student success - Johnson C. Smith University

PHOENIX POLICY
The Phoenix Policy is designed to enable former students the privilege of salvaging
their academic careers and returning to the institution with an academic plan for
success. Students readmitted under the Phoenix Policy shall be limited to a maximum
of fifteen (15) semester hours in the semester they are readmitted, or six (6) semester
hours in summer school. Failure to meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress Scale by
the time a readmitted student has completed 36 credit hours will result in dismissal
with no opportunity to petition for readmission.
Readmitted students will be assigned an Advisor in their college or the Biddle Institute
to engage in bi-monthly intrusive advising conferences. Attendance logs with notes
on the meeting will document the student’s commitment to academic success.
Students who have been dismissed, suspended, left or been separated from the
University, not in good academic standing, for one or more semesters, are eligible to
petition the Committee on Academic Standards for readmission under the Phoenix
Policy. The petition statement must demonstrate that the student has engaged in
appropriate personal developmental and/or enhancement activities during the period
of absence (e.g. gainful employment, military service, and volunteer/ community
service). Students must not have been convicted of crimes that if repeated might
endanger the university community.
Financial Aid
If a student is suspended from Johnson C. Smith University he/she must make a
written appeal for reinstatement. The appeal should be addressed to The Committee
on Academic Standards, c/o the Council of Deans. If a student’s academic appeal is
successful, a separate letter of appeal, must be submitted to the Office of Financial
Aid for that Office to consider reinstatement of financial aid. Upon review of the
student’s request and documentation, the student will be notified of the decision of
the Financial Aid Committee. If a student is not meeting satisfactory progress, he/she
is given one appeal for financial aid. Once the student is re-admitted by the Council
of Deans, the financial aid committee will review the appeal and provide the student
with a decision. A student is eligible for federal aid for up to twelve full semesters.
UNIVERSITY HONORS
A list consisting of students who have earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0
or better is published each year. Only students who are registered for a minimum
of fifteen credit hours and have not received a grade of Incomplete for the semester
in question will be considered for the Dean’s List. Students who have earned a GPA
of 4.0, have a minimum of fifteen semester hours, and have not received a grade of
Incomplete for the semester in question are designated as Presidential Scholars. The
names of Presidential Scholars are published yearly.
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