BCCC expects enrolled students to be on time and attend all class sessions as scheduled. The college believes that attendance/course participation is an integral and vital aspect of the learning progress of all students. Students are most successful academically when they attend/participate in class assignments because it allows them to be engaged and better understand the materials and learning outcomes. Students are responsible for the content presented and assigned even if the class is missed due to late registration, illness, or other factors. Attendance/Course participation is required for all Federal Financial Aid student recipients.

Students are expected to make academic progress in all their courses. Students who do not successfully complete a course are permitted to repeat it one time. The College believes that both students and the institution must act responsibly to ensure the effective use of their resources, time, and finances; therefore, students may not register to take a course for a third time (including class withdrawals) without visiting the Student Success Center. The grade received each time a student enrolls in a course is posted on the student’s official transcript; however, only the highest grade received in the course is computed in the student’s Grade Point Average (GPA). For financial aid purposes, a student may repeat a course once and receive financial aid only if the student has not received a grade of "C" or better.

Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) prohibits students from continuously repeating courses for which they have received financial aid to pay tuition and fees and for which they have received a grade of “C” or better. Therefore, students who receive a grade less than a “C” can only repeat that course once. Withdrawals are not included in this policy.

If the student chooses to repeat a class which was paid for by financial aid twice, they must assume the cost of tuition and fees for the third attempt. This policy is consistent with the intent of the federal Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) regulations.