Academic Renewal

All course work taken at RRCC is reflected on your permanent transcript. However, you can petition to remove up to 30 credit hours of substandard (D or F) grades earned from your cumulative grade point average (GPA) by submitting a Petition for Academic Renewal.

The following terms apply:
• Before submitting the required written request, you must wait a minimum of two academic years from the last term being considered for the petition.
• You also must have completed a minimum of six credit hours of new course work at RRCC, after the substandard course work, with a GPA of 2.0 or higher from the new courses.
• Only courses that were taken a minimum of two years before the petition is submitted can be included in the petition.
• Developmental courses (i.e., courses with earned grades that begin with with P/, F/, S/, or U/) are not eligible for renewal.
• You may petition only once to remove grades and credits from your cumulative GPA.
• Once Student Records has removed these grades and credits from your cumulative GPA, they cannot be reinstated or used for any degree or certificate. The grades and credits will still appear on your permanent academic transcript.
• Credit hours earned for courses eliminated from your GPA for Academic Renewal will remain deducted from your remaining COF stipend eligible hours.