If a grade change is submitted raising the student's CGPA (cumulative GPA) to a level
within a higher academic standing, does the student's academic standing change?
No, Academic Standing is determined by the grades the student has earned at the time
of the review. There are very few instances where an academic standing is changed,
please contact the Assistant Director of Academic Progress and Retention, if you believe
you have a situation that warrants discussion
Why do some students have to participate in an intervention while others do not?
Students with a standing of Academic Watch are required to participate in an online
intervention workshop only once but may have an AW status for more than one semester.
Academic Progress has been designed as a front loaded program-intervening early with
students, as a result, only Academic Notice students with under 34 credits (at the
time that their AN status is assigned) are required to participate in an intervention
course. Similar to watch, students may be on AN status more than once but are only
required to successfully complete an intervention course once.
If a student has been on Academic Watch before and has already completed the workshop,
are they required to complete it again?
No, students may revisit the workshop at any time, but are only required to complete
it once.
How do I determine which intervention class a student should take?
In DegreeWorks, if the active holds box in the right column indicates an Academic
Notice hold, determine their current ENG level and direct them to IDS 110 for non-ENG
101 students or PSY 125 for ENG 101 or ENG 109 eligible students. If you are using
Banner, the hold screen (SOAHOLD) will designate which course is required in the "HOLD
TYPE" box. However, if it is an old hold, stating the student should enroll in an
Explorations course, they now will enroll in IDS 110: The Choices We Make instead.
If their hold type states Explorations Course or IDS 110 but they are now ENG 101
eligible, they should enroll in PSY 125: Psychology of Success. ***Special consideration is made for students enrolled in RWR 092-this class will
be accepted in place of IDS 110 and will satisfy the academic probation intervention
requirement.***
If a student has completed IDS 110 as a requirement of Academic Notice and is on Academic
Probation again, will they be required to also complete PSY 125?
The student may be required to also complete PSY 125, please call or email the Assistant
Director of Academic Progress and Retention to discuss the specifics of the students'
situation.
If a student is placed on Academic Notice and has a hold to enroll in IDS 110 but
is now eligible for ENG 101 (and therefore PSY 125); which class should the student
take?
Students should take the class indicated by their current ENG level. PSY 125 will
satisfy the IDS 110 hold requirement. However, IDS 110 will not satisfy the PSY 125
hold requirement.
If a student has an Academic Notice hold from a previous semester but has since improved
their CGPA to a level above probation, can the hold be removed?
No, once a student has an Academic Notice hold placed on their account, the student
must complete the intervention course required for their current ENG level regardless
of current standing and current CGPA.
A student has an academic standing other than Good Standing for the semester that
just completed but their GPA is above a 2.0. Why is this happening?
This can happen when a student completes a summer or winter class, has a grade change
or completes an incomplete grade. However, the student will still need to satisfy
any active academic holds on their account. The one exception to this is if there
was any type of administrative error that may have occurred (for instance, a grade
was entered incorrectly and once fixed increased the GPA). If you believe this to
be the case, please contact the Assistant Director of Academic Progress and Retention
to have the transcript reviewed.
If a student withdraws from their required intervention course, will they also be
withdrawn from their nonintervention courses?
Students on Academic Notice are encouraged to meet with an advisor or the Assistant
Director of Academic Progress and Retention prior to making any changes to their registration.
However, if the best scenario for student success is to withdraw from a course (including
the required intervention course), the remaining course registrations will not be
impacted. Students will continue to have an academic probation hold on their account
until the intervention course is satisfactorily completed. Students and advisors should
evaluate the impact of withdrawing from courses with relation to the impact on CGPA
and the progression of the Academic Progress Process.
Are the intervention courses available as evening or online courses?
Currently, we offer an online option for PSY 125 and IDS 110.
There are no open seats in the intervention class required for a student, can they
take it next semester and enroll in other classes now?
Students may not enroll in other classes without also enrolling in their required
intervention course. For PSY 125, please contact the Assistant Director of Academic
Progress and Retention to see if additional PSY 125 class sections can be added, if
that is not an option, the student may be directed to write a letter of appeal to
the Assistant Director of Academic Progress and Retention asking to be allowed to
register now and enroll in the class in the next semester.
A student with an Academic Notice hold only enrolls in 3 credits a semester, do they
have to enroll in IDS 110 or PSY 125?
Yes, regardless of how many or how few credits a student enrolls in, if they have
an academic progress hold, the student must enroll in the appropriate intervention
class for their ENG level.
There are open seats in the intervention course required for a student but they do
not work in the student's schedule, can the student enroll in other classes and take
the intervention course next semester?
No, the student must enroll in the appropriate intervention course as required by
their current ENG level in order to enroll in other classes. In cases of hardship,
the student can write a letter of appeal to the Assistant Director of Academic Progress
and Retention and their case will be reviewed.
What happens if a student enrolls in a class and does not attend?
Students who do not attend their intervention course may be dropped for non-attendance
by the professor. Students who do so will be required to enroll in the intervention
course the following semester. Students who are dropped from their required intervention
course for non-attendance more than once will be required to meet with the Assistant
Director of Academic Progress and Retention or the Assistant Dean of Pathways and
Academic Advising prior to registration and may have restrictions placed on their
schedule.
Prior to Fall 2014, students who were not yet ENG 101 eligible were able to enroll
in an explorations course as their intervention, is this course still applicable as
an intervention?
No, Beginning with the Spring 2015 semester, the Explorations courses will no longer
be accepted as an appropriate intervention. Students who are not eligible for ENG
101 are required to enroll in IDS 110, students enrolled in ENG 092 will be allowed
to use this course as an intervention and students who are ENG 101 eligible must enroll
in PSY 125 to satisfy their holds.
Will any other classes (other than IDS 110 or PSY 125) satisfy the academic progress
hold?
The 6-credit Reading, Writing and Reasoning course (ENG 092) will be accepted in place
of IDS 110. No other class will be accepted in place of PSY 125.
