade is a grade of "D+," "D," "D-,""F," "FW,""NP," or "NC."
- A satisfactory grade is a grade of "A,""A-,""B+,""B,""B-,""C+,""C,""P," or "CR."
Students may submit a "Petition to Repeat a Course" under certain circumstances as provided by Title V, California Code of Regulations and Cuesta College Board Policy.
Form: Petition to Repeat Course Previously Received C or Higher Grade
This option is not available if the student previously received a substandard grade. A student may petition to repeat a course, one time, and if no less than 36 months (3 years) have elapsed, where a satisfactory grade of "C" or better was earned if:
- another institution of higher education to which the student seeks to transfer has established a recency requirement which the student will not be able to satisfy without repeating the course. Repetition may be allowed where less than 36 months have elapsed if the student documents that repetition is necessary for the student's transfer to the institute of higher education.
Previous grade and credit will be disregarded in computing student's GPA.
Form: Petition to Repeat Previously Received C or Higher Grade
Form: Petition to Repeat Previously Received Substandard Grade
A student may repeat a special class for students with disabilities any number of times as required as a disability-related accommodation under the following circumstances:
- When continuing success of the student in other general and/or special classes is dependent on additional repetitions of a specific special class;
- When additional repetitions of a specific special class are essential to completing the student's preparation for enrollment into other regular or special classes; or
- When the student has a student educational plan which involves a goal other than completion of the special class in question and repetition of the course will further achieve that goal.
Previous grades and credits earned will not be disregarded in computing student's GPA.
Form: Petition to Repeat Previously Received C or Higher Grade
Form: Petition to Repeat Previously Received Substandard Grade
A student may repeat a course any number of times as required to meet a legally mandated training requirement as a condition of continued paid or volunteer employment.
Previous grades and credits earned will not be disregarded in computing student's GPA.
Form: Petition to Repeat Previously Received a C or Higher Grade
This option is not available if the student previously received a substandard grade. A student may repeat a course any number of times as a result of a significant change in industry or licensure standards such that repetition of the course is necessary for employment or licensure.
Previous grades and credits earned will not be disregarded in computing student's GPA.
Extenuating circumstances are cases of documented verifiable circumstances beyond the student's control at the time of prior enrollment. Documentation verifying extenuating circumstances such as a doctor's statement, insurance claim, court document, etc. is required and must be attached to petition.
- Form: Petition to Repeat Previously Received C or Higher Grade
A student may petition to repeat a course, one time, based on extenuating circumstances in a prior enrollment in which a satisfactory grade has been earned.
Previous grade and credit earned will not be disregarded in computing student's GPA.
- Form: Petition to Repeat Previously Received Substandard Grade
A student may petition to repeat a course, one time, based on extenuating circumstances in a prior enrollment in which three (3) substandard grades have been earned.Previous grade and credit earned will be disregarded in student's GPA if either a substandard or satisfactory grade is earned.
Form: Third Enrollment Agreement
- A student will be permitted to retake a non-repeatable course in which a substandard grade or "W" was earned one time without petition.
- If a student has earned a second substandard grade or "W" in a course, the student must agree and sign a Third Enrollment Agreement to be released to register for a third repetition of a course.
Third Enrollment Agreement
Form: Third Enrollment Agreement
- A student will be permitted to retake a non-repeatable course in which a substandard grade or "W" was earned one time without petition.
- If a student has earned a second substandard grade or "W" in a course, the student must agree and sign a Third Enrollment Agreement to be released to register for a third repetition of a course.
Update GPA/Course History
Form: Request to Update GPA/Course History for Repeated Course
Students who previously received a substandard grade in a class must repeat the class for a letter grade to alleviate the original grade. (Pass/no pass grading is not permitted and will not be used in the recalculation of the student's GPA.)
- If the student receives a passing grade of "C" or higher, the prior substandard grade will automatically be alleviated in the student's GPA and annotated on their academic record/transcript. The student does not need to submit this form: Update GPA/Course History.
- If the student receives a subsequent substandard grade (does not include "W" for withdrawal), the student will need to submit this form to have the prior substandard grade alleviated.
- If the student repeated the course at another accredited college or university, the student will need to submit official transcripts and Catalog course description from the other school and submit this form to request grade alleviation.
Repeat Same Course (Repeatable) in the Same Term
Form: Petition to Repeat Same Course in the Same Term
A student may enroll in two or more sections of the same repeatable credit course during the same term as long as they are not enrolled in more than one section at any given time for the length of the course. In other words, the two identical courses may not overlap in time or dates. For the online registration system to allow enrollment in repeatable identical courses, the student must submit a Repeat Same Course in the Same Term Petition. Typically, this applies to Emeritus College (ECOL) courses.