Audit, Enrollment Change, College Prep Courses, and Repeat of Courses
- Courses taken for Audit purposes will not be calculated in the financial aid award. In the event a student changes course(s) to Audit after receiving aid, the award will be reduced by the appropriate amount, and repayment of aid may be required.
- If a student completes the registration process for a course(s), receives aid for that course in the award calculation, but never attends the course(s), the student will be required to refund part of the aid. Financial Aid will be decreased by the appropriate amount.
- Financial Aid students are allowed to repeat a previously passed course, one time, in order to earn a higher grade.
- A student can only receive Federal financial aid for 30 semester credit hours of attempted math and English transitional classes such as ENG 002 or MAT 003.
- Change of Personal Information
It is the responsibility of all students to notify the Registrar’s Office of any change of name, Social Security Number, address, e-mail address, and/or telephone number immediately after the change occurs. If a student’s name is due to marriage, divorce, or court decree, a copy of one of the following must accompany a name change: marriage certificate or court/divorce decree indicating the new name, new driver's license, or new signed Social Security card. If you change your Social Security Number, a copy of the new, signed Social Security card is required. This information is vital for the accurate mailing of information, financial transactions, and for the relaying of emergency messages. Students may change only their address, e-mail and telephone information by obtaining a Change of Personal Information Form via the Carteret CC website or in person.
Address changes to states other than North Carolina that do not fall within the NC-SARA agreement are subject to review by the State Authorization Representative if the student is taking online classes and does not have a physical North Carolina address. Notification will be provided by the registrar’s office to the student of any requirements for approval by the state authorization office.
- Students taking classes at Carteret Community College toward a degree that will be awarded by another college must meet the admissions and graduation requirements for that college. Transcript evaluations will come from the host college. Most colleges will only accept 75 percent of the total program hours as transfer credit from another college. Check with the host college to find out their admissions, graduation, and transfer credit policies.
- Course Substitution Students are required to take the courses listed in their curriculum. If for some reason, a certain course is not available or cannot be taken by the student, the substituted course must be of the same level of difficulty, comparable number of credit hours, and category as of those being substituted. Required "core" courses may not be substituted and must be taken. The core courses are indicated in the Programs of Study section of this catalog in bold and CAPITALIZED.
- Repeat Process for Curriculum Course Work
Cooperative work experience (Work Based Learning) and internship courses may not be audited, however, may be completed for a grade up to two times only if a passing grade was not achieved the first time or if the student changed programs of study and the new program requires the same course, and only with written permission of the Program Chairperson. Each attempt will be recorded, and all grades will be reflected on the transcript. The highest grade earned for the cooperative work experience or internship course will be used to calculate a GPA. No course may be counted more than once toward graduation.
Any other curriculum course may be completed a total of three (3) times, including audits. Each attempt will be recorded, and all grades will be reflected on the transcript. The highest grade will be used to calculate a cumulative grade point average. No course may be counted more than once toward graduation. If, after three attempts, a student has not made a passing grade in a course, the student must have the written approval of their Advisor, the Program Chair, the Academic Dean, and the Dean of Student Services to enroll in the same course a fourth time. If a student wishes to take a previously passed course more than three times for personal benefit, it can be taken as an audit, and that student must pay the actual cost of the course. The student must have the written permission of the Program Chairperson, the Academic Dean, and the Dean of Student Services.
Required approvals will be in the form of a memorandum initiated by the Program Chairperson, approved by signatures as outlined above, and placed in the student’s permanent file.
Transfer students should be advised that receiving institutions do not have consistent policies regarding GPA computation. Admissions personnel at the receiving institutions will review the transcripts of transfer applicants and may recalculate a GPA to include original grades.
The Program Chairperson, the Academic Dean, the Dean of Student Services, and the Vice President of Instruction and Student Support must approve any exceptions to this policy.