<p>This is from the IVC Catalogue regarding AR:
"Academic Renewal
Under certain circumstances,
students may elect to have previously
completed courses disregarded in
the computation of their cumulative
grade point average (GPA).
This process is known as academic
renewal, defined in accordance with
Title 5, California Code of Regulations,
Section 55046. The various restrictions
include the following:
- A petition must be filed in the
Office of Admissions and Records. - Accompanying the petition must
be evidence that
(a) previous work in question was
substandard (“D,” “F,” “or “NP”), and
(b) the previous substandard
work does not reflect the
student’s current performance
or capabilities. - Previous substandard work will be
disregarded only by the semester,
not by the individual course—that
is, all courses completed in a given
semester will be disregarded,
including those for which the
student received a passing grade. - No more than two semesters
of full-time work or 30 units
of part-time work may
be disregarded. - Only work completed three years
or more before the date of petition
may qualify for academic renewal. - The student must have completed
a minimum of 30 semester units
with a 2.50 GPA subsequent to
the substandard work in question.
Work taken at other regionally
accredited colleges may
be considered. - When coursework is disregarded
in the computation of the cumulative
GPA, the student’s academic
record will be annotated; all
coursework remains on record,
insuring a true and complete
academic history. - Academic renewal by the South
Orange County Community
College District does not
guarantee that other institutions
will approve such action. This
determination will be made by the
respective transfer institutions. - A student may request academic
renewal only once."</p>