FACULTY SENATE RESOLUTIONS – 11

(8) Fresh Start Policy (1999) (2015)

This policy allows the removal of “D+, D, D- and F” grades from inclusion in the computation of the Grade Point Average (GPA) for individuals who have previously attended Monroe Community College. The courses and grades will remain on the transcript in the semester taken, but will show as “excluded from GPA.” The following criteria must be met and followed in order to use the “Fresh Start Policy”:

• A minimum of three years must have elapsed since the student last completed a semester at MCC.
• The student must apply for readmission to the College and meet all entrance requirements.
• Students eligible for a Fresh Start will be notified.
• The student must submit a written request for “Fresh Start” to the Office of Records and Registration.
• This request must be submitted prior to the last day of classes of the semester that the student returns to MCC.
• The “Fresh Start” will only take effect if the student’s semester GPA is 2.0 or higher in the first returning semester.
• The Fresh Start can only be approved once.
• All coursework excluded will not count toward degree requirements and may not be reinstated.
• All other requirements for graduation which are in effect at the time of readmission continue to apply.

** Courses Excluded from a student’s GPA are not excluded when calculating Satisfactory Academic Progress and Financial Aid Course Eligibility (FACE)