Academic amnesty is an action of forgiveness provided to certain students who have experienced poor academic performance at Mid Michigan College. Through Academic Amnesty, a student will be awarded a "second opportunity" to achieve success at Mid Michigan College by removing the negative impact of less than "C" grade courses on the student's academic transcript.
Academic Amnesty can be granted only once to any student.
To be eligible, certain conditions apply.
- A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of less than 2.00 for the period in question.
- Have recently completed at least six credit hours or more and have maintained a current 2.00 GPA or higher.
- Allowed five (5) years to elapse between the poor academic performance period and the requirement listed in the second bullet.
- Must have mitigating circumstances for the period of poor academic performance as defined by the Federal Department of Education. Circumstances are considered mitigating if they are beyond the student's control. A written letter of explanation and documentation, if available, should be submitted for consideration.
Determination regarding the award of Academic Amnesty will be made by a committee comprised of at least one representative from Financial Aid.
Once Amnesty has been applied to the student's transcript, the student will not be permitted to rescind the application of Amnesty on his/her academic record. Other conditions include the following.
- Amnesty must be for one continuous period of enrollment in a program at Mid Michigan College, as indicated by courses taken by the student that are directly attributable to that program.
- No coursework will be removed from a transcript.
- A special notation explaining Amnesty approval will be placed on the student's transcript.
- Honor points and credit hours attempted during the Amnesty period will be subtracted from the current cumulative honor and credit hours attempted. A new cumulative grade point average will then be established.
- Courses successfully completed with a grade of C or better during the Amnesty period can be used toward the student's certificate or degree requirements, but do not count toward the student's cumulative grade point average.
- A student receiving Academic Amnesty will not be allowed to graduate with honors.
- Academic Amnesty, when granted, applies only to Mid Michigan College courses. There is no guarantee, expressed or implied, that Academic Amnesty will be recognized by any other college or university.
- Courses previously counted to fulfill degree requirements for a completed degree cannot be considered for academic amnesty.
Removal of courses and grades through academic amnesty WILL NOT remove them from the Satisfactory Academic Progress calculations for Federal or State financial aid programs.