The following information applies to courses attempted at Daytona State College only. Courses completed at another institution and transferred to Daytona State are not impacted by the following rules.

Maximum attempts for full cost of instruction in each course:

Students are permitted to enroll in the same course a maximum of three times. Students will be assessed 100 percent of the full cost of instruction (the out-of-state tuition rate) on the third attempt unless the College grants a one-time exception to the student due to extenuating circumstances or financial hardship. Students are permitted to appeal to take a course a fourth time if the student withdrew due to major extenuating circumstances during the third attempt. Students will be assessed the full cost of instruction on the fourth attempt. There are no appeals to reduce the full cost assessment on the fourth attempt. All grades from the third and subsequent attempts will be calculated in the student's grade point average. A fifth attempt is not allowed under any circumstances.

Application forms for an appeal are available at the Question & Answer Center on any Daytona State campus, online at the Registration Web site, or from the Enrollment Services staff on any campus. The full cost assessment is the equivalent of the non-resident fee for courses. Additional fee information is available in the Financial Information section of this catalog under the Tuition, Fees and Refunds heading.

Grade forgiveness policies:

Grade forgiveness applies when students repeat the same course in which they earned a "D" or "F" grade. The earned grade from the most recent attempt will be used in the calculation of GPA. (A subsequent "W" grade will not replace an earned grade.) Students may not repeat the same course to improve a "C" grade or better. However, the college will allow a student who returns to Daytona State, or transfers to Daytona State after an extended period of time has elapsed since they had completed a college preparatory class to repeat that class under certain circumstances.  The College has established an appeal process that allows students to retake a college preparatory class completed successfully, if their absence from college has been two years or more, and the student retests into the developmental course level. In such cases, students are offered the choice of repeating or moving forward with the understanding that financial aid will not be awarded for a repeated course.

Course Repeats:

Students are not permitted to repeat courses in which a grade of "C" or better was earned. This includes a grade of "C" or better transferred in from another institution.

Students may repeat a course for grade forgiveness twice. Upon the third attempt in the same course, the grade earned is a final grade and cannot be forgiven. Students should understand that other institutions may not honor Daytona State's grade forgiveness policy. As a result, students' grade point averages may change when they transfer to another institution. In addition, repeating courses to improve grades may impact a student's financial aid award. Students receiving financial aid should contact the Financial Aid Office prior to repeating any courses. Courses that are designed as "repeatable courses" in the Course Descriptions area of the College catalog may be repeated and are not subject to the forgiveness policy.

Withdrawal Policy:

Students may withdraw from a course anytime prior to the final withdrawal date. Students are responsible for the completion of the formal withdrawal process. The withdrawal dates are published in the College calendar. Students who remain enrolled in courses after the final withdrawal date will be assigned a final grade for the course from the faculty. Students are permitted a maximum of two withdrawals in the same course. Upon the third attempt in the same course, a student will not be permitted to withdraw and will be assigned a final grade other than "W" (withdrawal). Students who drop any course during the schedule adjustment period or who enroll in a course as an audit student are not impacted by this policy.

Academic Second Chance Policy

The Second Chance Program does not apply to courses taken once a Certificate or a degree (associate or bachelor's) has been earned.  The program will only apply to additional courses taken toward a subsequent degree.  The Academic Second Chance Program can only be used once in a lifetime.

A. Academic Second Chance Policy – Daytona State College Returning Students

The Academic Second Chance Program allows former students of Daytona State College who return to college after a three calendar year break in higher education enrollment to have coursework with a grade of “F” be excluded from Daytona State College GPA calculations once their appeal is approved.

Requirements:

• Return to Daytona State after a minimum of a three-year break in higher education enrollment
• Complete 12 credits, completing all courses attempted (college preparatory courses are not counted)
• Earn a “C” or higher in all courses attempted
• Submit a petition to the Records Office for review. (If a student petitions after completing more than 12 credits, all credits attempted must have been completed with a 2.0 GPA to be considered for amnesty.)

Students who are repeating courses that had a prior grade of “F” will still use the current grade forgiveness policy that uses the most recent grade when calculating GPA.

If a student has earned a certificate and subsequently takes additional courses toward an associate degree, only the new courses taken would be applicable to this policy. The same applies to students who return for a second associate degree.

Grades for courses that qualify for this amnesty program will be changed to “AM” to indicate the amnesty was applied. The following statement will be added to the student’s transcript when the petition is approved: “Academic Second Chance Policy has been applied.” The transcript legend will indicate the “AM” grade replaced an “F” grade.

All courses remain on the transcript. Students planning to transfer to another college or university will be cautioned that the receiving institution may use all original grades earned when computing a GPA for admissions eligibility or for other purposes.

This Academic Second Chance Policy can only be used once in a lifetime. Courses that receive amnesty will still count for the Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress Policy with regard to attempted/earned credits. Academic Second Chance has no effect on the student’s financial aid award history. It also has no effect on the calculation of course attempts related to the multiple course attempts surcharge.

B. Academic Second Chance Policy – Daytona State College Current Students

Many times students are unsure of their career goals, or may attempt courses and programs not suited to their academic skills.  For students who are successful after a career/program change, the Academic Second Chance Policy permits a student to select up to three grades of “F”  earned at previously Daytona State for amnesty (not to be used in the GPA calculation) for courses required (not electives) in the prior major, provided the student has earned 30 credits with a 2.0 GPA toward a major that does not have the three “amnesty” courses as a degree requirement.

For example

• AA students changing to AS where the amnesty courses are not required in the new program
• AS students changing to AA where the amnesty courses are not required in the new program
• AS students changing to another AS where the courses are not required in the new program.

If a student has earned a certificate and subsequently takes additional courses toward an associate degree, only the new courses taken would be applicable to this policy. The same applies for a student who returns for a second associate degree. This Academic Second Chance Policy can only be used once in a lifetime. Courses that receive amnesty will still count for the Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress policy with regard to attempted/earned credits.

Grades for courses that qualify for this amnesty program will be changed to “AM” to indicate the amnesty was applied. The following statement will be added to the student’s transcript when the petition is approved: “Academic Second Chance Policy has been applied.” The transcript legend will indicate the “AM” grade replaced an “F” grade.

All courses remain on the transcript. Students planning to transfer to another college or university are cautioned that the receiving institution may use all original grades earned when computing a GPA for admissions eligibility or for other purposes.

C. Academic Second Chance Policy – Daytona State College Transfer Students

Effective with the fall 2009 semester, the Academic Second Chance Policy for Transfer Students will cease to transfer in grades of “F” and “W” onto the Daytona State College transcript. This policy does not apply to students who were enrolled at the college prior to fall 2009.

The college will continue to require the receipt of all prior college transcripts, even if no credits are to be awarded in transfer.

Student Caution:

Students must clearly understand that other colleges may not use the Daytona State College GPA for transfer purposes if any type of grade amnesty has been applied.