Students in their third semester of academic probation can be limited to 9 units. As a preventive measure, students should review the SMC withdrawal from class policy. Academic probation can lower a student's registration priority. Only the last grade will be used in compiling the grade point average. The original grade from the transfer institution will remain a permanent part of that institution's record unless changed by that institution.
Every original grade remains a part of the permanent record.
The original grade and course units are offset with parentheses, a footnote and an explanation at the end of the transcript. The semester's cumulative units attempted is adjusted to reflect the course repeat. Unsatisfactory course work may be repeated only once. To have your SMC transcripts and school reflect a successful repetition of a class, you must file a petition prior to enrollment in the class being repeated. Pick up a Petition for Repetition of Unsatisfactory Course Work in the Transfer-Counseling Office, review your petition with a counselor, secure the counselor's signature, and present a copy of the completed petition to the computer operator when you are enrolling in your classes.