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ONLINE ATTENDANCE POLICY • All online courses begin Monday at 12 a.m. CST and end Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. CST. Each student is required to attend class. • If a course has not yet begun and a student anticipates missing more than one class session, it is the student’s responsibility to request a drop/withdraw from the Online Academic Services Coordinator. • Two weeks without activity in a course will result in an Administrative Withdrawal from the course and the student will receive a (WF) and be financially responsible for the course. REGISTRATION Students enroll in cohort modules according to program schedules. Pricing will vary upon program. SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS All TCO graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to remain in good academic standing. Students whose GPAs fall below this minimum will be placed on academic probation. Only one term of probation is permitted. Courses in which students received a D or F may be repeated to raise the cumulative GPA. A student who receives an “I” grade must complete all work and receive a letter grade in the course before beginning a subsequent term. After being placed on academic probation, TCO graduate students must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 by the completion of the next term at TCO. Students who fail to do so will be suspended. Additionally, students who receive a grade of F will be suspended. A student who has been suspended may apply for readmission after one term of non-attendance. The application process must include a written request to the program chair and the Academic Dean. A personal interview may be required. A student readmitted after academic suspension must achieve a 3.0 cumulative GPA by the end of the first term after re-admittance. Students who fail to meet this standard will be suspended and are not guaranteed readmittance to the College. Should the subsequent term begin before it is feasible for the College to inform a student of his/her suspension, the student will be administratively dropped immediately when the College determines that the student must be suspended. A student who has appealed a suspension will not be dropped from current or future courses unless his/her appeal is denied. In such situations, the attempted course(s) will not be reflected in the student’s academic record. SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS SUSPENSION APPEALS A SAP suspension may be appealed in the following manner: 1. The student may initiate an appeal by writing to the EVP of Academics and Compliance, providing specific details and all
