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3.3 Academic and Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy | Normandale Community College
Related Minnesota State Board Policy: 2.9 Academic Standing and Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress
Related Minnesota State Board Procedure: 2.9.1 Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress
Normandale Community College (Normandale), the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and federal regulations require that a student make satisfactory academic progress towards a degree or certificate to attend the college and remain eligible for financial aid. The standards defined below are cumulative and include all periods of enrollment, whether or not a student received financial aid.
All students are required to meet the minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00.
Completion Percentage: All students are required to earn a minimum of 67% of cumulative registered/attempted credits. Grades of F, FN, FW, I, N, NC, W, Z and IP (or blank/missing) are treated as attempted credits but NOT earned credits and thus negatively impact the completion percentage.
Formula: % earned = ccumulative earned credits divided by cumulative registered credits.
Subpart A: Warning. If at the end of the evaluation period a student has not met either the college’s GPA or completion percentage standard, the student will be placed on warning for one evaluation period. Students on warning are eligible to register and receive financial aid.
If, at the end of the warning period, a student who has been on warning has met both the cumulative GPA and cumulative completion percentage standards, the warning status is ended and the student is returned to good standing.
Subpart B: Suspension of Students on Warning Status. If, at the end of the warning period, a student who has been on warning status has not met both the college’s cumulative grade point average and completion percentage standards, the student shall be suspended. Students on suspension are not eligible to register or receive financial aid.
Subpart C: Suspension of Students Not on Warning Status.
Suspension for Exceeding the Maximum Time-Frame. If, at the end of the evaluation period, a student has failed to meet the college’s standard for measurement of maximum time-frame, the student shall be suspended from financial aid eligibility.
Suspension for Inability to Meet Program Requirements within the Maximum Time Frame. If, at the end of the evaluation period, the college determines it is not possible for a student to raise their GPA or course completion percentage to meet the college’s standards before the student completes their program of study at Normandale, the student shall be suspended from financial aid.
Suspension for Extraordinary Circumstances. Normandale may immediately suspend students in the event of extraordinary circumstances, including but not limited to previously suspended (and reinstated) students whose academic performance falls below acceptable standards during a subsequent term of enrollment; students who register for courses, receive financial aid, and do not attend any classes; and students whose attendance patterns appear to abuse the receipt of financial aid.
Suspension at another Minnesota State institution. Students who have been suspended from another Minnesota State institution within the past academic year shall be denied admission at Normandale but will be provided with instructions for appeal through the Admissions Office.
Subpart A: Appeals. A student who fails to make satisfactory academic progress and is suspended has the right to appeal based on special, unusual or extenuating circumstances causing undue hardship such as death in the family, student's injury or illness, or other special circumstances as determined by the college.
Appeals must be submitted using the Academic and Financial Aid Suspension Appeal eform, available on the college website.
The appeal must include an explanation of the special, unusual or extenuating circumstances causing undue hardship that prevented the student from making satisfactory academic progress. Supporting documentation explanation is strongly encouraged.
All academic plans put in place for GPA deficiency will require a minimum term GPA of 2.50 during any probationary term. All academic plans put in place for completion percentage deficiency will require a term completion percentage of 100% during any probationary term.
Has met the college’s cumulative grade point average and completion percentage standards, the student shall be returned to good standing.
Has not met the college’s cumulative grade point average and completion percentage standards but has met the conditions specified in his/her academic plan (2.50 term GPA and/or 100% term completion rate, depending upon the deficiency), the student shall retain his/her financial aid and registration eligibility under a probationary status with and academic plan for a subsequent evaluation period.
Has not met the college’s cumulative grade point average and completion percentage standards and has also not met the conditions specified in his/her academic plan, the student shall be suspended immediately upon completion of the evaluation.
Subpart A: Status Notification.
Students are notified by letter or email when the evaluation of satisfactory academic progress results in warning, suspension, or probation. The notice includes the conditions of the current status and the conditions necessary to regain eligibility for registration and financial aid. Notice of suspension also includes the student’s right to appeal the suspension and the process for doing so.
Subpart B: Appeal Result Notification.
Students are notified by letter or email of the results of all appeals. Approved appeals include the conditions under which the appeal is approved and any conditions necessary to retain eligibility for registration and financial aid. Denied appeals include the reason for denial and the process to appeal the denial.
A student suspended from the college and from financial aid eligibility may be reinstated upon an appeal approved for a.) enrollment with financial aid; or b.) enrollment without financial aid.
A student suspended from the college may be reinstated to enroll for classes without financial aid eligibility after not attending Normandale for one year.
A student who has been suspended from financial aid eligibility will have their eligibility reinstated only after a.) an appeal has been approved; or b.) after the minimum cumulative GPA and completion percentage standards have been achieved by enrolling without financial aid.
Subpart A. Credits: The unit by which academic work is measured.
Subpart B. Registered (Attempted) Credits: The total number of credits for which a student is officially enrolled in at the end of the registration drop period each term.
Subpart C. Ccumulative Registered Credits: Cumulative registered credits are the total number of credits registered for all terms of enrollment at the college, including summer terms and terms for which the student did not receive financial aid.
Subpart D. Earned Credits: Earned credits include letter grades of A, B, C, D and P. They are successfully completed credits that count towards the required percentage of completion (67%) as defined by the quantitative measure.
Subpart E. Attempted, NOT earned: Letter grades of F, FN, FW, I, N, NC, W, Z and IP (or a blank/missing) will be treated as credits attempted but NOT successfully completed (earned).
Subpart F. Academic Renewal: Credits for which a student has been granted academic renewal under Normandale Policy 3.16 WILL be included in all financial aid satisfactory academic progress measurements.
Subpart G. Audited Courses: Audited courses are not aid eligible courses and are not included in any satisfactory academic progress measurements.
Subpart H. Consortium Credits: Consortium credits are those credits for which a student is registered at another college, which are accepted in transfer by this college and are included for purposes of processing financial aid at this college. These credits are included in all financial aid satisfactory academic progress measurements.
Subpart I. Developmental Credits: Developmental credits are those awarded for remedial course work (below 1000 level). Students may receive financial aid for developmental credits up to a maximum of 30 credits hours (excluding ESL/EAP). These credits are included in all financial aid satisfactory academic progress measurements. However, up to 30 developmental credits are excluded from the maximum time-frame calculation.
Subpart J. Repeat Credits: Repeat credits are credits awarded when a student repeats a course in order to improve a grade. A student may repeat a class as allowed by the college. The higher grade earned will become the grade calculated in the GPA. All repeated credits are included in the completion percentage and maximum time frame calculations.
Subpart K. Transfer Credits: Transfer credits are credits earned at another college which are accepted by this college. Transfer credits which are accepted by Normandale and are applicable to the student’s program of study shall be counted as credits attempted and completed for calculation of completion percentage and maximum time frame. Grades associated with these credits are not included in calculating GPA.
Subpart L. Withdrawal: The mark of "W" (withdrawal) is assigned when a student withdraws from a class after the drop period. It is not included when calculating grade point, but it will negatively impact attempted credits and, therefore, negatively impacts the student's completion percentage.
Subpart M. Incompletes: The mark of "I" (incomplete) is a temporary grade which is assigned only in exceptional circumstances. It will be given only to students who cannot complete the work of a course on schedule because of illness or other circumstances beyond their control. An "I" grade will automatically become an "F" grade at the end of the next term (not including summer sessions) if requirements to complete course work have not been satisfactorily met. Instructors have the option of setting an earlier completion date for the student. A grade of “I” does not count in the GPA nor as credits earned, but it does count as attempted credits and therefore negatively impacts the student’s completion percentage.
Date of Adoption: March 30, 2011, April 24, 2014
04/2014: Changed qualitative measure from graduated GPA to minimum 2.00.
03/2019: Changed Policy title from “Satisfactory Academic Progress” to “Academic and Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress”
Changed MnSCU to Minnesota State
Part 1, Subpart C #2. Changed “her or his” to “their”
Part 7, Subpart A. Removed “in writing.” Rephrased last sentence for clarity.
Part 4, Subpart B. Removed “in writing”
Part 9, Subpart J. Changed “repeated course policy” to “grading procedure”
Part 9, Subpart L. Changed “Withdraw” to “Withdrawal”
Removed Part 10, Definitions, because it was a duplicate of parts 5 and 6.
Next Review Date: 03/01/2022