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catalog07-08edited:05-06catalog 9/26/2007 2:27PM Page26Maintaining Financial Aid EligibilityStudents must make Satisfactory Academic Progress towards earning adegree as stipulated in the chart below to receive financial aid atWestminster College from all Federal, State and institutional programs.SAP Evaluation1. SAP is calculated annually after the spring semester followingthe student’s first term of enrollment as a regular degree-seekingstudent.2. Quantitative (hours attempted and earned) and qualitative(cumulative GPA) SAP progress is measured.3. Changes in major may alter your SAP status, which is basedupon the current degree level pursued; therefore, if you changemajors, you may be permitted to go beyond the 183 attemptedhours.4. Students meeting the standards listed above when calculatedwill be in SAP Good Standing.5. SAP Probation will be required for students who do not meetthe requirements shown above. Students on SAP Probation willhave to meet the standards outlined in their SAP Probationletter to avoid SAP Suspension. Students are eligible forfinancial aid while they are on SAP Probation.(See Appeals).6. Rules are applied uniformly to all students for all periods ofenrollment whether or not aid has been received previously.7. Students who are on academic dismissal will be on SAPSuspension. (See Appeals).8. Eligibility is reestablished after the student improves theiracademic record to meet the minimum standards or an appealdue to unusual and/or mitigating circumstances is approved.9. Students are held responsible for knowing SAP eligibilitycriteria and their status at the end of each academic year.Please contact the Office of Financial Aid if questions arise.Grades1. All courses taken at Westminster College and those coursestransferred to Westminster College are counted as hoursattempted regardless of grade assigned. This includes courseswhich end as incompletes, failed, dropped, repetitions orwithdrawn after the 3rd week of class each semester.2. Only courses for which final grades issued are recognized bythe Westminster College Registrar’s Office as acceptable forprogressing toward degree completion will be counted asearned.3. Courses shown as failed, incomplete, withdrawn, droppedor concluded with no grade submitted count as hours attemptedand not earned. Additional courses with non-passing results arecounted similarly.4. All courses designated as repeated for grade improvementcount as hours attempted, but only count once if passed ashours earned.5. Courses attempted repetitively for credit count as both hoursattempted and if passed as hours earned.6. Audit and Non-credit classes are ineligible for financial aid anddo not count in SAP calculations.7. The official institutional GPA determined by the WestminsterCollege Registrar’s Office is used for all qualitative measures.Additional Earned Credits1. Credit hours earned by testing or other non-standard meansare counted in the SAP calculations as both hours attemptedand earned. This includes hours earned from Credit by Exam,CLEP and CEEB Tests, AP and IB Courses, and ForeignLanguage Placement.2. All credit hours applicable to the current degree pursuitattempted through study abroad programs, off-campusprograms, and through Consortium Agreements with otherinstitutional count in both attempted and earned calculations.Transfer Students1. Transfer students with no grade history at WestminsterCollege will enter on SAP Good Standing.2. Complete academic transcripts for work attempted at otherinstitutions are expected to be submitted to the Office ofEnrollment Services before the beginning of their firstsemester at Westminster College. A standard SAP calculationincluding this work and Westminster College hours will be runby the next scheduled increment.3. Students failing SAP will be placed on SAP Probation. Studentson SAP Probation will have to meet the standards outlined intheir SAP Probation letter to avoid SAP Suspension.(See Appeals)Re-admit Students1. Former Westminster College students who were not enrolledat Westminster College for the most recent semester will reenterat the SAP status earned at the end of their lastWestminster College enrollment.Appeals and Reinstatement1. SAP Suspension may be appealed if unusual and/ormitigating circumstances affected academic progress. Suchcircumstances may include a severe illness or injury to thestudent or an immediate family member, the death of astudent’s relative, student activation into military service orother circumstances as deemed appropriate for considerationby the SAP Appeals Committee.2. To appeal the student must submit a letter to the Office ofFinancial Aid no later than 15 business days before thebeginning of the semester for which reinstatement is desired.This should explain in detail why they failed to meet the minimum academic standards, what unusual and/or mitigating circumstances caused the failure and how their situation hasimproved.3. The SAP Appeals Committee decision result will be sent tothe student by mail or electronic means.4. Appeal approvals will give the conditions and timeframe formaintaining aid eligibility.5. SAP Appeals Committee decisions cannot be appealed toanother source.6. Students who raise their cumulative standards to equal orexceed the minimum requirements should contact the Directorof Financial Aid to see if they may be reinstated to SAP GoodStanding from that point forward.7. The SAP Appeals Committee members are the Dean ofStudent Life, Associate Dean of Faculty, Registrar and theDirector of Financial Aid.
catalog07-08edited:05-06catalog 9/26/2007 2:27PM Page27A C A D E M I CP R O G R A M SAcademic Support ServicesWestminster College offers a wide array of academic support services toassist students in developing those skills they will need in the classroomand in their professional and personal lives after College.Academic Resource CenterWestminster College has established an Academic Resource Center(ARC) to provide assistance in the development of writing, math andstudy skills through individualized tutoring programs and workshops.Directed by the Associate Dean of Faculty, the Academic ResourceCenter features a writing lab, math lab and accounting lab; full-time facultysupervise with support from carefully selected and trained upperclassstudents. Additionally, the ARC provides tutors for courses in TierII that are available on a regular schedule throughout the semester.Open afternoons and evenings, the ARC is centrally located in ReevesLibrary.Communication Skills WorkshopA one credit hour course offered in the spring semester to studentsenrolled in the Reading and Study Skills Program during the previousfall semester and to students placed on probation after fall semester. TheCommunication Skills workshop is a continuation of the material coveredin CLS 090 and includes access to special advising and tutorial support.The Learning Opportunities CenterThe Learning Opportunities Center offers academic support to studentsthrough a variety of programs. The staff of the center offers assistancethrough special courses such as, Supplemental Statistics and ScienceStrategies. In addition to these courses, the staff coordinate theLearning Disabilities Program, the Reading and Study Skills Program,and the Peer Tutoring Program.Learning Disabilities ProgramStudents diagnosed with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder,and/or autism may apply for admission to Westminster College throughthe Learning Disabilities Program (LDP). The application processrequires completion of an expanded application, which requires documentationof the disability, relevant testing data and additional references.Staff in the LOC review applications and invite selected studentsto on-campus interviews and evaluation.Students enrolled in the LDP take one or two courses in the first semester.One course focuses on developing writing, reading, and study skillsto prepare freshmen enrolled in the Learning Disabilities Program forthe college curriculum. A linked course, American Government andPolitics, provides an immediate context for developing these skills. Theother course encourages and supports freshmen enrolled in the LearningDisabilities Program in managing their personal, academic and socialresponsibilities. Students enrolled in the LDP also meet regularly withassigned academic professional staff members, who provide individualizedassistance and monitor progress.Academic professional staff members also assist students who have individualmemberships through Reading for Blind and Dyslexic (atwww.rfbd.org) in ordering books on tape as needed. Students directlycommunicate extended-time testing needs to faculty members who workwith academic professional staff in the LDP to accommodate these needsin a timely manner. Note-taking needs are also addressed by the LDP.Reading and Study Skills ProgramThe Reading and Study Skills Program (RSSP) is designed to give specialattention during the first year in college to incoming freshmen whosepreparation for college is, in certain respects, was inadequate. The programconsists of a special course each semester that offers studentsopportunities to acquire language proficiency and study strategies necessaryto function in the college environment. It is designed to enhancelanguage skills (reading, writing and listening) and study strategies inthe context of another course in the general education sequence.Currently the course is linked to American History in the fall semesterand Psychology as a Social Science in the spring semester.Students are selected for the Reading and Study Skills Program on thebasis of their high school records and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) orAmerican College Test (ACT) scores. Some students, determined by theAdmissions Committee, will not be admitted to Westminster unless theyagree to participate in the program. A few students who are notrequired to participate may be invited to enter the program on a spaceavailable basis.No more than two credit hours of 090 courses may be counted towardthe minimum hours required for graduation. Therefore, students whotake both CLS 090 and MAT 090 will need to complete two credit hoursmore than the minimum required in order to graduate.Peer Tutoring ProgramIn support of the ARC, the Learning Opportunities Center coordinatesWestminster College’s Peer Tutoring Program which offers academicsupport to students enrolled in a variety of courses. Specifically, theProgram targets courses found in the general education requirements.Tutors for these courses are recommended by the professors, and attendtutoring classes designed to provide them with a sound framework forfostering independent learning and understanding the learning process.The tutors also attend the classes for which they are tutoring at leastonce a week.International & Off-Campus StudyWestminster College encourages international and off-campus study byits students as well as study by international students in Fulton. Eligiblestudents should meet the minimum grade point average requirement forthe selected program, be in good academic and disciplinary standing andmust have attended a minimum of one semester at Westminster College
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