• Records related to academic dishonesty will be kept for five years following a student’s last date of attendance at the College, except for records of actions resulting in permanent dismissal, which will be kept permanently.
Academic Standing Requirements UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC STANDING REQUIREMENTS After each fall and spring semester, members of the Academic Affairs Council meet to review the academic performance of all undergraduate students. Also, the academic performance of students in accelerated programs is reviewed at the end of the summer term. To maintain good academic standing at the College, students must achieve minimum cumulative grade point averages appropriate to progress toward their degree and must complete coursework at a regular and sustained pace. Minimum cumulative GPAs are as follows: Credit Hours Completed
Required Cumulative GPA
1–27
1.800
28–55
1.900
56 or more
2.000
A 2.000 cumulative GPA is also required for students to graduate. Students who have not achieved a 2.000 cumulative GPA will be given an Academic Warning, placed on Probation, or Academically Suspended from the College, according to the conditions described below. Academic Warning. Students who do not achieve a 2.000 cumulative GPA will be given Academic Warning. Academic Warning constitutes a formal notification that a student’s academic performance requires improvement and that they need to devote increased attention to academic work. Students receiving Academic Warning are cautioned that unless they achieve an acceptable cumulative grade point average, they may be placed on Probation and thereby lose the privilege of participating in extracurricular activities (including such activities as intercollegiate sports, student government, campus media, student clubs, and Greek and service organizations). Probation. Students who previously received an Academic Warning (regardless of the semester) and who do not achieve the required cumulative GPA to maintain good academic standing will be placed on Probation. A student on Probation will not be permitted to take part in extracurricular activities. Final Probation. Students who were previously placed on Academic Probation (regardless of the semester) and who do not achieve the required cumulative GPA to maintain good academic standing will be placed on Final Probation. A student on Final Probation will not be permitted to take part in extra-curricular activities, and the student will be informed that unless the student restores to good academic standing and maintains that status, the student will be suspended from the College. Academic Suspension. Students will be suspended academically from the College when (1) they were previously placed on Final Probation (regardless of the semes-
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