Legal Resources | Title 5 | 55031
Chapter 6. Curriculum And Instruction Subchapter 1. Programs, Courses And Classes
(a) Academic probation. A student who has attempted at least 12 semester or 18 quarter units as shown by the official academic record shall be placed on academic probation if the student has earned a grade point average below 2.0 in all units which were graded on the basis of the grading system described in section 55023.
(b) Progress probation. A student who has enrolled in a total of at least 12 semester or 18 quarter units as shown by the official academic record shall be placed on progress probation when the percentage of all units in which a student has enrolled and for which entries of "W," "I," "NP" and "NC" (as defined in sections 55023 and 55030) are recorded reaches or exceeds fifty percent (50 percent).
(c) The governing board of a community college district may adopt standards for probation not lower than those standards specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section. Specifically:
(1) A district may establish, as the minimum number of units before academic or progress probation is assessed, a number of units fewer than 12 semester or 18 quarter units; or
(2) A district may establish, as the minimum grade point average for academic probation purposes, a grade point average greater than 2.0; or
(3) A district may establish, as the minimum percentage of units of "W," "I," "NP," and "NC," a percentage less than fifty percent (50%).
Authority cited:
Education Code 66700
Education Code 70901
Reference:
Education Code 70901
Education Code 70902
Education Code 76000
(Added by Register 2007, No. 35.)