Academic Catalog
Standards for Academic Progress
(Standards of progress for financial aid are posted online and under the section on Student Financial Services.)
To remain in good standing, students pursuing a degree, diploma or certificate who are enrolled in regular curriculum classes must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0.
Students who fail to earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 will be placed on probation during the next term in which they enroll in the college. (Some programs require higher GPAs each term to remain in good standing.) Students on probation are advised to discuss their academic situation with their Academic and Career Advisor, seek additional supportive resources such as the Academic Success Centers and Counseling Services as needed, and take reduced course loads until performance improves. It is also recommended that the student enroll in a College Skills course unless the student has already successfully completed it.
Those who earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 during that next term will be removed from probationary status.
Students on probationary status who do not earn the required GPA will be suspended from the college for the term following probation. Students on academic suspension are ineligible to enroll for college credit courses for one semester.
Students who achieve a GPA of at least 2.0 for the probationary term but whose cumulative GPA remains below 2.0 will remain on probation for one additional term. By the end of the second probationary term, students who achieve a GPA of at least 2.0 for the term but whose cumulative GPA remains below 2.0 will stay on probation for one additional term. By the end of the third probationary term, the cumulative GPA must reach at least 2.0 or the student will be suspended, unless the term GPA is 2.5 or higher.
Students on probation may not serve in college-wide elective offices or be appointed to any administrative or social committees during the probationary period.
Students enrolled in developmental or enrolled in both developmental and curriculum courses must meet standards of academic progress as defined below. Additional standards of progress are required of financial aid applicants based on the type of aid received. Please contact the Student Financial Services Office or refer to the Student Financial Aid website at MIDLANDSTECH.EDU for a copy of satisfactory academic progress standards for financial aid.
Developmental Courses Standards of Progress
Students enrolled in zero-level courses only must receive grades of A, B or C in at least half of their courses to remain in good standing. Once students begin taking a ‘0’ level course or a 100 level course, they may not retake the placement test. Students must successfully complete the course to move to the next level and be eligible to enroll in freshman level courses. A withdrawal counts as an enrollment.
Students who do not meet this requirement will be placed on probation during the next term in which they enroll in the college.
Students enrolled in zero-level courses only who are on probation and who do not earn grades of A, B or C in at least half of their courses will be suspended from the college the term following probation. Those who do earn grades of A, B or C in at least half of their courses will be removed from probationary status.
Students taking both zero-level and curriculum courses must earn a GPA of at least 2.0 as outlined above and pass at least half of their courses.
Students who do not meet both of these requirements will be placed on probation during the next term in which they enroll in the college. All probationary guidelines as outlined in the Standards for Academic Progress will apply.
Students on probation who do not earn a GPA of at least 2.0 or who do not earn grades of A, B or C in at least half of their developmental courses will be suspended from the college during the term following probation. Those who earn a GPA of at least 2.0 and earn grades of A, B or C in at least half of their developmental courses will be removed from probationary status.
Special advisement/counseling sessions will be available to students on probation.