LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION E-103
TOPIC: Repeatable Courses
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Definitions
a.
“Active participatory courses” are courses where individual study
or group assignments are the basic means by which learning
objectives are obtained.
b.
“Intercollegiate academic or vocational competition courses” are
courses designed specifically for participation in non-athletic
competitive events between students from different colleges that
are sanctioned by a formal collegiate or industry governing body.
c.
“Courses that are related in content” are those courses with
similar primary educational activities in which skill levels or
variations are separated into distinct courses with different
student learning outcomes for each level of variation.
Types of Repeatable Courses
Only the following courses may be designated as repeatable:
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a.
Courses for which repetition is necessary to meet the major
requirements of CSU or UC for completion of a bachelor’s
degree;
b.
Intercollegiate athletics courses (i.e., courses in which a student
athlete is enrolled to participate in an organized competitive
sport sponsored by the District or a conditioning course which
supports the organized competitive sport); and
c.
Intercollegiate academic or vocational competition courses,
where enrollment in the course and courses that are related in
content is limited to no more than four times. This enrollment
limitation applies even if the student receives a substandard
grade or “W” during one or more of the enrollments in such a
course or petitions for repetition due to extenuating
circumstances.
Limits on Enrollment in Repeatable Courses
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Students may not repeat repeatable courses more than three times (i.e. for
a total of four enrollments). The grade received each time shall be included
for purposes of calculating the student’s grade point average.
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Limits on Active Participatory Courses
Active participatory course which do not fall under Section 2(a), (b), or (c)
above are not repeatable. Students may not enroll in active participatory
courses in physical education, visual arts, or performing arts that are related
in content more than four times. This enrollment limitation applies even if
the student receives a substandard grade or “W” during one or more of the
enrollments in such a course or petitions for repetition due to extenuating
circumstances.
Original Issue Date: July 25, 2003
Initiated by: Educational Supports Services Division
Dates of Changes: June 4, 2010; April 10, 2012; March 24, 2015
References: Education Code, section 58161(c), Title 5, C.C.R., section
55040, 55041 and 58161
The Los Angeles Community College District does not discriminate on the basis of
disability in the admissions or access to, or treatment of or employment in, its
programs or activities. Requests for alternate formats can be made by contacting
the ADA Compliance Administrator, Mardell Kuntzelman, 770 Wilshire Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA 90017, (213) 891-2213 voice, (213)891-2408 TTY, (213) 8912295 fax, kuntzeme@email.laccd.edu.
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