Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Academic Catalog 2024 - 2025

ACADEMIC STANDING

Academic Class Defined Students will be classified by level on the basis of credit hours satisfactorily earned, as follows: Academic Class Credit Hours Academic Class Credit Hours Freshman 0-29 Junior 60-89 Sophomore 30-59 Senior 90 or more

STANDARDS OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS

Good Academic Standing Students are considered in good academic standing if their Beacon College cumulative grade point average (GPA) is 2.00 or higher. Academic Warning Students will be placed on academic warning if their cumulative GPA falls below 2.00. The purpose of academic warning is to alert students to improve their academic performance and encourage their use of available academic support. Students placed on academic warning are required to meet with their Academic Advisor prior to future registration. Students on academic warning could jeopardize their financial aid eligibility, scholarship eligibility, and Veterans benefits. A student on academic warning may be limited to a reduced course load and/or may be required to take college readiness/developmental courses. Other remedial interventions may also be implemented at the recommendation of the student’s Academic Advisor, Learning Specialist, or the Vice President of Academic Affairs. A student placed on academic warning will receive a letter from the Office of Academic Affairs advising of his/her academic warning status. Students will be removed from academic warning status if their cumulative GPA improves to 2.00 or higher at the end of the academic warning semester. Students who earn a semester GPA of 2.00 or higher at the end of the academic warning semester but do not improve their cumulative GPA to 2.00 or higher, will be allowed to continue under academic warning status. One-Semester Academic Suspension Students who fail to improve their cumulative GPA to 2.00 or higher at the end of the academic warning semester and do not earn a semester GPA of 2.00 or higher will be placed on suspension for one full semester (fall or spring). At the conclusion of the one-semester suspension, students will automatically be eligible for enrollment in the next semester. Students returning from a one-semester academic suspension must meet with their Academic Advisor. A student returning from academic suspension may be limited to a reduced course load and/or may be required

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