Grade Forgiveness and Replacement Policies

Grade Forgiveness Policy

Martin Community College (MCC) offers students an opportunity for any grades from one semester to be eliminated from the GPA calculations. To qualify for academic forgiveness, students must meet the following criteria:

• Be currently enrolled in curriculum courses.

• Have successfully completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit coursework with grades of “C’s” or better subsequent to the semester for which they are requesting forgiveness.

• If a financial aid student and/or veteran, check with the Financial Aid Office and Veteran’s Affairs counselor to discuss possible impacts of funding.

In addition:

• Grades earned at other colleges cannot be forgiven.

• A student may receive grade forgiveness one time only during his/her academic career at MCC.

• Forgiveness grades remain on the transcript but are not calculated in the GPA.

• Grades cannot be forgiven from a term which was part of a graduated program.

 To request grade forgiveness, students must complete an Application for Grade Forgiveness, discuss with their advisor, have it signed by their Advisor, Division Chair, then submit it to the Registrar’s office. Students will be notified by email that the request has been processed.

Grade Replacement Policy/Repeat of Courses

Martin Community College (MCC) offers students an opportunity to retake a course to replace a grade in the same course. A student may only attempt replacement one (1) time per course. Courses with an original grade of “A” or “P” cannot be replaced. Students wishing to avail themselves of the grade replacement policy should understand the following:

• It is the student’s responsibility to check with Financial Aid and/or Veteran’s Affairs to see how this could affect their award.

• The student’s first grade in the course will be averaged with the second grade regardless of whether it is higher or lower. However, if the student withdraws during the withdrawal period, the first grade will be retained.

• The first grade will no longer be calculated in the GPA if it is replaced.

• There is no special form or procedure to apply for grade replacement. The student registers for the course and the replacement will occur automatically at the end of the semester.

• Students cannot use grade replacement for a course that was used in a program from which they have graduated and is also required in the new program in which they are currently enrolled.

• Students cannot utilize grade replacement for any course which is no longer offered.

• The previous course grade will remain on the transcript: however, it will not be used in the GPA calculation.