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CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS DANCE - Ballet Technique; Modern Dance Technique; Jazz
Students are classifi ed as follows: Full time—enrolled in Technique; American Vernacular Dances; Cultural Dance;
twelve (12) or more units in a regular semester or four (4) or Choreographic Studies; Performance Skills; Production Stud-
more units during an inter-session. Part time—enrolled in ies; and Movement for Theatre
less than twelve (12) units during a regular semester or less MUSIC - Piano; Classical Guitar; Contemporary Guitar;
than four (4) units during an inter- session. Freshman—one Voice Training
who has completed less than 30 units; Sophomore—one who THEATRE ARTS - Acting; Directing, Playwriting, Manage-
has completed 30 units or more. ment; Costume and Makeup; Scenic and Lighting, Techni-
cal Theatre: Stagecraft/Building; Musical Theatre; Theatre
CLEARANCE OF OBLIGATIONS
Production-Rehearsal and Performance; Technical Theatre
Students or former students are expected to meet fi nancial Production-Running Crew
obligation due to the District. Pursuant to Title 5, Section PHYSICAL EDUCATION/KINESIOLOGY - Adapted P.E.,
59410, college services such as grades, transcripts, diplomas, Badminton, Basketball, Cardio Fitness, Cycling, Golf, Martial
registration privileges or any combination thereof may be Arts, Motor Performance Fitness, Soccer/Football, Tennis,
withheld from any student or former student who has not Volleyball
made satisfactory arrangements to meet his or her fi nan-
cial obligation to the district. When, in the judgment of the Petitioning for Additional Enrollments
district, the fi nancial obligation has been satisfi ed, college There are exceptions under which a student may be allowed
services will be reinstated. to enroll in a class to alleviate a substandard grade. Students
may petition to enroll in a class for a third time (second
COURSE REPETITION repeat) by completing the Request for Third Enrollment form.
In the past, students have elected to repeat courses for diff er- The student must obtain approvals from the instructor and
ent reasons including alleviating a substandard grade (F, D, division chair. The student must register in person at the
NC, NP) or non-evaluative symbol (W), to improve skills or Admissions and Records Offi ce during the fi rst week of a
to comply with an employer’s requirements. However, due to semester/intersession.
changes in regulations (Title 5 and CCCCO), a student’s ability GCC may permit one additional enrollment in the same
to repeat a course is now more limited. credit class for the fourth time, but the student will need to
Under the new regulations, students will be limited to three submit a Petition to Waive College Requirement form (Admis-
“takes” of a course to alleviate a substandard grade. Previous sions and Records Offi ce). The petition only allows a student
enrollments will count toward the total three allowable takes to repeat a course due to signifi cant lapse of time (3 years)
per course. All substandard grades and withdrawals shall since the course was last taken, OR when there are specifi c
count toward the three enrollments. documented extenuating circumstances such as fl ood, fi re,
Furthermore, only three types of courses may be repeatable or other extraordinary conditions beyond the student’s
(regardless of grade), including courses that are designed spe- control. No additional units attempted or grade points are
cifi cally for intercollegiate athletics, intercollegiate academic allowed for the repeated course.
or vocational competition courses, or courses for which the For further information on how these new regulations may
repetition of the course is required by a University of Cali- aff ect you, please see your counselor. Information about
fornia or California State University. All repeatable courses the new regulations can be found on the State Chancellor’s
are indicated as such in the course description section of this Offi ce website: http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/Legal/
catalog. Discrimination.aspx.
The new regulations also require grouping active participa- In computing the grade-point average of a student who
tory courses previously designated as “activities” courses repeats a course in which a “D’’, “F’’, “NC”, or “NP” grade
into “families” and limiting enrollment in courses within the was received, the previous grade is disregarded and the new
families to four experiences regardless of grade. one is counted in calculation of the student’s GPA if the new
Course families are courses with related content where the grade is equal to or higher than the original grade. After
content progresses into levels from one course to the next (Title satisfactory completion of a course, students should submit a
5 §55000) or in which the content is linked around themes. Request to Count the Higher Grade petition to the Admissions
Areas that are now required to group courses into families are: and Records Offi ce in order to have their academic records
Physical Education and Visual and Performing Arts. Listed adjusted. The original grade on the academic record will
below are GCC’s Course Families: (For specifi c courses in each not be changed or eradicated.
family, refer to the course description section of the catalog) In some cases, students may also be able to repeat a course
Course Families for credit when the student has “used up” the four class experi-
ences within a family. For repeatable courses, a student may
ART - Ceramics; Ceramic Hand Building petition to enroll in a course for additional experiences if the
STUDIO ARTS - 2D Art Foundations; Life Drawing; Oil course is determined to be legally mandated (i.e. First Aid),
Media; Water Media; Printmaking; Special Projects in Studio required to meet industry standards, or due to extenuating
Arts; Sculpture; and 3D Design circumstances (Per Title 5 § 55040 (8) & (9), and § 55045).

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