20 ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Academic Standards
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more who receive a 2.0 current GPA or less will be considered for academic dismissal.
STATEMENT OF SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS Full-Time Undergraduate Students Satisfactory academic progress toward a baccalaure ate degree as a full-time undergraduate student is obtained by completing 12 or more units per semester or 24 or more units per academic year while maintain ing a cumulative GPA of 2.0 Repeated courses previ ously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satis factory academic progress requirements. The student must complete the degree requirements within the period of time required when progressing at the mini mum full-time rate. For example, in a program requir ing 130 units progressing at 12 units, a student would have 11 semesters to complete the program. Full-Time Graduate Students Satisfactory academic progress toward a graduate degree as a full-time graduate student is obtained by completing nine or more units per semester or 18 or more units per academic year while maintaining the minimum cumulative GPA specified by the program requirements in which the student is enrolled. Repeated courses previously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements. The student must complete the degree requirements within the period of time required when progressing at the minimum full-time rate. For example, in a program requiring 96 units progressing at nine units, a student would have 11 semesters to complete the program. Part-Time Students Satisfactory academic progress toward a degree for a part-time student is obtained by completing six or more units per semester and maintains a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 for the undergraduate and the mini mum program requirement for the graduate student. Repeated courses previously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements. The student must complete the degree requirements within a maximum of three years beyond that required for a full-time student. Exceptions Exceptions to these standards are discussed under any applicable degree program. ACADEMIC PROBATION Any student failing to maintain the minimum grade point average as outlined in the Statement of Satisfactory Academic Progress will be placed on academic probation. Should the student not meet the minimum cumulative GPA at the end of two consecu tive semesters of academic probation, the appropriate faculty committee will consider the student for academ ic dismissal. Any undergraduate student taking six semester hours or more who receives less than a 1.0 current GPA will be considered for academic dismissal. Graduate students carrying six semester hours or
APPEALS Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Registrar's Office and must include explanation of why minimum academic requirements were not met and why an exception is warranted. Appeals must be received within three weeks of notification that the student is on academic probation or has failed to meet academic probationary requirements. Appeals which cannot be resolved with the Registrar's Office will be referred to the Academic Standards Committee or the appropriate graduate faculty committee. FINANCIAL AID Failure to complete the required units or maintain a GPA as outlined in the Statement of Satisfactory Academic Progress will result in financial aid probation ary status. Students placed on academic probation normally have two semesters following the semester their GPAwas below 2.0 to remove their academic defi ciencies. Since most students depend upon financial aid, they can have up to two semesters of aid during any one probationary period. Should the student's probationary period be extended beyond the two normal semesters allowed, all aid shall stop at the end of the second semester of probation. Unless the student has removed probationary status by the end of two semesters he will normally be considered for academic dismissal and all aid will cease. Aid may be reestablished after the students cumulative GPA has been raised to the mini mum of 2:0. A student must demonstrate a minimum of one semester of satisfactory progress before being eligi ble for financial aid consideration. FINANCIAL AID APPEALS Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Office of Student Financial Services and must include explana tion of why minimum aid requirements were not met and why an exception is warranted. Appeals must be received within three weeks of notification that the student is on financial aid probation or has failed to meet financial aid probationary requirements. ATHLETICS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Students not making satisfactory progress will be considered ineligible for athletic competition and extracurricular activities. The student on academic probation may be allowed to compete or participate upon review by the Academic Standards Committee. Extracurricular activities include: student government, forensic teams, gospel teams, band, chorale, intercolle giate athletics and other faculty sponsored organiza tions. For appeal procedures, see the appeal procedure outlined under appeals section above.
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