Federal Return of Title IV Funds Policy

gained. Failure to supply such will result in non-approval. If requested, students must be able to demonstrate proficiency to the designated party/parties. • The Vice President of Academic Affairs with the responsible program director will review and approve or disapprove the application for Life Experience Credit. • Students must complete at least 15 credit hours at CCC with a cumulative 2.0 GPA before Life Experience Credit will be awarded. To qualify for any degree, students must earn at least 15 hours of credit and have a cumulative 2.0 GPA from Colby

Community College. • No student will be awarded more than 12 hours of Life Experience Credit through

Colby Community College. • All Life Experience Credit (tuition only) must be paid for before the credits will be added to their transcript. • Any questions regarding Life Experience Credit should be directed to the Vice

President of Academic Affairs.

Academic Renewal

The Academic Renewal policy recognizes that a student's ability to succeed academically changes over time as life situations and maturity levels change. If approved, an academic renewal is recorded. A student eligible for consideration may apply for academic renewal by petitioning the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

a. Academic renewal will be granted only once at CCC. b. A minimum of two years must have elapsed since a student last attended CCC. c. Only one semester can be applied to academic renewal. d. The student must be currently enrolled and have completed at least 12 hours with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA at the time of petition. e. None of the credits completed in the semester for which renewal is petitioned will count toward a degree. f. All "forgiven" coursework will continue to appear on the transcript, but will not be included in the student's CCC cumulative GPA, nor be counted toward a degree granted by CCC. g. All paperwork must be on file with the Registrar and Financial Aid offices before any grades can be changed. h. A petition for academic renewal will not be considered if the student has completed a degree from CCC. i. Students granted academic renewal may not receive the Mosier Award or Ary

Award at graduation. j. Granting academic renewal does not affect or alter a student's record for athletic eligibility. k. This policy refers to CCC only.