CERRITOSCOLLEGE
Requestfor:AcademicRenewal,AdvancedPlacementCreditorCLEP
AcademicRenewal:Astudentmayrequestupto30unitsofsubstandardcourseworkattemptedtobe
annotatedanddisregardedinthecomputationofthestudent’sgradepointaverageorrequirementsfora
degree. Astudentmaybegrantedacademicrenewalonlyonce.
Semester(s) Requested Course Name Course Name Course Name Course Name
Ifneeded,pleaseattachocialtranscriptsofothercollegestomeet30unitsrequirement.
StudentSignature:__________________________________ Date:_____________
CollegeLevelExaminationProgram‐(CLEP)
TheCollegeLevelExaminationProgramisdesignedtobeameansthroughwhichrecognition,academic
credit,andplacementmaybegivenforlessconventionalformsofeducationalexperience.Aresidencyof
12unitsofsatisfactoryworkmustbecompletedatCerritosCollegepriortograntingofcreditunderthis
program.YoumaynotuseCLEPtoimproveapreviousgradeearnedinacourse.
Term: Fall Spring Summer Year:___________
AdvancedPlacementCredit(AttachcopyofAdvancedPlacementscorereport)
CerritoscollegewillgrantcreditforcollegeBoardAdvancedPlacementExaminations.Ascoreof3,4or5in
Biology,Chemistry,English,Math,Physics,Spanish,Economics,Government–Pol,andHistory.Thenumberof
unitsearnedthroughAdvancedPlacementExamswillbenotedonthestudent’stranscript.Creditgranted
canbeusedtosatisfyCerritosCollegeGeneraleducationrequirementsfortheAAdegree(PlanA).
APExam(s)tobeprocessed:
Recommendation:
CollegeOcial
Date
Thisrequesthasbeen: Approved Denied
NAME:________________________________________________________STUDENTNO._______________________
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CLEPExam(s)tobeprocessed:
An Academic Renewal procedure permits alleviation of previously recorded substandard (“D,” “F,” and “NP”) academic performance which is not
reflectiveofastudent’spresentdemonstratedabilityandlevelofperformance.Thepermanentacademicrecordshallbeannotatedinsuchamanner
thatallworkremainslegible,ensuringatrueandcompleteacademichistory.
1. Astudentmayrequestthatupto30unitssubstandardco
urseworkattemptedbeannotatedanddisregardedinthecomputationofthestudent’s
gradepointaverageorrequirementsforadegree.Onlythoserequestedcourseswithsubstandardgradeswillbedisregarded.
2. Atleasttwentyfour(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. Someseniorlevelinstitutionsandpossibly,certainoutofstatecommunitycollegesdonothonoracademicrenewal.Itisthestudent’sresponsi
bilitytoens
urethathis/hertransferinstitutionwillapproveofacademicrenewalfro
mCerritosCollege.
AstudentmaypetitionforacademicrenewalattheOfficeofAdmissions,Records,andServices.
FormoreinformationonAcademicRenewal,pleaserefertothecurrentCerritosCollegeCourseCatalog
TheCollegeEntranceExaminationBoard(CEEB)off
ersGeneralandSubjectExaminatio
nsthroughtheCollegeLevelExaminationProgram(CLEP.)The
GeneralExaminationsmeasurecollegelevelachievementinfivegeneralareasandthematerialcoverediscomparabletogeneraleducationcoursesat
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.Thosewhomayhavereachedacollegelevelofeducationthroughhomeorcorrespondencestudy,on
thejobtraining,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.
FormoreinformationontheCo
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)
Updated DB 11/22/2013