<p>Does anyone know what West Valley College’s policy is about retaking a course?</p>
<p>Page 20 of WVC College Catalog [West</a> Valley College College Catalog & Catalog Archive](<a href=“http://westvalley.edu/catalog/]West”>College Catalog | West Valley College)</p>
<pre><code> "It is the intent of the Governing Board that students shall have reasonable opportunity to repeat courses when such repetition furthers achievement of the students’ educational objectives and is in accordance with the provisions of the California Education Code. It is not, however, the intent of the Governing Board to allow students to repeat courses that have been successfully completed with a grade of A, B, or C. Course repetition is permitted for substandard work (previous grade of D, F, or NP) or where there are special extenuating circumstances.
In course repetition for substandard work, the grade earned in the last enrollment shall be used exclusively in determining the units attempted, completed and grade points earned. Grades awarded for courses repeated under provisions of special circumstances other than for substandard work shall not be counted in calculating a student’s grade point average.
The student’s permanent academic record shall contain all work attempted and depict a legible, true and complete academic history.
Courses may be repeated once for the following reasons:
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<li>To alleviate substandard work (D, F, or NP) recorded on the student’s record.</li>
<li>When a previous grade was the result of verified extenuating circumstances and the student’s petition for repetition has prior approval of the Academic Appeals Committee.</li>
<li>A significant lapse of time (3 or more years) has occurred since the student previously completed the course and the student’s petition for repetition has prior approval of the Academic Appeals Committee.
Further, in accordance with Title 5, Section 58161 of the California Administrative Code adopted on June 3, 1983, by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, certain courses are designated as repeatable." (The list follows, such as studio art courses, PE courses, etc.)</li>
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