ACADEMIC RENEWAL
Transcripts on File: Official transcripts from all institutions attended need to be mailed directly from the institution to the
Office of Admissions at Los Angeles Harbor College. Hand delivered transcripts are not acceptable.
6705. ACADEMIC RENEWAL.
Students may petition for an academic renewal action in order to alleviate substandard academic
performance under the following conditions:
A. Students must have achieved a grade point average of 2.5 in their last 15 semester units, or 2.0 in
their last 30 semester units completed at any accredited college or university, and
B. At least one calendar year must have passed since the course work to be removed was completed.
Granted, academic renewal shall result in:
A. Eliminating up to 30 semester units of coursework taken within the Los Angeles Community
College District from consideration in the student’s cumulative grade point average, and
B. Annotating the student academic record to note which courses have been removed through
academic renewal. Academic renewal actions are irreversible.
Graduation honors and awards are to be based on the student's cumulative grade point average
for all college work attempted.
Title 5, C.C.R., Section 55046
Adopted 02-25-81
Amended 11-21-94
Amended 10-22-97
Amended 02-25-09
Amended 08-05-15 (NOTE: Former Board Rule 6705 (“GRADES AND GRADE CHANGES”) is hereby replaced by Board
Rule 6705 (“ACADEMIC RENEWAL”), formerly numbered as Board Rule 6700)
1. Academic renewal actions are irreversible.
2. Graduation honors and awards are to be based on the students’ cumulative grade point average for all college
work attempted.
3. This policy is adopted for use in the Los Angeles Community College District only. Other institutions may differ,
and students planning to transfer to another college should contact that institution regarding its policy. (Board rule
6700)
4. Permanent record will show application of this policy by parentheses placed around grade, units, and grade
points. The grade parenthesis will be asterisked and the following notation placed at the first available space
below listing of all removed course work.
Procedures:
1. Fill out form completely.
2. Ensure all your college transcripts are on file.
3. Submit to the Office of Admissions for processing.