Grade Discrepancies
Students must bring any grade discrepancy to the attention of the Dean for Student
Services within 60 days after grades are posted or within the next regular term.
Challenging a Course
KCC maintains a course challenge procedure, recognizing that alternative avenues
exist other than the classroom for acquiring knowledge. Students wishing to
challenge a course must have completed a minimum of 12 credits at KCC prior to
the challenge. If adequate justification exists, students may challenge courses using
the following procedures:
- Consult the appropriate instructor.
- Obtain the appropriate instructor’s and department chair’s signatures.
- Present the completed challenge form to the Student Services Office during
the add/drop period for the term and pay the $10 per course non-refundable
challenge fee plus any other fees associated with the examination.
- Complete the challenge examination within the term in which the course is
offered at a time that is mutually agreed upon with the instructor. Students
successfully passing the challenge exam must register for the class and pay the
appropriate tuition. [Financial Aid will not pay for challenged courses.]
Note: Students may not challenge a course a second time.
Challenged courses are not Financial Aid eligible and are not considered part
of the residency requirements for degrees, diplomas, or certificates nor are they
considered in determining full-time status or eligibility for student benefits.
After successfully passing the challenge exam and paying the appropriate tuition,
registration for the class can be completed. The instructor will record the grade [A,
B, C or P] on the regular End-of-Term Grade Sheet. Failure to pass the exam will
result in no grade being recorded. A course may not be challenged a second time.
A course may not be challenged in which a grade has been received, nor may a
lower level course be challenged. For example, WRI 095 may not be challenged
after completion of WRI 121. Furthermore, some courses may not be challenged
for any reason. A list of these courses is available at the Student Services Office.
Alternative challenge procedures exist for current high school students and are
identified in the Academic Policy Handbook, located in the LRC.
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