Academic Information - Peabody Institute - Johns Hopkins University

Satisfactory Academic ProgressSatisfactory Academic Progress as aMeasure of Good Academic StandingConservatory students who have matriculatedin curricular programs are requiredto make measured progress toward theirdegree or diploma every semester andmaintain Good Academic Standing,which is an institutional definition ofaccomplishment for a period of study.Students who receive federal financial aidare also required to maintain SatisfactoryAcademic Progress (SAP), which is theinstitution’s legal obligation to declareand enforce standards codified in federalregulations.At the Peabody Conservatory, GoodAcademic Standing and Satisfactory AcademicProgress are combined into oneset of standards that apply to all studentsof the Conservatory, regardless of theirsources for tuition funding. As a result,the measure of student progress is consonantwith federal regulations. In whatfollows, we use the expression SatisfactoryAcademic Progress both in the restrictivesense required by law and in the moreencompassing sense of the Conservatory’sinstitutional prerogative to remedy orremove students who cannot meet thebenchmarks of Good Academic Standing.Oversight and Compliance ofSatisfactory Academic ProgressReflecting the nature of the Conservatory’scurricula, the Office of Academic Affairs,in consultation with the ConservatoryFaculty Assembly, is tasked with upholdingthe standards of Satisfactory AcademicProgress. Students who receive FederalStudent Financial Aid must maintain SatisfactoryAcademic Progress (SAP) towardobtaining their degree or certificate. Monitoringcompliance is a joint venture ofthe Office of Academic Affairs, reflectingthe decision making of the faculty, andthe Financial Aid Office. Academic Affairsreports the progress of every student;Financial Aid disaggregates the studentswho receive Federal Student Financial Aidand reports that information to regulatorsas required by law.The Measurements for SatisfactoryAcademic ProgressPeabody evaluates student success with thethree measures required by law. Each class,lesson, ensemble, jury or recital resultsin a grade that figures into a GPA. Theevaluation of a student’s GPA is a qualitativeassessment of progress. Students mustmeet the minimum GPA threshold everysemester as noted below. Given the curricularemphasis on the major area, studentsmust earn higher grades in lessons andperformances.Satisfactory Academic Progress alsorequires students to complete their degreeprograms with expedience. Therefore,in addition to maintaining the full-timecredit load, students must complete acumulative threshold sum of credits eachacademic year. Students must earn at leasttwo-thirds of all credits attempted towardtheir program. The benchmarks of thesequantitative assessments are scaled to individualprograms as noted below and willensure completion of a degree or diplomaprogram within the stipulated maximumtimeframe, which is 150 percent of theprogram length.Undergraduate Benchmarks forSatisfactory Academic ProgressTo maintain Satisfactory AcademicProgress, undergraduate students must: grade point average of at least 2.00 area enrollments (lessons, juries,recitals, hearings) year.25