Academic Notice and Pause

Your cumulative GPA is below a 2.0.  

Next Steps: You are encouraged to see a counselor to discuss your academic performance and determine best practices to bring you back on track. 

Need to Know: You will lose priority registration privileges including the California College Promise Grant (tuition waiver) if you advance to 2nd Academic Notice (A2).  Most likely, as a financial aid recipient, you were placed on warning and may lose your financial aid eligibility if you do not meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) at the end of your subsequent semester. 

Your cumulative GPA has been below a 2.0 for two consecutive primary semesters.

Next Steps: You are encouraged to schedule a counseling appointment.  This is the time to discuss your academic performance and determine best practices to bring you back to good standing.  A counselor will outline a clear course path towards your academic goals and recommend support services that will assist you.

Need to Know:  At this status, you are restricted to 9 units and have lost priority registration privileges and the California College Promise Grant (tuition waiver). If you do not demonstrate academic improvement at the end of your third semester, you will be placed on pause from the college and not be able to enroll in classes for the subsequent semester.

Good job!  Your semester GPA is above a 2.0.  You will remain on academic notice until your cumulative GPA reaches or exceeds a 2.0. 

Next Steps:  You are being given the opportunity to continue to take classes because you demonstrated academic improvement.  Keep up the great work and make sure you have met with a counselor to develop a Student Education Plan. 

Your cumulative GPA has been below a 2.0 for three consecutive primary semesters, as a consequence, you have been placed on pause. 

Next Steps: You are required to sit-out for the subsequent primary semester (summer and winter do not count as a sit-out).  If you were already enrolled in the next semester, you will be administratively dropped from all of your classes by the Admissions and Records Office.  We encourage you to schedule a meeting with a counselor in order to discuss your next steps.

Need to Know:  After you have sat-out for one primary semester and you wish to re-enroll, you are required to meet with a counselor and complete a reinstatement contract.  You will be required to provide reasonable assurance that you are ready to succeed.  If approved, you will be required to follow the conditions of your readmission.  

Good job!  As a readmitted student, you have demonstrated academic improvement by earning at least a 2.0 semester GPA in your most recent attempted semester.  You will remain on academic notice until your cumulative GPA reaches or exceeds a 2.0. 

Next Steps: You are being given the opportunity to continue to take classes because you demonstrated academic improvement.  We encourage you to schedule a counseling appointment to create/update your Student Education Plan.    

Need to Know:  At this status, you are still restricted to 7 units.  If you would like to challenge yourself and take more units, you are required to see a counselor to complete a Plan of Action.  Since you demonstrated academic improvement, you may apply for the California College Promise Grant (tuition waiver).  You are required to submit a California College Promise Grant Appeal  to reinstate your tuition waiver.  

You have been readmitted by a counselor for the current semester.  Be sure to follow your reinstatement contract and abide by the conditions of your enrollment. 

Next Steps: You are required to submit a Work in Progress during mid-semester.  Our retention specialist will email you the form prior to the scheduled deadline.

You did not complete at least 50% of your cumulative attempted units with a letter grade.  You earned too many Withdrawals (W), Incompletes (I), or No Pass (NP) notations. 

Next Steps: You are encouraged to schedule an appointment with a counselor to analyze past academic performance and determine best practices to bring you back to good standing.  A counselor will ensure a plan is created to outline a clear course path towards your academic goal. 

Need to Know: You may potentially lose priority registration privileges including the California College Promise Grant (tuition waiver) if you advance to second progress notice.  Most likely, as a financial aid recipient, you were placed on warning and may lose your financial aid eligibility if you do not meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) at the end of your subsequent semester. 

You have not completed at least 50% of your cumulative attempted units with a letter grade.  You earned too many Withdrawals (W), Incompletes (I), or No Pass (NP) notations for two consecutive primary semesters.

Next Steps: You are encouraged to schedule a counseling appointment.  This is the time to discuss your academic performance and determine best practices to bring you back to good standing.  A counselor will outline a clear course path towards your academic goals and recommend support services that will assist you.

Need to Know:  At this status, you are restricted to 9 units and have lost priority registration privileges and the California College Promise Grant (tuition waiver). If you do not demonstrate academic improvement at the end of your third semester, you will be placed on pause from the college and be required to sit-out for one primary semester.

Good job!  You completed at least 50% of your semester attempted units.  You will remain on progress notice until you complete 50% of your cumulative attempted units.    

You have not completed at least 50% of your cumulative attempted units with a letter grade for three consecutive primary semesters, as a consequence, you have been placed on pause.

Next Steps:  You are required to sit-out for the subsequent primary semester (summer and winter do not count as a sit-out).  If you were already enrolled in the next semester, you will be administratively dropped from all of your classes by the Admissions and Records Office.  We encourage you to schedule a meeting with a counselor in order to discuss your next steps. 

Need to Know:  After you have sat-out for one primary semester and you wish to re-enroll, you are required to meet with a counselor and complete a reinstatement contract.  You will be required to provide reasonable assurance that you are ready to succeed.  If approved, you will be required to follow the conditions of your readmission.

Good job!  As a readmitted student, you have demonstrated progress improvement by completing at least 50% of your semester attempted units.  You will remain on progress pause until you complete 50% of your cumulative attempted units.

Next Steps:  You are being given the opportunity to continue to take classes because you demonstrated academic improvement.  We encourage you to schedule a counseling appointment to create/update your Student Education Plan.    

Need to Know:  At this status, you are still restricted to 7 units.  If you would like to challenge yourself and take more units, you are required to see a counselor to complete a Plan of Action.  Since you demonstrated academic improvement, you may apply for the California College Promise Grant (tuition waiver).  You are required to submit a California College Promise Grant Appeal  to reinstate your tuition waiver.  

You have been readmitted by a counselor for the current semester.  Be sure to follow your reinstatement contract and abide by the conditions of your enrollment.

Next Steps: You are required to submit a Work in Progress during mid-semester.  Our retention specialist will email you the form prior to the scheduled deadline.