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SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS
Heavy Equipment and CDL with Safety and Natural Gas Heavy Equipment and CDL with Safety
Esthetics
Cosmetology Teacher / Salon Manager
Commercial Driver’s License Program
2.00 70% 2.00 70% 2.00 70% 2.00 70% 2.00 70%
EVALUATION OF SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS
At the end of each evaluation period, if the student has less than the minimum cumulative grade point average and/or has not maintained the minimum pace as described in the chart above (pace, required to complete the program within 150% of the program length), he or she will be notified and placed on Academic Warning for the next evaluation period (i.e. if you do not meet the CGPA and/or pace requirements in your first semester, you will be placed on warning for the next semester, semester two). A student on Academic Warning continues to be eligible to receive financial aid. If the student regains SAP by the end of the evaluation period, he or she will be notified and removed from Academic Warning. If a student fails to achieve satisfactory progress by the end of the evaluation period in which they are on Academic Warning, the student will be notified and withdrawn from the program (unless the student files and is granted an appeal as defined below). All periods of enrollment count toward Satisfactory Academic Progress, including periods when a student does not receive financial aid.
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS APPEALS, PROBATION, AND ACADEMIC PLANS
A student may appeal DEC’s determination of withdrawal due to failure to re­establish satisfactory progress by the end of the Academic Warning period to the Vice President of Academic Affairs based upon extenuating circumstances. These might include the death of a relative, an illness of or injury to the student or other extraordinary situations. The student’s appeal must be received on or before the 3rd day of the new evaluation period. The written appeal must contain 1) an explanation of why the student failed to meet the SAP standards; and 2) a description of what has changed in the student’s situation that will enable him or her to again meet the satisfactory progress standards. Supporting documentation should be submitted if possible.
The Vice President of Academic Affairs will review the information submitted in the context of the student’s entire academic record, and notify the student of his decision within 24hours. This decision is final. If the appeal is granted, them the student will be placed on probation for the evaluation period, and the Vice President of Academic Affairs’ notice to the student will outline the requirements of the academic plan the student must follow. The terms of the academic plan must ensure the student will
be able to complete the program within the maximum timeframe (1.5 times the program length) and with the required CGPA for graduation. A student on Probation continues to be eligible to receive financial aid.
At the end of the probationary period of evaluation, the student’s progress will be evaluated based upon the academic plan. If the student is meeting SAP standards, the student will be notified and removed from a probationary status. If the student is not making SAP but has met all the 60 terms of the academic plan, the student will be eligible to remain in school on a probationary status. If the student fails to meet the terms of the academic plan at the end of a probationary period of evaluation, the student will be notified and dismissed from school. Second appeals in this situation will only be granted at the discretion of the Vice President of Academic Affairs, and based upon very exceptional circumstances.
PROCEDURE FOR RE-ESTABLISHING SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP)
A student can re-establish SAP by improving their CGPA and/or completion rate to the minimum requirements specified for the next evaluation period. A student who is placed on Academic Warning and re-establishes SAP at the end of the Academic Warning period will be removed from Academic Warning. A student who is placed on Probation and re-establishes SAP at the end of the Probation period will be removed from Probation.
RE-ENTRY FOR STUDENTS DISMISSED DUE TO FAILURE TO MEET SAP
Students who have been dismissed for lack of satisfactory progress may apply to be readmitted into the same curriculum, as the class schedule permits, after 3 months. The student will be enrolled as a non-regular student, and will not be Title IV eligible until they have re-established SAP. This procedure applies only to dismissals caused by lack of satisfactory progress and when the student is reentering the same curriculum. It does not apply to voluntary withdrawals.
COURSE REPETITIONS
A student who receives an F or W grade must repeat the course and earn a passing grade. If otherwise eligible, a student may receive Federal Student Aid to pay for repeating courses with W or F grades.
A student may repeat a course with a grade other than F or W to receive a better grade. A student who repeats a course, in which they have already earned a passing grade, may receive Federal Student Aid for one repeat of that course.
Failed courses must be repeated and take precedence over the scheduling of any new courses. Once a student fails a course, it may not be possible for him/her to graduate on time (within 100% of the program length.)
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