Academic Catalog Spring 2019

or she can perform academically at a level needed to graduate from Bluefield College. An appeal must be made by the student in writing by using the academic appeal form and directing it to the Academic Appeals Committee. The form is available online in MyBC under the Academic Jeopardy section on the Academic Center for Excellence page. The academic appeal form should be emailed to: academics@bluefield.edu. The Aca- demic Appeals Committee will review the student’s appeal and make a recommendation to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Vice President will render a decision in consultation with pertinent faculty and/or administrative offices. APPEAL OF POLICY DECISIONS, GRADES, ADMISSIONS, AND CONVOCATION ATTENDANCE Students may have the right to appeal policy decisions or procedures. Various appeal procedures are to be followed depending on the nature of the appeal. Course grade appeals begin with the instructor (see grade appeal process on p. 63). Admission appeals are directed to the Admission Appeals Committee. Contact the Office of Enrollment Management for the complete process. Convocation attendance appeals information is available in the Student Development office. Important note: In all cases the student must follow the proper procedure or the appeal will be invalid. ACADEMIC FORGIVENESS POLICY To be considered for academic forgiveness, a student must: • be currently enrolled or seeking readmission and, • demonstrate poor performance was due to extenuating circumstances and, • demonstrate that the cause of poor performance has been alleviated The student must state, in writing, his or her intention to request academic forgiveness to the Office of the Registrar. The student must specify which term is being requested for forgiveness. If approved, all work taken during the requested term will be pardoned. Once academic forgiveness has been granted, the action is irreversible. A student may declare academic forgiveness only once at Bluefield College. The Registrar will certify the request and forward the material to the Vice President for Academic Affairs who will be responsible for insuring that the student is counseled, conferring with the faculty (especially those who instructed the student), act on the request, and return the material to the Registrar for processing. If academic forgiveness is granted, the pardoned work will remain on the transcript denoted by a grade of “AF”; but it will not be counted in the student’s GPA and will not count towards degree requirements. However, the Dean of the College or School in which the student is enrolled may waive major, minor and general education requirements met by forgiven courses (in which the student received at least a “C” or higher grade), while requiring the student to substitute elective courses equivalent in hours to those waived. When academic forgiveness is declared, the term “ACADEMIC FORGIVENESS” will be noted on the transcript for the term affected. The student may be liable for the repayment of any federal financial aid, veteran’s benefits, or other forms of financial assistance. Certain colleges, universities, and professional schools will not honor an academic forgiveness policy.

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