• The provost/VPAA will assemble an Appeals Committee, consisting of two members of the teaching faculty and one member of the student body. The provost/VPAA will appoint one of the two faculty members to serve as chair of the Appeals Committee. The Appeals Committee has the authority to: (a) affirm or reverse the findings and actions of the instructor and the AD, and; (b) reduce or moderate the APUS’s decision on suspension or expulsion. The Appeals Committee does not have the authority to change a grade decision. Findings will be communicated in writing to the student, instructor, APUS, and provost/VPAA. • The chair of the Appeals Committee will consult with the student and instructor to schedule an appeals hearing. The student and instructor will be given at least two College business days’ notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing. The student and instructor must be present during the hearing, excluding deliberations. The student may be assisted during the appeals hearing by an advisor of choice from among the current students, faculty, administration, or staff, but may not be assisted during the appeals hearing by anyone else. The selected individual may function in an advisory capacity only. They may not actively participate in the appeals hearing. • The student will be informed in writing of the committee’s decision within one College business day following the appeals hearing. • Records related to academic dishonesty will be kept for five years following a student’s last date of attendance at the College, except for records of actions resulting in permanent dismissal, which will be kept permanently.
Academic Standing Requirements UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC STANDING REQUIREMENTS After each fall and spring semester, members of the Academic Affairs Council meet to review the academic performance of all undergraduate students. Also, the academic performance of students in accelerated programs is reviewed at the end of the summer term. To maintain good academic standing at the College, students must achieve minimum cumulative grade point averages appropriate to progress toward their degree and must complete coursework at a regular and sustained pace. Minimum cumulative GPAs are as follows: Credit Hours Completed
Required Cumulative GPA
1–27
1.800
28–55
1.900
56 or more
2.000
A 2.000 cumulative GPA is also required for students to graduate. Students who have not achieved a 2.000 cumulative GPA will be given an Academic Warning, placed on Probation, or Academically Suspended from the College, according to the conditions described below. Academic Warning. Students who do not achieve a 2.000 cumulative GPA will be given Academic Warning. Academic Warning constitutes a formal notification
34
2021–2022 Catalog
