California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley issued an executive order Friday that requires community colleges across the state, including College of the Canyons, to temporarily adjust their student grading policies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The office of the California Community Colleges Chancellor implemented a number of changes to the grading regulations that apply to 115 community colleges throughout the state, including College of the Canyons.
“Our colleges are committed to helping our 2.1 million students get through this crisis, and these measures are designed to ensure students are not punished for events that are out of their control,” Oakley said in a statement issued Friday.
The changes that are being made through executive order include:
- Allowing students to retake any course attempted during the pandemic: “Colleges must disregard the previous grade when computing a GPA once the course has been completed.”
- Waiving the deadline for selecting a pass or no pass option instead of a letter grade: “Students should, however, be aware that the University of California and California State University systems require courses for a major to be completed with a letter grade.”
- “No pass” grades will not be considered in probation and dismissal procedures: “Students intending to complete a course under the current situation, rather than withdraw, will not be negatively affected should they ultimately be unable to successfully complete the course.”
Additionally, the executive order allows governing boards to extend the end date of their spring terms to June 30 if local officials deem it necessary, according to officials.
The chancellor is given the authority to issue this order through the emergency powers granted to her by Resolution of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors No. 2020- 01 and title 5, section 52020, of the California Code of Regulations, according to state officials.
The changes to the grading system are expected to last “as long as the declaration of the COVID-19 state of emergency is in place, or the expiration of Section 52020, whichever is earlier,” according to the text of the executive order.
For more information, visit the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office COVID-19 webpage.
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