2006-2008 Catalog - Roane State Community College

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ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 59
Students meeting the stated circumstances may apply for late withdrawal as follows:
1. Obtain Request for Late Withdrawal form from the Records and Registration
Office or download from the Records and Registration web page (www.roane
state.edu).
2. Complete the form and attach documentation of circumstances as stated above.
Forms received without the required documentation cannot be considered.
3. Return the form to the Records and Registration Office for review.
Any exceptions to this policy must be submitted in writing to the Registrar to be reviewed
by a committee of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President
for Student and Enrollment Management and the Registrar. (No appeals will be accepted
one calendar year after the semester in which the late withdrawal is being
sought.)
NOTE: Students enrolled in Developmental Studies courses are not allowed to
withdraw from these courses unless extenuating circumstances exist.
Approval must be granted by the Director of Developmental Studies or a
designee.
All equipment belonging to the college must be accounted for or paid for and
all financial obligations met. If it is impossible for the student to take these steps
in person, they should be completed by a person acting as an agent for the student.
ACADEMIC PROBATION AND RETENTION STANDARDS
A student who fails during any term to attain a cumulative quality point average at or
above the level indicated below for the hours attempted (inclusive of any remedial or developmental
courses) will be placed on academic probation for the following term.
Semester Hours Attempted Minimum Cumulative GPA
0-14 No minimum
15-26 1.0
27-40 1.4
41-48 1.7
49-56 1.9
57-and above 2.0
ACADEMIC SUSPENSION
At the end of the following term of enrollment, a student on academic probation
who has failed to attain: 1) the above cumulative standard OR 2) a 2.0 grade point average
for the current term will be suspended. Students who have satisfied the 2.0 GPA
but have not yet achieved the standards as listed above will remain on academic probation
for subsequent terms until the standards have been achieved. Students on probation
or suspension who fail to attain the cumulative standard and the 2.0 GPA for the
subsequent term will be placed on suspension.
Suspension terms are as follows:
First time suspension One term (semester)
Second suspension Two terms
Third suspension Dismissal
In all instances, the summer term does not apply as a term served for suspension.
For the student who is suspended at the end of the spring semester, the following fall
semester is considered to be the term of suspension.
A third suspension of “Dismissal” may be appealed to the vice-president of
Academic Services after a period of two years absence from enrollment at the college.
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