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Academic Standards

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  1. POLICY
    Salt Lake Community College is committed to providing the best educational experience for student academic success. For students experiencing academic difficulty, SLCC will actively intervene by providing support services to help them reach their academic potential and maintain an expected level of academic performance at the college.
  2. REFERENCES
    Reserved
  3. DEFINITION
    1. Academic Probation: An academic status indicating that a student’s cumulative GPA has remained below 2.0 for two consecutive semesters.
    2. Academic Suspension: An academic status indicating that a student will not be able to register for a minimum of one semester.
    3. Academic Warning: An academic status indicating that a student’s cumulative GPA has fallen below 2.0.
    4. Continued Academic Probation: An academic status for students following an approved academic plan and whose semester GPA is above 2.0 but whose cumulative GPA remains below 2.0.
    5. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): An overall weighted average of all classes taken and corresponding grades received at SLCC.
    6. Good Academic Standing: An academic status indicating that a student’s cumulative GPA is above 2.0.
    7. Registration Hold: A status placed on a student’s account that prevents them from registering for classes.
  4. PROCEDURES
    1. General
      1. Students must remain in Good Academic Standing to graduate from SLCC.
      2. In addition to these standards, students in programs with specialized academic standards (e.g., the School of Applied Technology or Health Sciences) are also subject to those standards.
      3. Students who believe they are in jeopardy of their CGPA falling below 2.0 should contact Academic Advising for assistance.
      4. Students assisted by Veterans Services, International Student Services, the Disability Resource Center, the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, TRIO, or other support services may have additional resources and guidelines and should consult directly with these offices as well.
      5. The Academic Advising office is responsible for identifying and notifying students whose CGPA falls below 2.0 and for developing interventions to assist students.
      6. The Pathway to Academic Success and Academic Standards (PASS) Intervention Program is administered by Student Affairs. It supports students' return to good academic standing.
    2. Academic Warning
      1. Students whose CGPA falls below 2.0 will be placed on academic warning.
      2. A notice will be sent to students whose CGPA has fallen below 2.0, explaining that they are being placed on academic warning, and they are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor.
    3. Academic Probation
      1. Students whose CGPA remains below 2.0 for a second consecutive semester are placed on academic probation, and a registration hold is placed on the student’s account.
      2. A notice will be sent to students informing them of the academic probation and the registration hold.
      3. Students must meet with an academic advisor to develop a Pathway to Academic Success Plan to return to good academic standing.
      4. Once a student meets with an academic advisor, the student may register for the semester.
    4. Continued Academic Probation
      1. Students whose semester GPA is above 2.0, but whose CGPA remains below 2.0 for three or more consecutive semesters will be placed on continued academic probation and will remain on continued academic probation until they are in good academic standing or move to academic suspension.
      2. Students on continued academic probation will have a registration hold each semester.
      3. Students must meet with an academic advisor each semester that they are on continued academic probation to review their plan and register for the semester.
    5. Academic Deceleration or Suspension
      1. Students who are on academic probation or continued academic probation and whose semester and CGPA is below 2.0 will be placed on academic suspension and will have a registration hold.
      2. Academic suspension lasts at least one semester.
      3. Students on academic suspension may not re-enroll until they submit an appeal that will be reviewed by a cross-functional care management team.
      4. If the team approves the appeal, students will meet with an academic advisor to develop a success plan to return to good academic standing.
    6. Additional Requirements for students who receive Title IV Federal Financial Aid
      1. Students receiving federal financial aid must maintain a CGPA of 2.0 or higher and complete at least 70 percent of the credits they attempt.
      2. Students who fall below the 2.0 CGPA or the 70 percent completion rate will be placed on Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) warning by the Financial Aid office for the next term attended.
      3. During the warning term, students will remain eligible to receive federal financial aid. At the end of the term, students must have a 2.0 CGPA and a 70 percent cumulative completion rate to remain eligible for future federal financial aid.
      4. To continue to receive federal financial aid, students must meet with an academic advisor and complete a Satisfactory Academic Progress appeal. The Office of Financial Aid & Scholarship will review the appeal to determine if the student will receive continued aid.

Date of last cabinet review: October 27, 2020

The originator of this policy & procedure is the Assistant Provost for Curriculum and Academic Systems. Questions regarding this policy may be directed to the originator by calling 801-957-4563.