Academic Warning

Students are considered to be in good academic standing if they earn a 2.0 GPA or higher each term. Students who do not meet this requirement receive an academic warning. All students on academic warning will be sent an email at his/her college email address specific to their situation the day after grades are processed. Note that once on academic warning, the student cannot change to non-degree status until they reach good academic standing again.

 
Academic warning descriptions and requirements are as follows:

First Academic Warning: When a certificate or degree-seeking student earns below a 2.0 term GPA, s/he is placed on first academic warning. At this stage, students are strongly encouraged to meet with their advisor in order to better plan their academic goals and course schedule.

Second Academic Warning: When a certificate or degree-seeking student earns below a 2.0 term GPA for two consecutive terms, s/he is placed on second academic warning. Students are required to meet with their advisor and complete the Second Academic Warning Worksheet. When the worksheet is completed, the advisor and student each keep a copy. The student should bring a copy of this worksheet to Enrollment Services (Boyle Education Center) and submit it to any registration staff no later than 5 p.m. on Monday of the second week of the term. Staff will clear the student's academic status and register the student at that time. If a student is pre-registered and does not submit a Second Academic Warning Worksheet, their registration will be voided and a full refund issued.

Third Academic Warning: When students earn less than a 2.0 term GPA for three consecutive terms, they are placed on third academic warning. In order to attend classes, students must complete the Academic Reinstatement Petition with their advisor and submit it to Enrollment Services no later than 5 p.m. on Monday of the second week of the term. The Academic Reinstatement Committee will review completed petitions no later than Wednesday of that week. Students should continue to attend classes until petition decisions are made.

The Committee has three options:

Approve a student petition as is: Students continue attending classes, following the requirements of the petition. If students fail to follow the academic plan or requirements, they may be voided from classes and their petition is considered "denied."

Approve a student petition with revisions: The Reinstatement Committee may choose to change certain elements of the student's plan (e.g. lower credit load, require personal counseling, change course levels). If students fail to follow the revised academic plan or requirements, they may be voided from classes and their petition is considered "denied."

Deny a student petition: If denied, students will not be allowed to continue or register for classes; any current registrations will be voided and a full-tuition/fee refund will be issued. (Bookstore expenses may not be refunded.) Students may petition for reinstatement the following term or cease to attend classes for one calendar year. After one year, students may re-enroll and begin classes as if no academic warnings existed (grades on students' transcripts remain the same).

Note: All students on third academic warning are required to participate in an activity (or activities) specifically chosen to address the reason they received three academic warnings. Depending on circumstances, this could be attending a study skills class or workshop; meeting with a personal counselor to talk about time management, stress management, depression or other personal situations; attending a career counseling workshop or class; or other options recommended by the advisor. If students do not follow through with this activity or activities, they will be dropped from that term's classes. Financial aid recipients will need to pay back a prorated amount of their funding (see the Financial Aid withdrawal penalty policy).

If students are preregistered and fail to complete the petition, their registrations will be voided and a full-tuition refund issued, except books.

Fourth Academic Warning: When students earn below a 2.0 term GPA for four consecutive terms, they receive a fourth academic warning and are blocked from all registration in credit classes for one calendar year. After one year passes, students may re-enroll and start their academic record as if no academic warnings existed. The students' transcripts, however, will remain the same.