Academic Renewals

The Academic Renewals Policy allows students to petition to recalculate their cumulative grade point average (GPA) and it is only honored institutionally by SLCC. The course with its original grade will remain on the student record and will be referenced as part of an Academic Renewal on an official SLCC transcript. The Academic Renewal may not be accepted by other institutions or for financial aid satisfactory academic progress requirements. For more information regarding Academic Renewal, please review the Academic Renewal Policy.

Academic Renewal Policy

1. Academic renewal permits returning students to not count previous poor grades and associated credits from grade point calculations and allows a returning student the opportunity to improve academic standing at SLCC.
2. Students admitted to SLCC may petition the Registrar’s Office to have poor grades and credits discounted from the GPA calculation of previous coursework.
3. Academic renewal applies only to courses and credits taken at SLCC.
4. Academic renewal applies only to courses with grades of D+, D, D-, E or UW.
5. The grades and associated credits to be discounted must be at least five years old.
6. Academic renewal may not be accepted by transfer institutions and may not satisfy federal financial aid satisfactory academic progress requirements.
7. Academic renewal may be applied only once during a student’s academic career at Salt Lake Community College, and it is nonreversible.
8. Repeated courses and credits are not eligible for academic renewal.
9. Not all graded coursework must be discounted. Students may request specific courses for academic renewal.
10. To petition for academic renewal, the student must:
    1. have an interruption in their education at SLCC of at least five consecutive years, after the final term of enrollment;
    2. be enrolled at SLCC at the time of application for academic renewal; and
    3. have completed at least 6 credits of graded SLCC coursework with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.
11. Grades and credits approved for academic renewal will no longer count toward an SLCC program or graduation requirements.
12. Courses approved for academic renewal and the course grades will remain on transcripts with an academic renewal notation.
13. Students will not receive a tuition adjustment or refund for courses granted academic renewal status.

To find the Academic Renewal policy:

• SLCC Policies and Procedures
• Policies
• Academic Affairs
• Curriculum and Graduation Standards
• 4. Procedures
• K. Academic Renewal

Academic Renewal Form is found in MySLCC:

• MySLCC
• Student Forms card
• Academic Renewal Petition Form