POL 6.031 Academic Amnesty
Academic amnesty is an action of forgiveness provided to certain students who have experienced a poor academic performance at Kirtland Community College. Kirtland Community College understands that a student may “get off to a bad start” due to circumstances beyond their control. In addition, students may enroll in a program later finds does not suit their needs. Through academic amnesty, a student will be awarded a “second opportunity” to achieve success at Kirtland by removing the negative impact of less than “C” grade courses on the student’s academic transcript.
To be eligible to apply for Academic amnesty, a student must have:
- A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of less than 2.00.
- Completed at least six credit hours or more toward a new program of study and have maintained a 2.00 GPA. or higher since beginning the new program.
- Allowed one year to elapse between the poor academic performance period and requirement #2.
Once eligible, a student may submit the completed “Application for Academic Amnesty ” form to the Registrar.
If Academic Amnesty is granted, it must be for one continuous period of enrollment in a program at Kirtland Community College, as indicated by courses taken by the students that are directly attributable to that program. Other conditions include:
- No coursework will be removed from a transcript.
- A special notation explaining amnesty approval will be placed on the student’s transcript.
- Honor points and credit hours attempted during the amnesty period will be subtracted from the current cumulative honor points and credit hours attempted. A new cumulative grade point average (GPA) will then be established.
- Courses completed with a grade of “C” or better during the amnesty period can be used toward the student’s certificate or degree requirements but do not count toward the student’s GPA.
- A student receiving academic amnesty will not be allowed to graduate with honors.
- Academic amnesty, when granted, applies only to Kirtland Community College courses. There is no guarantee, expressed or implied, that academic amnesty will be recognized by any other college or university.
- Academic Amnesty can be granted only once to any student.
Adopted December 8, 1988
Revised August 19,2021
To view the procedure, go to PRO 6.031 Academic Amnesty