POLICY
This policy outlines the minimum grade requirements for select academic programs. Certain programs require students to achieve specific grades in designated courses to continue in the program and to be eligible for graduation.
SCOPE/POLICY GUIDELINES
Business Management - Accounting Students
Students must obtain a grade of “C” or better in ACCT 1010, ACCT 2220, ACCT 2250, ACCT 2410, and ACCT 2420 to satisfy course credit requirements in the Business Management - Accounting program.
Business Management - Real Estate and Real Estate Certificate Students
Students must obtain a “C” or better in BUSM 2730, BUSM 2740, BUSM 2750, BUSM 2760 and BUSM 2770 to satisfy course credit requirements in the Business Management - Real Estate program and Real Estate certificate.
Culinary Arts Students
Culinary Arts students must obtain a grade of “C” or better in all CULA subject courses in order to graduate in the Culinary Arts program.
Cybersecurity Students
Students must obtain a “C” or better in all technical courses in order to graduate in the Cybersecurity programs and certificate.
Health and Public Services Students
The following policy on minimum grades applies to selected Health and Public Services programs and certificates:
- A student may not enroll in a technical course unless his or her overall cumulative grade point average is 2.0 or higher.
- All course prerequisites must be met before admission to a course.
- A grade of “C” or better is required in each technical course in order to continue in the course sequence.
- A student receiving a grade of “D” or below in any technical or specified foundational course required by the Criminal Justice, Education, Health Information Management -
Coding and Reimbursement, Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Social Work Assistant programs, or any heath certificates has these options:
- Assume a health/general studies core status,
- Withdraw from the respective program, or
- Remain in the technical program and take the technical course (on advice of advisor) for which the student has achieved a grade of “C” in the prerequisite course. General and basic courses may be taken at this time also. The student must then repeat any course in which he or she did not achieve at least a “C” grade.
- Note that the College does not offer each course every semester. Students may repeat the course only once to raise the grade to the “C” level. Upon successful completion of the repeated course (grade of at least a “C”), the student must then be reevaluated for continuation in the program. Due to the arrangements of the curriculum sequence, this may require an extra year in the program.
- A student who will likely earn an unsatisfactory grade in a course prior to the deadline to drop is ineligible to withdraw from that course.
Information Technology Students
Students must obtain a “C” or better in all technical courses in order to graduate in the Information Technology - Networking and Server Operations, Information Technology - Programming and Web Development, Information Technology - Digital Media Content programs, and any Information Technology certificates.
Wildlife Conservation Students
Wildlife Conservation students must obtain a grade of “C” or better in all WILD subject courses in order to graduate in the Wildlife Conservation program.
