WHAT IS A CHANGE OF DEGREE OBJECTIVE? If you are not making satisfactory progress in an Associate degree program or if you have been dismissed for academic reasons, you may petition the Admissions Appeals Board for permission to change the degree you're working toward or to pursue a Certificate Program. The following procedure should be followed in making such a change: (1) Discuss your plans with a counselor who will help you initiate the appropriate form. (2) Obtain the approval of the department head of the program you wish to enter. Following Admissions Appeals Board approval, your permanent record will indicate the change of degree objective. Failing grades for all courses taken prior to this change will not be considered in computing your CCC grade·point average. You will, therefore, be admitted to the new program in good standing. Credits successfully earned prior to the change will , of cou rse, be applied toward the new program. After the change of degree has been approved, you must earn a min· imum of 24 quarter credits and complete all other requirements to be eligible for graduation. NOTE: Students planning to transfer to another college or university are cautioned that the receiving institution may use all grades earned in computing grade·point averages for admission or other pur· poses.
HOW MANY COURSES MUST I TAKE TO BE CONSIDERED A FULL-TIME STUDENT? You must take at least 12 quarter credits to be considered a fulltime student. Although the normal course load for full-time students is 15 quarter credits, a counselor or advisor may recommend a heavier or lighter load depending on ability and/or past performance. If you ranked in the lowest one·fourth of your high school graduating class , you may not enroll for more than 12 quarter credits during your first quarter at CCC. Once you have successfully completed 12 quarter credits, you will be allowed to take the normal full·time schedule of 15 or more quarter credits. If you are currently enrolled in 11 or fewer quarter credits (part·time) and wish to enroll for the next academic quarter for 12 or more quarter credits (full·time), you must file a CHANGE OF STATUS form in the Office of Admissions and Records. You will be notified of the credentials needed to make this change. To be considered for Change of Status, you must have a cumulative grade·point average of 1.00 or higher at the time the request is submitted.
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