An Academic Renewal procedure permits alleviation of previously recorded sub‐standard (“D,” “F,” and “NP”) academic performance which is not
reflectiveofastudent’spresentdemonstratedabilityandlevelofperformance.Thepermanentacademicrecordshallbeannotatedinsuchamanner
thatallworkremainslegible,ensuringatrueandcompleteacademichistory.
1. Astudentmayrequestthatupto30unitssubstandardco
urseworkattemptedbeannotatedanddisregardedinthecomputationofthestudent’s
gradepointaverageorrequirementsforadegree.Onlythoserequestedcourseswithsubstandardgradeswillbedisregarded.
2. Atleasttwenty‐four(24)units ofco
llegeworkfromanaccreditedinstitutionwithagr
adepointaverageof 2.0mustbecompletedafterthe30
unitsofcourseworktobealleviated.
3. Astudentmaybegrantedacademicrenewalonlyonce.
4. Noalleviatedcourseworkshallapplytowarddegreerequirements.
5. In the petition, the student must specify the co
urse(s) to be considered unde
r the academic renewal policy as well as the term in which the
courseworkwasattempted.
6. Somesenior‐levelinstitutionsandpossibly,certainout‐of‐statecommunitycollegesdonothonoracademicrenewal.Itisthestudent’sresponsi‐
bilitytoens
urethathis/hertransferinstitutionwillapproveofacademicrenewalfro
mCerritosCollege.
AstudentmaypetitionforacademicrenewalattheOfficeofAdmissions,Records,andServices.
FormoreinformationonAcademicRenewal,pleaserefertothecurrentCerritosCollegeCourseCatalog
TheCollegeEntranceExaminationBoard(CEEB)off
ersGeneralandSubjectExaminatio
nsthroughtheCollegeLevelExaminationProgram(CLEP.)The
GeneralExaminationsmeasurecollege‐levelachievementinfivegeneralareasandthematerialcoverediscomparabletogeneraleducationcoursesat
the college freshman and sophomore levels.Youmay satisfy a significant portionofyourgeneraleducationre quirements towards the Associate in
Artsdegree(PlanA)throughCLEPGeneralExamin
ations.CerritosCollegewillgrantacorrespondingnumberofunitsofcreditforeachgeneralexami‐
nationonwhichastudentscores500orhigher.
TheCollege LevelExaminationProgramisdesignedtobeameansthroughwhichrecognition, aca
demiccredit,andplacementmay begivenfor
less
conventionalformsofeducationalexperience.Thosewhomayhavereachedacollege‐levelofeducationthroughhomeorcorrespondencestudy,on‐
the‐jobtraining,telecourses,militaryserviceorothermeansmaytaketheCLEPexaminationswhichareofferedbytheCollegeEntranceE
xamination
Board.
Aresidencyof 12 unitsof satisfactory workmust be completedat Ce
rritosCollegepriorto grantingofcreditunderthis program. Amaximumof30
unitsofcreditviaCLEPmaybecred itedtowardtheAssociateinArtsdegree(PlanA).
Youmay notuseCLEP toimp
roveapreviousgrade earnedinacourse.Nocre
ditmay beearned byCLEP foranycourseinwhichthestudenthas al‐
readyreceivedagrade.
CLEP credit posted to another institution’s transcript is reevaluated based on Cerritos College’s standards. Evaluations made and credit allowedby
Cerritos College are subject to revi
ew and evaluations by any colleg
e or university to which the student may later transfer. CLEP credit granted at
CerritosCollegewill notbeusedtocertify generaleducationrequirementsfortransfer.TheUniversity ofCaliforniawill notacceptCLEP fortransfer
credit.
FormoreinformationontheCo
llegeLevelExaminationProgram(CLE
P,)pleaserefertothecurrentCerritosCollegeCourseCatalog.
CerritosCollegewillgrantcreditforCollegeBoardAdvancedPlacementExaminations.Ascoreof3,4,or5isrequiredinordertoreceiveunitstoward
the AA degree. The number of units earned through Advanced Placement Ex
ams will be noted on the student’s transcript. Ple
ase see the current
CerritosCollegeCourseCatalogforthespecificunitsassignedforAdvancedPlacementExams.
StudentswishingtoapplyAPcreditstowardstransfergeneraleducationandunitrequirementsshouldconsultthetableontheTransferCenterweb‐
siteatwww.cerritos.edu/transfer
.
StudentswishingtoapplyAPcreditstowardstransfermajorrequirementsshouldconsultthereceivinginstitution’spolicywhichcanoftenbefoundin
thereceivinginstitution’suniversitycatalog.ACerritos Collegecounselormayhelpyouwithyourinquiries.
FormoreinformationonAdvancedPlacementCredit,pleasereferthecurrentCerritosCollegeCo
urseCatalog
AcademicRenewal
AdvancedPlacementCredit
CollegeLevelExaminationProgram(CLEP)