Students may petition for a one-time forgiveness of up to two consecutive semesters of prior Rend Lake College grades in accordance with the following guidelines:
• Student must not have attended any college and/or any other postsecondary institution for a minimum of four years.
• When returning to the college and prior to applying for grade forgiveness, the student must enroll in and complete a minimum of 15 consecutive hours of certificate or degree program courses and earn a “C” or better in each course.
• Forgiven grades remain on the student’s record but are not computed in the student’s grade-point average for academic purposes.
• Forgiven grades are counted for financial aid eligibility according to the guidelines of satisfactory academic progress.
• The forgiveness policy applies to a complete semester of courses and includes all courses taken in that semester.
• No course(s) in the semester(s) forgiven can be used to meet graduation requirements.
• Student loses any educational guarantees for the forgiven courses.
• The college accepts no responsibility for the ways in which a transfer college or university or an employer might interpret a student’s use of the forgiveness policy.
• Graduates cannot use the forgiveness policy for any semester(s) of courses that were used to obtain a certificate or a degree from Rend Lake College.
• Forgiveness is a one-time event and is irrevocable.
• In consultation with the Dean of Student Services or a designee, the student must sign a declaration of understanding if the petition for forgiveness is granted.
