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Policies:
Academic: Standards of Progress
A student enrolled in credit course work at Alpena Community College
is responsible for maintaining certain academic standards of progress
by earning a specified minimum grade point average (GPA) or higher
after completing a certain number of semester hours. This shows
that he/she is benefiting from enrollment or moving successfully
toward completion of a program of study. If the required GPA is
not achieved, academic probation results to provide the student
with counseling assistance and a specified time frame in which to
reach the required GPA. Failing at this point to satisfy the academic
standards of progress results in academic dismissal, which means
the student cannot enroll in further credit course work at Alpena
Community College.
Academic Probation
It is the academic policy of Alpena Community College that a student
will be placed on academic probation when he/she:
- fails to complete at least 50 percent of all credit hours attempted*
during his/her first two semesters of enrollment;
- completes 15 credit hours and his/her grade point average at
ACC falls below 1.5;
- completes 30 credit hours and his/her grade point average at
ACC falls below 1.6;
- completes 45 credit hours and his/her grade point average at
ACC falls below 1.7;
- completes 60 credit hours and his/her grade point average at
ACC falls below 2.0.
* "hours attempted" does not include
withdrawals
A student may be removed from academic probation by completing
a minimum of six (6) credit hours in one semester or summer session
and
- earning a minimum GPA of 2.0 during that semester or summer
session
OR
- achieving the required cumulative GPA that will maintain the
minimum required grade point average for hours completed as specified
above.
A student on academic probation must meet with a member of the
Student Services department staff, to develop an academic plan.
This plan is required prior to the next semester registration and
any previous pre-registration will be invalid.
The academic plan will specify the student's current course selections
and may include referrals for appropriate support services.
Academic Dismissal
It is the academic policy of Alpena Community College that a student
who has been on academic probation for two successive semesters
or combination of a semester and summer session will be subject
to academic dismissal if he/she:
- fails to earn a minimum of six credits
AND
- fails to earn a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 in
the second academic period (semester or summer session) of probation
or fails to earn a cumulative GPA that will maintain the minimum
required GPA for hours completed (see "Academic
Probation" for minimum GPA requirements).
Any student who has been dismissed may appeal that action to the
Academic Standards Committee and may present any mitigating circumstances
that may have contributed to the student's failure to satisfy the
academic standards of progress.
Upon the recommendation of the Academic Standards Committee, a
student who has been academically dismissed may be allowed to enroll
for one additional semester or summer session on continued academic
probation.
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