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ACADEMIC INFORMATION
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Academic Probation
Level 1 Probation (Warning): Degree, diploma and certi cate seeking students
performing below a 2.0 grade point average in the previous semester will be placed on academic probation. A student on academic probation will work with his/her advisor to develop an academic plan and/or will be directed into specialized coursework.
(A “Warning” does not appear on the student’s transcript.)
Level 2 Probation: Degree, diploma and certi cate seeking students who have not attained a 2.0 grade point average for the two most recently enrolled terms within the past three years will be required to review and modify their academic plans with their advisor. (A “Probation” notation appears on the student’s transcript.)
Academic Suspension
Probationary students who have not attained a 2.0 grade point average for the three most recently enrolled terms within the last three years and have a cumulative GPA below 2.0 will be suspended for one semester. (A “Suspension” notation appears on the student’s transcript.) Students may appeal an academic suspension per policy 6.02.04.
Disciplinary Suspension
Students who are suspended from the college for violating the Student Code of Conduct (see Student Handbook) will have this suspension noted on the transcript.
Course Substitution
When it is determined to be in the best interest of the student’s declared educational objective, appropriate courses may be substituted for other courses for graduation pur- poses. Necessary course substitutions within the major eld (courses re ecting the pre x of the student’s major curriculum) require the approval of the student’s program coordina- tor or advisor.
Course substitutions from curricula outside the student’s major area, which have been made for the purpose of addressing the general education or related course requirements, must also be approved by the Dean of Arts and Sciences. The advisor must notify the Registrar of all applicable course substitutions on an individual student basis.
Curriculum Course Prerequisites
Students may not take a course until a course prerequisite has been met. There are occasions when exceptions may be deemed desirable and appropriate. The instructor and/ or program coordinator and the dean/director must approve such exceptions. The Request to Waive a Prerequisite form or the Conditional Registration form must be completed with the advisor and/or academic dean and submitted to the Registrar’s Of ce. Students who are not meeting course prerequisites and/or do not have appropriate documentation on le with the Registrar’s Of ce (as evidenced on the Request to Waive a Prerequisite form or the Conditional Registration form) will be removed from the courses in question by the end of the drop/add period. The documentation will be maintained on le in the dean’s of ce.
ACA 111 College Student Success (or its equivalent) is required for all new degree- seeking students. Students who transfer in 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from this requirement.
Repeating Courses
Curriculum courses with earned grades of “D” or “F” may be repeated. Courses with earned grades of “C” or higher may be repeated only by special permission from the appropri- ate academic dean. When courses are repeated, the grade and hours of the best course will be computed in the cumulative grade point average. The lower grade is shown on the transcript but is not included in the cumulative grade point calculations. If a student receives three “F” grades for the same course, the student must wait at least two academic terms before repeat- ing the course. Exceptions may be made by the instructor or dean. Financial aid may be paid one time only for a student to repeat a previously passed class.
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