STUDENT RESOURCES & POLICY INFORMATION

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

appropriate information. Appeals must be made within five days of receiving the suspension notification. 2. Within three days of the deadline for appeals, the EVP of

Academics and Compliance and TCO program directors will review the appeal and render an opinion by majority vote. The judgment of the committee is final. Copies of the committee decision will be given to the student and kept in the student’s permanent file.

STUDENTS IN THE MILITARY, NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVES

Students must submit a request to the Director of Financial Aid and the Accounts Receivable Clerk in advance of an absence, providing a copy of their orders, dates they will be gone, and their location. After the request is approved, the student is responsible for contacting their instructors and making arrangements for make-up work. Failure to follow this procedure will result in the student’s need to repeat the course.

WITHDRAWAL

Students wishing to withdraw from classes must notify the Online Academic Services Coordinator, who will submit a Student Status Form for approval. All charges continue until the date of the student’s written notification of withdrawal. In addition, the student must notify the Business Office and Financial Aid Office (if receiving financial aid) after withdrawing from classes. Withdrawal from a class or classes may affect the amount of financial aid a student is entitled to receive. Arrangements must be made with the Business Office for payment of all remaining charges. If there is a credit balance on the student’s account, the balance will be credited according to the Credit on Account policy.

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COLLEGE

Students wishing to withdraw from the College must notify the Online Academic Services Coordinator by completing an official Student Status Form for approval. The Online Academic Services Coordinator will assist students in completing the withdrawal form.