California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 6 - California Community Colleges › Chapter 6 - Curriculum and Instruction › Subchapter 1 - Programs, Courses and Classes › Article 4 - Course Repetition and Academic Renewal › Section 55040 - District Policies for Course Repetition

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The governing board of each community
					 college district shall adopt and publish policies and procedures pertaining to
					 the repetition of credit courses. Such policies and procedures shall not
					 conflict with section
					 55025 or Education Code section
					 76224,
					 pertaining to the finality of grades assigned by instructors, or with
					 subchapter 2.5 (commencing with section
					 59020) of chapter 10 of this
					 division, pertaining to the retention and destruction of student
					 records.
(b) The policies and
					 procedures adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) may:
(1) designate certain types of courses as
					 "repeatable courses" consistent with the requirements of section
					 55041;
(2) permit a student to repeat a course in an
					 effort to alleviate substandard academic work consistent with the requirements
					 of section 55042;
(3) permit or require a student to repeat a
					 course due to significant lapse of time consistent with the requirements of
					 section 55043;
(4) permit a student to repeat a portion of a
					 course, other than a physical education, visual arts, or performing arts
					 course, offered for variable units on an open-entry/open-exit basis which the
					 student previously completed only under the circumstances described in section
					 55044;
(5) permit a student to repeat a course which
					 is not designated as a repeatable course, regardless of whether substandard
					 academic work was previously recorded, where the district determines,
					 consistent with section
					 55045, that there are extenuating
					 circumstances which justify the repetition;
(6) permit a student to repeat a direct
					 assessment competency-based education module and be counted as an FTE for state
					 apportionment under the circumstances described in section
					 55270.9;
(7) permit a student with a disability to
					 repeat a special class for students with disabilities any number of times based
					 on an individualized determination that such repetition is required as a
					 disability-related accommodation for that particular student for one of the
					 reasons specified in section
					 56029. The district policy or
					 procedure may allow the previous grade and credit to be disregarded in
					 computing the student's GPA each time the course is repeated;
(8) permit a student to repeat a course
					 determined to be legally mandated as defined in section
					 55000, regardless of whether
					 substandard academic work has been recorded. Such courses may be repeated for
					 credit any number of times. The governing board of a district may establish
					 policies or procedures requiring students to certify or document that course
					 repetition is legally mandated; and
(9) permit a student to petition the district
					 to repeat a course as a result of a significant change in industry or licensure
					 standards such that repetition of the course is necessary for the student's
					 employment or licensure. Such courses may be repeated for credit any number of
					 times. The governing board of the district may establish policies or procedures
					 requiring students to certify or document that there has been a significant
					 change in industry or licensure standards necessitating course
					 repetition.