Standards of Academic Progress - Procedure 4.1000

Purpose:

Seminole Community College is responsible for providing the best education in an economical and efficient manner. The College expects and requires acceptable academic standing from its students. The following procedure provides acceptable standards of progress.

Procedure: Standards of Academic Progress

Acceptable academic standing at the College is reserved for college credit and vocational students who achieve and retain an overall GPA of 2.0(C) or higher (vocational students who are in programs that grade with P, SP, and U are excluded from this procedure). Students remain in good standing academically as long as they achieve normal academic progress required of graduation. Students who participate in student government and/or intercollegiate athletics must be in Good Academic Standing. Students who fail to meet criteria as stated in "7" will not be allowed to participate. The minimum standards at Seminole Community College are contained in this document and are enforced by the registrar's office.

1. Academic Warning
   
   A student will be placed on academic warning under any of the following conditions:
   
   
   1. A student's overall hours attempted are greater than or equal to 12 hours (360 PSAV CONTACT HRS) and the student's overall GPA is less than 2.0.
   2. A student will remain on warning until he/she meets the criteria for probation or returns to good standing. A transfer student may be admitted while on Academic Warning from another institution.
2. Academic Probation
   
   A student will be placed on academic probation under any of the following conditions:
   
   
   1. A student's overall hours attempted are greater than or equal to 30 hours (900 PSAV CONTACT HRS) and the student's overall GPA is less than 2.0.
   2. A student is currently on Academic Warning and fails to earn a Term GPA of 2.0 or greater for the next term attended.
   3. A student may register for classes on academic probation only after recommendation of a counselor or educational advisor.
3. Academic Suspension
   
   A student is placed on academic suspension under any of the following conditions:
   
   
   1. A student's overall hours attempted are greater than or equal to 45 hours (1350 PSAV CONTACT HRS) and the student's overall GPA is less than 2.0.
   2. A student is currently on Academic Probation and fails to earn a Term GPA of 2.0 or greater for the next term attended.
   3. A student may register for classes on academic suspension after sitting out one semester. Entrance into the College is automatic after compliance of one semester. Exceptions to the policy are considered by submitting an Administrative Record Change form to the Petitions Committee.
4. Probation After Suspension
   
   A student is placed on Probation after Suspension under the following conditions:
   
   
   1. A student is currently on Academic Suspension, has fulfilled the terms of the suspension and has applied for admission or readmission to the College.
   2. A student is permitted to register for classes on probation after suspension only after recommendation of the counselor or academic advisor.
   3. A student on Probation after Suspension must maintain a 2.0 Term GPA or be placed on Academic Dismissal.
5. Academic Dismissal
   
   A student is placed on academic dismissal under any of the following conditions:
   
   
   1. A student is currently on Probation After Suspension or Probation After Dismissal and fails to earn a Term GPA of 2.0 or greater for the next term attended.
   2. Academic Dismissal is most serious and readmission is considered only after a minimum of one academic year. After waiting one academic year, students on academic dismissal may apply to the College Admissions Committee for admission at least thirty (30) working days before the beginning of a term. Students are notified in writing by the Admissions Committee if they are admitted for the term.
6. Probation After Dismissal
   
   A student is placed on Probation after Dismissal under the following conditions:
   
   
   1. A student is currently on Academic Dismissal, has fulfilled the terms of the dismissal, has applied for admission or readmission to the College, and was approved for admission or readmission by the Admissions and Graduation Committee.
   2. A student on Probation After Dismissal must seek counseling in the Student Success Services Office and is permitted to register for classes only with the recommendation of the counselor or advisor.
   3. A student on Probation After Dismissal must maintain a 2.0 Term GPA. A student who fails to meet these requirements will again be placed on Academic Dismissal and will be considered for readmission after a minimum of one calendar year.
7. Academic Good Standing
   
   A student is in Academic Good Standing when for his last term completed all of the following conditions are met:
   
   
   1. The GPA for the last term was 2.0 or higher.
   2. The All-College GPA is 2.0 or higher.
   3. Student athletes must meet the 2.0 or higher last term GPA and the 2.0 or higher All College GPA.
   4. Officers of the Student Government Association, officers of student clubs, members of the Leadership Challenge Team, and members of SCC Volunteers team must meet the 2.0 or higher last term GPA and the 2.0 or higher All College GPA.
8. Standards for Financial Aid Recipients
   
   Federal, state, and college regulations require that a student must maintain satisfactory academic progress in order to receive financial assistance. The minimum standards at Seminole Community College are contained in this document and are applicable to the financial assistance programs administered by the Student Financial Resources Office.
   
   
   1. A student must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.00 in their program. Please refer to Section G.
   2. A student must successfully complete a specified number of hours as determined by the student's enrollment status. Please refer to Section E.
   3. A student must complete the degree or certificate within a certain number of attempted hours. Please refer to Section F.
   
   
   A student's entire academic history, including credits transferred from other schools, is evaluated to determine whether or not the student is maintaining satisfactory academic progress. Eligibility to receive financial aid, based on a student meeting the standards of satisfactory academic progress criteria, is established each semester.
   
   Successful completion of a class is defined as having earned a grade of A, B, C, D, S, or P.
   
   Unsatisfactory completion or non-completion of a class is defined as having earned a grade of F, N, W, I, U, or X.
   
   Enrollment status is established by the number of credit hours for which a student is officially registered each semester. Students must successfully complete a specific number of credits as determined by their program of study and their enrollment status. The following chart illustrates this criteria:
   
   

   Status	Hrs. Enrolled Per Semester:	Hrs. That Must Be Completed Successfully:
   Full time status:	12 (psav 360 contact hrs)	8 (240 psav contact hrs)
   Three-quarter time status:	9 (psav 270 contact hrs)	6 (180 psav contact hrs)
   Half-time status:	6 (psav 180 contact hrs)	4 (120 psav contact hrs)
   Less than half-time status:	3-5 (psav 150 contact hrs)	3 (90 psav contact hrs)

   
   
   A student is expected to earn a degree or certificate within a specified number of attempted hours and is only eligible for financial aid during this time. The number of attempted hours cannot exceed more than 150 percent of the published length of the educational program.
   
   Students who fail to meet the 1.75 grade point average (GPA) or who fail to complete successfully the required number of hours for any term within the increment year will automatically place themselves on financial aid probation for the next semester in which they enroll during the year. Students on financial aid probation may receive financial aid to which they are entitled, but must be able to meet the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress at the end of the probation term. Failure to make satisfactory academic progress for two (2) consecutive terms will result in the student being placed on financial aid suspension. Students on financial aid suspension will not be allowed to receive any financial assistance until they have returned to satisfactory progress. Students on financial aid suspension may continue to enroll and attend classes at Seminole Community College, as long as tuition charges are paid through resources other than financial aid.
   
   Students may appeal financial aid suspension by following the procedures as outlined in the Financial Resources Office departmental procedures.

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