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Academic Standards Policy
Degree/certificate-seeking students must maintain satisfactory academic progress. To remain in good standing, students must achieve a minimum cumulative and term grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 for all attempted undergraduate level courses.
Students who fail to maintain satisfactory academic progress shall be placed on academic probation. Probationary students who do not show progress toward good standing in the first term of their probation will be placed on multi-term probation. Students who do not show progress toward good standing in the subsequent term will be placed on academic suspension.
Students who are academically suspended will need to submit a written appeal for reinstatement which will be forwarded to the Academic Standards Appeals Committee for review and decision. If an appeal is denied, students will be required to sit out, reapply for admission, and develop a reentry plan. A full explanation of the appeal process is available online at www.aims.edu/student/admissions/standards.
Financial aid and certain Aims programs may have more specific guidelines concerning course load and GPA. Students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 to receive a degree or certificate.
Honors
Honors recognition will be given to full-time students who earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 credit hours of college level courses used to compute the GPA during a semester. President’s List is the designation for a term GPA of 4.0 (straight A), while Dean’s List is the designation for a term GPA of 3.5 - 3.99.
Standards of Student Conduct
As members of an academic community, Aims Community College students are expected to conduct themselves in a mature and responsible manner. Students should at all times try to promote a sense of cooperation within the College and work to build an atmosphere conducive to the goals of higher education within the institution. Aims’ students are residents of the city, state, and country and members of the academic community and are, therefore, expected to conduct themselves as law-abiding citizens of each at all times. Admission to Aims carries special privileges and imposes special responsibilities apart from those rights and duties enjoyed by non-students.
To these ends, Aims Community College students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner which is not disruptive of college functions; does not interfere with free movement of students, school personnel, or guests; and does not cause or threaten to cause injury to persons or damage to property. Aims will not tolerate menacing behavior or threats by any student toward another student or toward any College employee. The College also prohibits the use of controlled substances and alcohol while on campus or at a College-sponsored event. Aims prohibits the use of tobacco products in all buildings owned and operated by the College. Aims Community College reserves the right to take necessary and appropriate action to protect the safety and well-being of the campus community. Any interference, damage, or threat to persons or property will be deemed misconduct and will be subject to disciplinary sanctions by the College ranging from a warning to suspension or expulsion.
Aims Community College students are expected to practice academic honesty and to refrain from any form of cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the College. Breaches of academic honesty will be considered misconduct and may result in disciplinary action. Additionally, the College expects students to contribute to a positive learning environment in classroom situations. Students who conduct themselves contrary to the best interests of the class as a whole may be subject to disciplinary action, including being withdrawn from the course.
A full explanation of the Standards of Student Conduct and disciplinary proceedings are available online.
Attendance
Students are expected to attend all classes for which they are registered, except in case of illness or other emergencies. The instructor shall determine and inform students of the effects of absences on the grade. If any student accumulates so many absences that continued enrollment in the class seems to be of little value, the student may be asked by the instructor to withdraw from the course. The instructor may assign a final grade or develop an Incomplete contract with the student if the student has successfully completed 75% of the course. Withdrawals must be processed by the deadline shown in the schedule of classes.
Repeating Courses
A student who earns a grade of “D” or “F” may repeat the course to raise the grade to a “C” or better to meet the performance level required for subsequent courses. The course may be used only once to meet the graduation requirements of a particular degree or certificate program. A student may not repeat a course in which the student received a letter grade of “C” or higher without instructor approval. All grades will be listed on the student’s transcript and will be computed in the student’s grade point average (GPA) unless either a “Fresh Start” or “Grade Replacement” policy applies. See Grading System for explanation of these two policies.
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