Policies
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Amnesty Policy
Policy Purpose
The intent of this policy is to allow admitted students who previously accrued a record with a cumulative GPA below 2.0 to be “forgiven” for their earlier performance, if they meet the stated criteria.
Persons Affected
Faculty, Staff, Students
Policy Statement
If Amnesty is granted, previous Farmingdale grades of F and D will be "E-credited"-i.e., credits will not be counted toward the degree and grades will not be counted in the GPA. Courses in which a grade of C or better were received will be "J-credited"-i.e., credits will be counted toward the major (including General Education requirements) but not toward the GPA. The recognition of course work through Amnesty reflects the posting of courses through the transfer credit process. Students receiving Amnesty will have a notation to this effect on their Farmingdale transcript, and a new cumulative GPA will be calculated for all work beginning with the semester in which the student was admitted. This new GPA will be printed on the official transcript, used for computing the student’s academic standing, and for meeting the minimum 2.0 GPA requirement for graduation. The student will be eligible for all academic honors such as Latin Honors. All previous Farmingdale course work will continue to be listed on the transcript with the original grades received to fully document the student’s relationship with the institution.
A student can apply for Amnesty only once; once approved, the student cannot ask for the Amnesty to be rescinded or modified. For example, once a student has been granted academic Amnesty, they cannot request degree credit for E-credited courses or request that grades from J-credited courses be computed in the GPA.
Procedures
To be eligible for Amnesty:
- The student must first be admitted to a degree program after having met all regular admissions requirements.
- The student must not have taken any coursework at Farmingdale for a minimum of five calendar years.
- The student must not have earned more than 48 credit hours for undergraduate or 15 credit hours for graduate at Farmingdale prior to being admitted.
- If granted Amnesty, the student must meet the minimum number of credits to meet the residency requirement (see College Catalog for complete residency requirement policy) at Farmingdale in order to graduate.
- The student is not eligible to apply for Amnesty until they have completed one full-time semester or 12 hours of credit as an admitted student; in this first full-time semester or 12 hours of credit, the student must have completed every course with a minimum of a C grade.
- Amnesty must be applied for within one year of being admitted.
If the student has met the requirements for eligibility under Amnesty as stated above, the student will file an application with the chair of the Admissions and Academic Standards Committee (AASC) within one year of being admitted to the college. Upon verification of the student’s eligibility under Amnesty, the Chair of AASC will so notify the Registrar.
The Amnesty Policy will not supersede the College’s Admissions Policies, specific Curriculum
Department requirements, or financial aid guidelines.
Definitions
Admitted or Admitted Student – Students returning to Farmingdale after 5 or more years must submit an application for Admission. For the purpose of this policy, admitted refers to students who were accepted after submitting the application for Admission 5 or more years from their last completed semester.
Responsible Office
Office of the Provost
Policy History
Approval Date: September 29, 2020
Policies
Categories
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Amnesty Policy
- Aviation Flight Center Safety Policy
- Campus Policy For Preferred First Name
- Campus Policy for Animals Care and Use for Research
- Campus Policy for Assignment of Credit Hours
- Campus Policy for Credit‐By‐Evaluation
- Campus Policy for Transfer Credit
- Captioned Media Policy
- Faculty Compensation and Load Credit for Credit‐Bearing Internships
- General Education Requirements
- Grade Grievance Procedure
- Guidelines for Academic Standing for Matriculated Undergraduate Students
- Plagiarism Detection and the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Planning & Conducting Distance Learning
- Policies for Academic Standing for Non-Matriculated Students
- Policy and Procedure Guide For Faculty Led Study Abroad Programs
- Policy for Recording Classroom Instruction
- Prior Learning Assessment Policy
- Professional Licensure Student Location Policy
- Research Integrity Policy
- Specially Designated Course Policy
- Student Attendance Policy
- Syllabus-Guide
- Writing-Intensive Requirement
- Acceptable Use Policy for Computer Facilities
- Additional Sick Leave Request Guidelines(a.k.a. Presidential Sick Leave)
- Affirmative Action Search Waivers Policy
- Also Receives Policy
- Alternate Work Arrangements Policy
- Alternate Work Location Policy
- Background Investigation Policy
- Chosen Identity Policy
- Civility and Bullying Policy
- Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Complaint Policy & Procedure
- Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedure for Title IX Sex Discrimnation and Sex-Based Harassment
- Domestic Violence and the Workplace Policy
- Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy
- Extra Service Processing Procedure
- Farmingdale State College Consensual Relationship Policy
- Gender-Based Violence and the Workplace Policy
- Informal Resolution Policy
- Internal Promotion Policy
- Nepotism Policy
- New Position Justification
- Part Time Recruiting and Hiring Policy
- Reasonable Accomodations for State Employees
- Reimbursement of Moving Expenses Policy
- Religious Accomodations Policy
- Sexual Harassment Response and Prevention Policy Statement
- Telecommuting Policy
- Tobacco Use Policy
- Volunteer Policy
- Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
- Acceptable Use Policy for Computer Facilities
- Banner Security Policy
- College Email Policy
- Copyright Guidelines
- Cyber Security Awareness and Education Policy
- Data Communication Network Security Policy
- Farmingdale Information Security Policy
- Farmingdale State College Privacy Policy
- GDPR Privacy Notice
- Guidelines for the use of Digital Material
- Retiree Email Policy
- Wired or Wireless Network Policy
- Child Protection Policy
- Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Complaint Policy & Procedure
- Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedure for Title IX Sex Discrimnation and Sex-Based Harassment
- Fraud and Irregularities Policy
- Mandatory Reporting and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
- Records Retention and Management Policy
- Chosen Identity Policy
- Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedure for Title IX Sex Discrimnation and Sex-Based Harassment
- Farmingdale State College Consensual Relationship Policy
- Farmingdale State College Student Alcohol Policy
- Grievance Procedure for Sex-Based Harassment Complaints for Students (including NYS 129B requirements)
- Informal Resolution Policy
- Involuntary Leave of Absence Policy
- Personal Transportation Device Policy
- Policy and Procedures on Students Rights and Assembly
- Refund Policy
- Request and Grievance Policy for Student Disability Related Accommodations
- Sexual Harassment Response and Prevention Policy Statement
- Student Immunization Policy