Tougaloo college catalog 2013 2015

Admissions and Enrollment Students in academic difficulty at the end of the first semester of a school year will receive a letter from the Provost/Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs listing the student’s cumulative grade point average and indicating the quality of work they must achieve during the second semester to remain in good academic standing. In addition, students will be offered assistance in the academic areas in which they experience difficulty.

Students suspended for the first time have the right to appeal the Academic Standing Committee’s decision. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the Provost/Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Concurrently, a recommendation by the respective department chairperson and/or major advisor (first year advisors may serve in this capacity for first year students only), must be presented to the Provost/Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs for appeal consideration. When a student is suspended for a second time, an appeal of the Committee’s decision becomes a privilege afforded by the institution and not a right.

Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress Federal regulations require an institution to evaluate the academic progress of students receiving federal financial aid. Effective July 1, 1994, federal regulations required institutions to strengthen their policies. These regulations include a qualitative measure of the student’s progress (G.P.A.), quantitative measure (completion ratio) and time frame.

The regulations mandate that institutions of higher education apply “standards of academic progress” for students receiving financial aid from Title IV federal programs. Schools must apply a reasonable standard of academic progress. This standard assesses academic progress for all transfer credits from other institutions regardless of whether aid is received.

All students applying for and/or receiving Title IV Financial Aid at Tougaloo College must be progressing satisfactorily towards completion of their degree.

Qualitative Measure (G.P.A.) Freshmen students must have at least a 1.65 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) at the end of the first year. All other students (sophomores, juniors and seniors) must have an equivalent of a C average or 2.00 G.P.A. Students with an academic standing of suspension do not meet the Qualitative Standard and are therefore ineligible to receive financial aid.

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