Academic Standards


Each semester the Graduation Office oversees the Student Academic Action Process for the College. Students are placed on academic probation or academic suspension based on their cumulative grade point average. 

Students on academic probation are notified by letter of their status. Included in their notification is a list of suggestions on how to improve their status for future semesters. Students who have been placed on probation are allowed to continue as full time students. 

Students on academic suspension are notified by letter of their status and are given the opportunity to appeal their suspension through a written appeal process. An appeal form accompanies each letter sent to a suspended student. For their convenience, students may file an appeal form on-line stating those factors that may have contributed to their academic difficulty and indicate their plans to improve their status should they be allowed to return as a full time student. Students on academic suspension are restricted from full time study and are limited to eight (8) credits maximum. 

An Academic Appeals Committee comprised of faculty members and counselors reviews the appeal form. Each appeal is reviewed individually and a decision is made to sustain suspension, change it to probation or change it to good standing. Recommendations are made as to courses to be repeated, dropped and/or added to the student's schedule. Suspended students receive the decisions and the recommendations of the committee at a special advisement and registration date designed to help them adjust their schedule for the upcoming semester. 

It should be noted that students who have been placed on academic suspension or academic probation may have lost their eligibility to receive financial aid through Federal and State programs. Therefore, all students who are dependent upon financial aid to continue their studies must contact the Financial Aid Office to receive a determination on their financial aid eligibility.