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Sep 01, 2024
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2018-2019 Catalog [PAST CATALOG]
Academic Regulations on Admissions
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Assessment Testing
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All students who wish to pursue a degree or certificate must be assessed. Students may retest for English and/or reading one time. Retesting in English/reading is not allowed after attending or starting English or reading classes. Students seeking a retest in mathematics must first successfully complete the appropriate noncredit review course. Retesting in mathematics is not allowed after enrollment in mathematics classes. Attempting to take an assessment test more than the approved policy allows violates the college’s Academic Integrity Policy. Any assessment test score which is found to be the result of unauthorized repeat testing will be discarded. |
Class Standing (Freshman vs. Sophomore)
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Students who have been admitted to the college are classified as follows: 0 to 27 credit hours earned - first-year student (freshman); 28 or more credit hours earned - second-year student (sophomore). |
Hours Attempted and Earned
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Hours attempted means the total number of credit hours in all the credit courses for which students receive one of the letter grades listed under Grades and Quality Points .
Hours earned means the total number of credit hours in all the credit courses for which students receive a letter grade of D or higher. No credit hours are earned with a grade of F or FX or a grade designator of W, WP or WF.
Each grade report shows the credit hours attempted and earned for the term. Grade reports can be accessed through the student’s MyAACC page under Self Services.
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Equivalent Hours (for developmental courses)
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The college offers developmental courses and some courses for which academic credit is not granted. These are known as equivalent hour courses. Hours spent in equivalent courses are not included in hours attempted, hours earned or in computation of the grade point average. They are counted in computing total course load and tuition. This means that students who are limited to a maximum number of credits may take only that total of combined credit and equivalent hours. |
Maximum Credit Hours per Term / Limitations on Credit Hours
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Credit hours are noted near course titles in the Courses section of this catalog. The credit hours for noncredit developmental courses do not count toward graduation or in grade point averages. Limitations on credit hours is calculated using a student’s total equivalent credit hours as the sum of all the credit hours and equivalent hours including English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, for which a student registers for a given term.
An exception to the limitation on credit hours may be granted by an academic advisor for a student with regular status if the student has an adjusted cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher that includes at least one full-time term of courses for which a GPA of 3.0 has been earned.
NOTE: Students who are degree and certificate-seeking with developmental status should begin developmental requirements in their first term. See Developmental Courses .
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