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Standards of Academic Progress

Your success as a student at MHCC is very important to us. We want every student to make it to graduation with the support they need. Satisfactory academic progress (SAP) is designed to assist students with their academic goals. We track the academic progress of all students signed up for credit courses and jump in to assist when students drop below the academic progress threshold of a 2.00-term GPA.

How does MHCC support academic success?

  • Alerts you when your term GPA falls below 2.00
  • Has college staff and faculty to check in and assist with academic goals
  • Helps refer you to support services

What does the process entail?

At the end of each term, the student records staff checks your GPA. If your GPA falls below a 2.00-term GPA, you will be notified and referred to the academic advising and transfer center. The following statuses can be assigned:

Warning

Students who achiece a term GPA between 1.50 and 1.99 are given academic warning status.

There is no action required, but students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor to assist with ways to improve their GPA. The student's academic status will be adjusted the following term after grades have been posted:

  • Academic warning status is removed if the student earns a 2.00 GPA or higher for the following term.
  • Academic probation status is assigned if the student does not earn a minimum of a 2.00 GPA for the term.

Probation

  • Students are placed on academic probation if:
  • They earn a 1.49 GPA or lower for a term or attain a GPA of 1.99 or lower for two consecutive terms
  • Students are also strongly encouraged to take an HD101 course and meet with an academic advisor to learn about steps they can take to raise their GPA the next term. The student's academic status will be adjusted the following term depending on their academic performance: academic probation status is removed if the student earns a 2.00 GPA for the term. Academic suspension for one term is assigned if the student does not earn at least a 2.00 GPA for the term.

Suspension

  • Students are placed on academic suspension if they earn a term GPA of 1.99 or lower while they are on academic probation. A student cannot enroll in classes while on academic suspension.

Suspension Appeals

  • Students may appeal their suspension if they believe there are compelling reasons for reinstatement from suspension.

Steps to Appeal

  • Obtain a suspension appeal form from the academic advising and transfer center and follow the instructions. Your advisor can help you with this form if needed.

Appeal Decisions

The suspension appeal review committee (SARC) will render one of the following decisions:

Appeal approved:  The student is expected to fulfill the mandatory interventions outlined by the SARC committee. During the term that the student is returning, they will be placed on probation status until they attain SAP. If the student does not attain SAP, they will be suspended for, at least, one term and must complete a new suspension appeal.

Appeal denied:  The student is suspended for one term and must complete a new suspension appeal.

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