session deadline; this must have the approval of the Dean. The IP Grade is reserved for students in entry-level Developmental Education courses only. “In Progress” (IP) may be awarded to students who have been diagnosed as having severe deficiencies in the basic skills at the beginning of the semester and who, despite having made progress, have not met all course objectives by the end of the semester. The IP grade counts toward the student’s semester hour load but carries no grade points or credit toward graduation. However, students must re-enroll in the course to continue their learning in subsequent semesters. Failure to re-enroll within two semesters will result in a course grade of F.

Repeating Courses

An asterisk (*) by a course grade on the student’s transcript indicates that the course has been repeated. When a course is repeated, only the highest grade earned for the course will be used in calculating the grade point average.

Academic Probation, Suspension and Dismissal

The College monitors academic standards of progress to identify those students experiencing academic difficulty and limits enrollment and course selection to increase the chances that students will succeed at ACC. Students are responsible for knowing whether they are on probation, suspension or dismissal. Ineligible students who register for college credit classes are subject to dismissal with forfeiture of one-half of all tuition and fees.

1.  Students who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 after earning 6 credits will enter the Early Alert system. Admissions and Records will notify students of their Early Alert status and send them a list of college support services available to Early Alert Students.

2.  Students who on or after the end of their second semester fail to complete 50 percent of the credit hours for which they have enrolled at ACC will enter the Early Alert system. Admissions and Records will notify students of their Early Alert status and send them a list of college support services available to Early Alert students.

3.  Students on Early Alert status who either fail to earn a semester GPA of 2.0 or fail to complete 50 percent of the credit hours for which they register after being placed on Early Alert will be placed on Academic Probation and a hold will be placed on their record. Students on Academic Probation must develop a Performance Improvement Plan with a counselor before ACC will allow them to register. Students placed on Academic Probation may continue to enroll at ACC as long as they maintain a semester GPA of 2.0 and complete 50% of the credit hours for which they register after being placed on probation. When students raise their cumulative GPA to 2.0 and their cumulative college credit completion rate to

50%, their status will be changed to Academic Good Standing.

4.  Students on Academic Probation who fail to maintain a semester GPA of 2.0 or complete 50 percent of the credit hours for which they register after being placed on probation will be placed on Academic Suspension. A registration hold will be placed on the records of students placed on Academic Suspension. The hold will be removed only after the student has been out of ACC for one full semester or has successfully appealed the suspension through the College-Wide Appeals Process. Students readmitted after suspension or for whom an appeal is granted will be placed on Probation after Suspension and must develop a Performance Improvement Plan with a counselor, and abide by any registration restrictions established as a condition of readmission.

5.  Students readmitted on Probation after Suspension who fail to maintain a semester GPA of 2.0 or semester credit hour completion rate of 50 percent will be placed on Academic Dismissal. Registration holds will be placed on the records of students placed on Academic Dismissal. The hold will be removed only after the student has been out of ACC for one calendar year or successfully appealed his/her dismissal through the College-Wide Appeals Process. Students readmitted after Academic Dismissal must develop a Performance Improvement Plan with a counselor, and abide by any registration restrictions established as a condition of readmission.

6.  Students readmitted on Probation after Dismissal who fail to maintain a semester GPA of 2.00 and a semester credit hour completion rate of 50 percent will again be placed on Academic Dismissal for one calendar year. The same re-entry procedures as outlines above will apply to repeated periods of Academic Dismissal.

7.  Students receiving financial aid also must comply with the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Financial Aid Recipients.

Grade Changes: Requesting the College to Review a
Performance Grade

Grades shall be assigned by the instructor teaching the course. The instructor is expected to provide information to the students at the beginning of the semester regarding the course, including the guidelines for grading. If the student has questions about or objections to the grading policy in a course, those must be brought up during the semester. Such questions or objections should first be addressed to the instructor and then, if the student believes it is appropriate, to the instructor’s supervisor. These questions are not relevant when determining whether an error occurred in assigning a performance grade.