ACADEMIC STANDING Good Standing Students are in academic good standing if their most recent cumulative GPA is 2.0 or better. Students admitted to programs must also make satisfactory progress toward their certificates and/or degrees by completing 67% of courses in which they are enrolled. During their first semester, students are presumed to be in academic good standing. Final grades are issued at the end of each term. Honors Lists Academic honors are awarded to students with outstanding GPAs. Full-time, program-active students who have completed at least twelve credits graded with letter grades, and part-time students who have completed at least six credits graded with letter grades, may be eligible for academic honors at the end of each semester. Academic honors are recorded on permanent records. Students with outstanding GPAs are eligible for the President’s, Dean’s or Registrar’s lists as follows: President’s List Semester GPA of 4.0 (full-time, program-active students taking twelve plus letter-graded credits) Dean’s List Semester GPA of 3.5 or higher, but less than 4.0 (full-time, program-active students taking twelve plus letter-graded credits) Registrar’s List Semester GPA of 3.5 or higher (part-time students taking six to eleven letter-graded credits) Unsatisfactory Progress Report If, during a course, a student begins to perform below “C” work, the instructor will issue an unsatisfactory progress report. Copies of the reports are sent to student advocates, advisors, or funding agencies who may call the deficient student for a conference. It is the student’s responsibility to keep informed of his/her own performance in a course. Probation Degree and certificate seeking students OR students receiving financial aid who fail to maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA and/or fail to complete at least 67% of the courses in which they are enrolled, will be placed on academic probation. All students on academic
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probation will be required to meet with their advocate and faculty advisor who will help them plan how to improve their grades. Students are removed from probation when they complete a semester in good academic standing. Students on probation can still receive Financial Aid. Suspension Degree and certificate seeking students OR students receiving financial aid who fail to maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA for two semesters in a row and/or fail to complete at least 67% of the courses in which they are enrolled, will be placed on suspension and must stop-out of college for one full semester (fall or spring). Suspension status is recorded on students’ transcripts. Students on suspension may register for, and attend, workforce development classes. Returning From Suspension Students may re-apply for admission after the semester stop-out period. If re-admitted, returning students will be on academic probation the first semester of their return. This status is recorded on students’ transcripts. Students will be allowed to take a maximum of six credits to assist them in regaining good academic standing. Extended Probation Extended probation may be used to keep a student in college while the student is working to get back into good academic standing. The approval of the Dean of Instruction is required for all extended probation cases. Administrative Expulsion Administrative expulsion occurs when a student is expelled from the college (or student housing) by the College President as a result of a violation of college policies, rules or regulations. Re-entry requires the approval of the College President. Academic Petitions Deviations from academic requirements and regulations must be approved by academic petition. Students may choose to petition for many reasons, including, but not limited to: •
exceptions to degree requirements
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extension of deadlines for incomplete “I” grades, drops, or academic suspension
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