Revised 2016
PETITION FOR ADMISSION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
ACADEMIC FRESH START PROVISIONS
Provisions
Students seeking admission to Houston Community College may utilize the provisions
outlined in Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Section 51.929 of the Education Code. This allows any
applicant at Houston Community College to be admitted by excluding from consideration all
academic course credits or grades earned by the applicant 10 or more years prior to the starting
date of the semester in which the applicant seeks to enroll. An applicant who makes the election
to apply under this section and is admitted as a student may not receive any course credit at
Houston Community College for any courses undertaken 10 or more years prior to enrollment
under this section from any institution.
Petition
I petition for admission under the provisions of Academic Fresh Start. I certify that I have read
that section of the Education Code and understand the ramifications of this petition. I
understand once I elect to invoke this provision at Houston Community College that the
election is permanent and may not be revoked at Houston Community College. I further
understand that all coursework taken at Houston Community College, including any
coursework taken 10 or more years prior to this election will remain as a part of my permanent
record. All entries made to the permanent record, including semester grade point average
calculations, and notifications of academic status will also remain as a part of the permanent
record. Additionally, any coursework taken 10 or more years prior to this election may not be
applied as course credit nor will it be computed in any cumulative grade point average
computations.
A notation will be placed on the permanent record for the semester in which I elect to invoke this
provision stating:
ACADEMIC FRESH START INVOKED:
DISREGARD ALL COLLEGE COURSEWORK
TAKEN 10 OR MORE YEARS PRIOR TO:
(Semester and Year Academic Fresh Start is invoked)
_________________________ _____________________________
Last Name, First Name (Please Print) Student ID No.
_________________________ _____________________________
Student Signature Date
_________________________
Semester and Year of Invocation
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