Students who are readmitted after having previously attended NCC may be eligible for Academic Amnesty, which provides for the following:
- Any grades earned during the student’s previous time at the College will no longer be used to calculate the student’s new cumulative GPA. However, any courses with grades of C- and above taken during the student’s previous time at the College may be used to meet course requirements (where appropriate), subject to the approval of the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs.
- Even though previous grades will not be used to calculate the new cumulative GPA, all previous grades will remain on the student’s transcript.
To be eligible for Academic Amnesty, students must meet all of the following conditions:
- The cumulative GPA during the student’s previous attendance was below 1.7.
- The student has not enrolled in any courses at NCC for a period of at least three years before being readmitted.
- The student has never before received Academic Amnesty.
- After being readmitted, the student must apply for Academic Amnesty before the start of their second semester.
After having been granted academic amnesty, students’ previous grades are no longer used to calculate their grade point average. However, the previous grades will continue to be used to evaluate “satisfactory academic progress” for financial aid purposes in accordance with Federal Financial Aid Regulations.