Academic Information
Academic Honors
The Dean’s List is issued at the end of each regular semester and contains the names of
all students who have completed all regularly scheduled classes of at least 12 credits
of college-level courses (numbered 1000 or higher) and other degree-required courses
(courses required for the AAS, AOS, AS, and AA degrees) with a 3.4 to 3.99 grade point
average. A President’s List issued at the end of each regular semester, contains the
names of all students who have completed all regularly scheduled classes of at least 12
credits of college-level courses (numbered 1000 or higher) and other degree-required
courses (courses required for the AAS, AOS, AS, and AA degrees) with a 4.0 grade
point average.
Academic Probation & Suspension
The purpose of academic probation is to warn students of their unsatisfactory academic
progress. A student is placed on academic probation when progress towards educational
objectives is considered inadequate based upon calculation of the grade point average
(GPA). Students are considered to be making satisfactory progress if they have a WNCC
GPA of 2.0 or higher.
The College reserves the right to limit the course load of any students experiencing
scholastic difficulty and to recommend changes in the curriculum assigned.
At the end of each semester, those students whose academic progress is judged to be
unsatisfactory are placed on probation and it is required that they seek advising from
one of the Student Services advisors at the campus they are attending.
Students are placed on academic suspension after they are on probation for one
semester and satisfactory academic progress has not been made. A student who is
suspended is not allowed to register for at least one semester immediately following
his/her suspension. The student may petition the Vice President of Student Services for
special consideration by completing the Academic Reinstatement Appeal form.
(Financial aid and athletic eligibility rules are not equivalent to the above rules of
scholastic eligibility.)
Academic Progress for Financial Aid
In order to receive federal financial aid, a student must be making satisfactory academic
progress (SAP) toward completion of an eligible diploma, certificate, or degree.
Academic progress is reviewed at the time awards are made, and again at the end of
each fall, spring and summer semester. The WNCC financial aid requirements outlined
below are designed to comply with federal regulations.
REQUIREMENTS
Cumulative GPA:
A student must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
Pace:
The student must progress through his/her educational program at a pace of 70
percent or higher. Pace is calculated by dividing the cumulative number of successfully
completed credit hours by the cumulative number of attempted credit hours.
Attempted
credits include any course taken for credit
, with the exception of courses dropped during
the “free drop period” (the first week of classes during fall and spring semesters; the first
three days for summer sessions and quarter classes) and those taken for audit. Accepted
transfer credits count as both accepted and completed in the pace calculation.
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