Part 6. Appeals and Probation
Appeals
A student who fails to make satisfactory academic progress and is suspended has the right to appeal based on special, unusual or extenuating circumstances causing undue hardship such as death in the family, student’s injury or illness or other special circumstances as determined by the college.
- Appeals are due by the Monday prior to the begin date of the semester the student wishes to be reinstated for financial aid and/or enrollment. If that Monday is a holiday, appeals are due the Tuesday before the semester begin date.
- Appeals must be submitted using the Academic and Financial Aid Suspension Appeal eform, available on the college website.
- The appeal must include an explanation of the special, unusual or extenuating circumstances causing undue hardship that prevented the student from making satisfactory academic progress.
- The appeal must also include what has changed in the student’s situation that would allow the student to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress at the end of the next evaluation period.
- Supporting documentation beyond the written explanation is strongly encouraged.
- Initial consideration of appeals will be undertaken by a member of the appeal review team. If the appeal is denied, the student may submit an Appeal of a Previously Denied Suspension Appeal to the Dean of Recruitment and Outreach.
- Appeals that are approved must contain an academic plan that, if followed, ensures the student would be able to meet satisfactory academic progress standards by a specific point in time.
- All academic plans put in place for GPA deficiency will require a minimum term GPA of 2.50 during any probationary term. All academic plans put in place for percent completion deficiency will require a term completion percentage of 100% during any probationary term.
Probationary Status
A student who has successfully appealed shall be placed on probation for one evaluation period. If, at the end of the next evaluation period, a student on probation status:
- Has met the college's cumulative grade point average and completion percentage standards, the student shall be returned to good standing.
- Has not met the college's cumulative grade point average and completion percentage standards but has met the conditions specified in his/her academic plan (2.50 term GPA and/or 100% term completion rate, depending upon the deficiency), the student shall retain their financial aid and registration eligibility under the status of probation with an academic plan for the subsequent evaluation period.
- Has not met the college's cumulative grade point average and completion percentage standards and has also not met the conditions specified in his/her academic plan, the student shall be re-suspended immediately upon completion of the evaluation.