Satisfactory Academic Progress

It is expected that a student will make satisfactory progress toward a degree, diploma or certificate. An Academic Warning, Academic Probation and Academic Provisional Continuance list is compiled each semester, based on the student’s academic achievement for the previous semester.

The following information states the required total cumulative grade point average (GPA) necessary for the student to remain in good academic standing based upon the total number of credit hours which the student has attempted.

Cumulative Credits Attempted 0-59 60+ Cumulative GPA 1.8 2.0

Students with a term or cumulative grade point average below 2.0 will be notified in writing by the Registrar's office and placed in one of the following categories: • Academic Warning: When a student’s term GPA is lower than 2.0 or the cumulative GPA is lower than 2.0 but above the good standing requirement, the student will be placed on Academic Warning status for the following semester. There are no sanctions associated with a warning status, but the student is encouraged to utilize resources available in the Academic Success Office. • Academic Probation: When a student’s cumulative GPA falls below the level of good standing, as noted in the chart above, the student will be placed on an Academic Probation status for the following semester. The maximum academic load for students on Academic Probation is 16 credit hours, and students must receive permission from the Registrar and Director of Academic Success to enroll in any online courses. Students are limited to participation in one extra-curricular activity. In addition, students will be required to take one of the Keys to Academic Development courses, as determined by the Academic Success Office. • Academic Provisional Continuance: The student who does not attain a cumulative GPA above the level of good standing after being placed on Academic Probation (at any point in his or her academic career) will be placed on Academic Provisional Continuance. Any student with a cumulative GPA that is below 1.0 will be place on Academic Provisional Continuance. This is a heightened status meant to be more stringent than probation. A student on Academic Provisional Continuance will not be allowed to enroll in more than 16 credit hours or participate in extra-curricular activities such as campus leadership, organizations, ministry teams or athletics to name a few. Enrollment in online courses is not permitted. Students will be required to take one of the Keys to Academic Development courses, as determined by the Academic Success Office. • Return to Good Academic Standing: A student will be declared in Good Academic Standing at the end of any given semester when their cumulative GPA meets the requirements for good standing. • Academic Dismissal: The student on Academic Provisional Continuance whose cumulative GPA at the end of the semester is lower than what is required for good