Course & Program Repeaters – Policy ED(24) 3-3

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Policy

In order to ensure that the community has maximum access to its programs and courses, The University College of the Cariboo (UCC) sets limits on the number of times students may attempt a UCC course, or program, where academic records indicate that little chance of success exists.

Regulations

1. Course Repeaters

   Subject to the policies and/or criteria of each program, any student may repeat a given course one time. A student wishing to enroll in the same course for a third time will be permitted to register only upon presentation of written approval from the Chair of the department offering the course.

2. Program Repeaters

   Over and above the requirements of Policy ED(24) 3-2, program policies may establish semester or cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) requirements for repeat and/or continuation. Such continuation and promotion policies are subject to the approval of the Vice-President, Instruction and Student Services. Students who fail to achieve this minimum GPA, or who receive a cumulative GPA sufficiently low that in the opinion of the Vice-President, Instruction and Student Services, they have little or no chance of success in the program, may be required by the Registrar to withdraw from UCC for a period of one semester.

3. Admission Priority of Repeating Students

   A or B above notwithstanding, in certain programs repeating students will be admitted only if space is available once new applicants have been admitted. Procedures concerning this must be approved by the Vice-President, Instruction and Student Services, and individual admission decisions are made by the Registrar.