Southern New Hampshire University
Academic Review/Scholastic Standing A student must maintain a “C” (2.0) grade-point average (GPA) for satisfactory progress in a degree program. Students are urged to consult with the center director or academic advisor whenever they have difficulty in their studies. The College of Online and Continuing Education (COCE) Scholastic Standing Committee meets three times per year (September, January and May), to discuss the records of all students whose cumulative grade-point averages have fallen below the 2.0 standard needed to remain in good academic standing. Students on scholastic warning are subject to dismissal by the COCE Scholastic Standing Committee. • To qualify for graduation, a student must complete all courses within his/her degree program with a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.0. • A student whose cumulative GPA drops below 2.0, at any time after he/she has attempted fifteen or more credits at SNHU, will be placed on scholastic warning. • If a student remains on scholastic warning without substantial improvement for three terms (equivalent of 6 months), he/she will be restricted to one course per term. • Any student on scholastic warning will be removed from warning upon achievement of a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. • A student who has been on scholastic warning, without substantial improvement for six terms, or whose required grade point average in order to graduate with a 2.0 would be unrealistically high, will be considered a candidate for academic suspension. • A student who has been academically suspended may appeal that decision, in writing, to the committee. Ordinarily, a student who desires readmission must wait for a period of six terms (one year) before appealing for readmission. • A student who is re-admitted after academic suspension will be placed on scholastic warning and restricted to one course until his/her cumulative GA reaches 2.0. If the student fails to achieve a 2.0, he/she will be academically dismissed. There is no appeal for academic dismissals. The committee is authorized to do the following: 1. Place a student on academic warning with or without restriction of course load. The student will receive a letter of academic warning, an early signal that the student’s performance is not up to standard. If the student is limited to one course per term, he/she must abide by the restriction, even if it means dropping one of the two courses in which the student currently is enrolled.
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2. Direct the student to meet with the center director or academic advisor upon receipt of the letter of academic warning. 3. Inform the student when he/she has been removed from academic warning and can resume taking two courses per term. This will be done as soon as a student’s transcript shows that he or she has regained the required 2.0 average. 4. Academically suspend a student from the university. After one year an academically suspended student can appeal that suspension in writing to the committee. The student should not expect a decision until the next meeting of the committee. If the suspended student is readmitted, he/she will be placed on scholastic warning and will be restricted to one course per term until his/her GPA reaches 2.0 level. 5. Dismiss a student who cannot achieve a 2.0 term after being suspended.
Alpha Sigma Lambda Alpha Sigma Lambda’s aim is to recognize the special achievements of adults who accomplish academic excellence while facing competing interests of home and work. Alpha Sigma Lambda is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship and recognizes high scholastic achievement in an adult student’s career. By so doing, this Society encourages many students to continue toward and to earn associate and baccalaureate degrees. Through leadership born of effort, both scholastically and fraternally, Alpha Sigma Lambda inspires its candidates to give of their strengths to their fellow students and communities through their academic achievements. To the newcomer in higher education, Alpha Sigma Lambda stands as an inspiration to scholastic growth and an invitation to associate with similarly motivated students. Students interested in attaining membership in the Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society must attend a regionally accredited college or university that offers two- or four year degrees to nontraditional/adult students. This institution must be a member of the Society in order to offer membership to its students. Membership is strictly by invitation to the chapter at the matriculating institution. Currently, membership is limited to undergraduate students seeking their first degree. (Note: Students are inducted into the Society as members of a specific chapter. Membership at large is not available to students.) Membership shall comprise chapters of colleges and universities which offer undergraduate degrees and which are accredited by the regional associations.