Academic Policies and Requirements 

Standards for Academic Progress

To remain in good standing, students pursuing a degree, diploma or certificate who are enrolled in regular curriculum classes must maintain a minimum credit hour Grade Point Average (GPA) according to the following scale:

*Some programs may require higher GPAs each term.

Students who fail to earn the required GPA as specified above will be placed on probation during the next term in which they enroll in the college.

While on academic probation, students should enroll in no more than 13 credit hours during the fall and spring terms, and no more than 10 credit hours during the summer term. As part of these hours, students should enroll in the College Skills class (COL 103) or the Personal and Career Assessment class (IDS 102) their first term on probation unless students have already successfully completed both courses.

Special advisement/counseling services will be available to students on probation.

Students on probationary status who do not earn the required GPA will be suspended from the college for the term following probation. Students on academic suspension are ineligible to enroll for college credit courses for one semester. Students returning from suspension will continue on probation and all probationary procedures will apply during this term. Those who earn the required GPA will be removed from probationary status.

Students who achieve the required GPA for the probationary term but whose cumulative GPA remains below the required level will remain on probation for one additional term. By the end of the second probationary term, students who achieve a 2.0 minimum GPA for the term but whose cumulative GPA remains below the required level will stay on probation for one additional term. By the end of the third probationary term, the cumulative GPA must reach the prescribed level or the student will be suspended, unless the term GPA is 2.5 or higher.

Students on probation may not serve in college-wide elective offices or be appointed to any administrative or social committees during the probationary period.

Students enrolled in Developmental Studies (DVS) or enrolled in both DVS and curriculum courses must meet standards of academic progress as defined below. Additional standards of progress are required of financial aid applicants. Please contact the Financial Aid Office for a copy of those procedures on satisfactory academic progress.

Developmental Studies Standards of Progress

Students enrolled in zero-level courses only must receive grades of A*, B* or C* in at least half of their courses to remain in good standing.

DVS students who do not meet this requirement will be placed on probation during the next term in which they enroll in the college.

Students enrolled in zero-level courses only who are on probation and who do not earn grades of A*, B* or C* in at least half of their courses will be suspended from the college the term following probation. Those who do earn grades of A*, B* or C* in at least half of their DVS courses will be removed from probationary status.

Students taking both zero-level and curriculum courses must earn the required GPA as outlined above and pass at least half of their courses.

Students who do not meet both of these requirements will be placed on probation during the next term in which they enroll in the college. All probationary guidelines as outlined in the Standards for Academic Progress will apply.

Students on probation who do not earn the required GPA or who do not earn grades of A*, B* or C* in at least half of their DVS courses will be suspended from the college during the term following probation. Those who earn the required GPA and earn grades of A*, B* or C* in at least half of their DVS courses will be removed from probationary status.

Special advisement/counseling sessions will be available to students on probation.