Procedure Number: | IS47-20 |
Title: | Academic Forgiveness
Date Approved: 1/16/2014
Updated & Approved: |
Related Policy | 3354:2-47-17 |
The Academic Forgiveness program pertains to students who did not perform to their academic potential earlier in their studies at Lakeland but who have since demonstrated a higher level of achievement. The program is intended to help students improve their academic standing, achieve their educational goals, and encourage student success and completion. By removing previously earned credit hours and grades from GPA calculations, students are given the opportunity to have their accumulative grade point average reflect their more recent improved academic performance.
A student may petition for academic forgiveness if the following circumstances apply:
Students who have completed and earned a degree from Lakeland are not eligible.
When the above circumstances apply, the student may request that "D" and "F" grades that were earned prior to the period of recent success be forgiven. This is a one-time irreversible option. In some cases, forgiveness of "D" grades may affect a student's financial aid eligibility. It is the student's responsibility to confirm whether his/her eligibility will be impacted.
The process of petitioning for academic forgiveness is as follows:
The Academic Forgiveness Program is published in the college catalog.