Student Status and the Evaluation Process
Good Academic Standing Status: A student whose academic record is in compliance with the Mathematical Standards of this Policy is considered to be in “Good Academic Standing” status. For student financial aid recipients/applicants, Good Academic Standing status means the student is academically eligible to receive financial aid for the term.
Evaluation at End of Each Enrolled Term: At the end of each term a student is enrolled at the University, an evaluation will be performed to determine the student’s status for the following term. The status will carry forward through a standard term of non-attendance.
Students who are in compliance with all three of the published standards (qualitative, quantitative, and maximum timeframe) as of the end of any term attended are placed in “Good Academic Standing” status for the following term. Students are notified through the Student Portal system when they are placed on or removed from Academic Warning, Academic Probation, or Academic Suspension status.
Academic Warning Status: Students who are in good academic standing during a term and subsequently fail to meet the minimum GPA (qualitative) and/or the minimum percentage of hours earned (quantitative) standards at the end of the term will be placed in Academic Warning status for the next term.
Students placed in this status have one term to correct or improve the deficiency. Students in Academic Warning status are expected to seek assistance through their Campus Program Lead, Advisor or other Faculty/Staff Member) at their home campus.
For student financial aid recipients/applicants, Academic Warning status includes Financial Aid Warning status. Aid applicants/recipients remain academically eligible to receive financial aid while in Financial Aid Warning status but are warned that such eligibility is in jeopardy if academic performance is not improved.
Return to Good Academic Standing After Academic Warning: Students who are in Academic Warning status and correct the deficiency by meeting or exceeding the mathematical standards as of the end of the next enrolled term will be removed from Academic Warning status and returned to Good Academic Standing status at the end of the Academic Warning term.
Academic Suspension Status: Students who are in Academic Warning status and do not remove the deficiency by meeting or exceeding the mathematical standards as of the end of the warning status term will be placed in Academic Suspension status. A student who has exceeded the maximum time frame standard is placed directly into Academic Suspension status from either Good Academic Standing or Academic Warning Standing.
For financial aid recipients/applicants, Academic Suspension includes Financial Aid Suspension status and a corresponding loss of academic eligibility for federal student financial aid.
A student in Academic Suspension status may continue to be enrolled, but is subject to a number of restrictions/penalties until returning to Good Academic Standing, including the following:
- Loss of eligibility for federal financial aid, including Pell Grants and student loans,
- Loss of eligibility for certain educational benefits from the Veterans Administration (VA),
- Loss of eligibility for certain educational benefits from the Department of Defense (DOD).
- Loss of scholarships and other outside financial assistance programs,
- Loss of eligibility to hold a leadership position in any student organization.