Conditions of Academic Forgiveness

Academic Forgiveness may be available for any Cleveland Community College student who has experienced a lapse in enrollment at the College for a period of at least two calendar years and upon re-enrollment has earned and maintained at least 12 credit hours with grades of "C" or better. At least one course must be at the 101 level or above.
The student’s cumulative grade point average must also be less than 2.00 in order to be considered for Academic Forgiveness.
Students who wish to apply for Academic Forgiveness must do so by the end of the term, following the completion of 12 credit hours.
Classes excluded from the GPA calculation under Academic Forgiveness will still count toward attempted classes for financial aid eligibility purposes.
Other institutions will use their own policies for calculating the student’s GPA for admissions purposes. Other institutions’ policies may not acknowledge the application of Cleveland Community College’s Academic Forgiveness policy to course grades and GPA calculation.
Courses taken during an Academic Forgiveness period count as hours earned toward graduation requirements and toward program GPA for graduation. Grades earned during the forgiveness period will not be calculated in the cumulative GPA; this includes grades of "A", "B", and "C".
Academic Forgiveness may be granted only once and is not reversible.