Grade Warning & Grade Probation Policies
Intervention with students who are performing poorly academically must be structured in such a way that both the University and the student are responsible for corrective action.
The purpose of the Grade Warning & Grade Probation policy is to specify the protocol for Grade Warning and Grade Probation
Grade Warning
When any student has a term/semester in which their Grade Point Average (GPA) or their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) for the first time drops below a 2.0 they will be placed on Grade Warning and receive a letter of notification.
It is the responsibility of the student to maintain a current and accurate mailing address with the University. The student's registration at this time will be blocked and if they are working at PCC or on campus, their employment will be suspended.
These measures remain in place until the student meets with a counselor at the Student Counseling Center. Upon completion of the "Contract of Understanding" in which student, faculty mentor and counselor agree and sign to, the registration will then be released and if applicable, the employment status restored.
Returning to Grade Warning
Once a student has been on Grade Warning, and the next subsequent semester/term results in their semester/term GPA or their Cumulative Grade Point Average raising above a 2.0 the student will no longer be on Grade Warning and will be a student in good academic standing with the University.
However if the student later has a poor semester where their GPA/CGPA again drops below a 2.0 they will be placed on Grade Warning. If the next semester or term results in their GPA/CGPA being above a 2.0 they again are on good academic standing and are no longer on Grade Warning.
Grade Probation
If the student who is on Grade Warning status has a following semester/term in which his Grade Point Average or their Cumulative Grade Point Average is below 2.0, the student is then on Grade Probation and does not ever return to Grade Warning status.
