Academic Standing
Academic Standing applies to all students who have completed 9 or more credits at a Colorado Community College System (CCCS) College. Academic Standing shall be applied consistently and uniformly at all CCCS colleges. Colleges will determine Academic Standing following the posting of the majority of term grades for each semester, and Academic Standing may be recalculated based on late or adjusted grades. For students who have completed fewer than 9 credit hours, the College will monitor satisfactory academic progress through an Academic Alert process.
Academic Standing values include the following:
Recognizing the value of measuring academic progress for all students, CCCS has established the following procedure for measuring and notifying students of their academic standing. All FRCC students are expected to achieve satisfactory academic progress. This procedure is intended to be informational and helpful, but also establishes clear standards of academic progress that must be met and maintained in order to be a successful student.
• Initial Standing – Student has completed fewer than 9 cumulative credit hours with a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 2.00 for all classes completed.
• Academic Alert – Student has completed fewer than 9 cumulative credits with a cumulative GPA less than 2.00 for all classes completed.
• Good Standing – Student has completed at least 9 cumulative credit hours and has a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 2.00 for all classes completed.
• Performance Support – Student has completed at least 9 cumulative credit hours and has a cumulative GPA less than 2.00 for all classes completed. This value was previously referred to as “Academic Probation.”
- By the conclusion of the Performance Support term, the student must raise their cumulative GPA to at least 2.00. If this condition is met, the student returns to Good Standing. Otherwise, the student will be Performance Improving or on Academic Suspension as outlined below.
• Returning Support – Student is returning from Academic Suspension.
- By the conclusion of the Returning Support term, the student must raise their cumulative GPA to at least 2.00. If this condition is met, the student returns to Good Standing. Otherwise, the student will be Performance Improving or on Academic Suspension as outlined below.
• Performance Improving – If a student on Performance Support or Returning Support earns a term GPA of at least 2.00 for all classes completed during the term but fails to raise their cumulative GPA to at least 2.00 for all classes completed, the student will be allowed to attend the next term as Performance Improving. This value was previously referred to as “Probation Continuing.”
- As long as the student continues earning a term GPA of at least 2.00 during each term, they will be permitted to continue attending. The student will remain on Performance Improving until the cumulative GPA is at least 2.00, at which time they will return to Good Standing.
- If the student does not earn a term GPA of at least 2.00 while on Performance Improving, they will be placed on Academic Suspension.
• Academic Suspension – If a student on Performance Support, Returning Support or Performance Improving earns a term GPA of less than 2.00 for all classes completed during the term, the student will be suspended and will not be allowed to enroll at the College issuing the suspension for the next term unless an appeal is approved. The student may be dropped from all registered courses for an upcoming term at the College based on the College’s procedures.
Academic Suspension Rules
All academic suspensions are for one term only. If a student who has served a suspension wishes to return, the student will be allowed to re-enroll only after meeting with an Academic Advisor. The student will be placed on Returning Support for their return semester. Students suspended from one College are not suspended from other Colleges within the System.
FRCC Academic Suspension Procedures
- A student who has been placed on Academic Suspension status by any CCCS college may appeal the suspension for unusual or mitigating circumstances by meeting with their Academic Advisor and submitting a College Wide Appeal Form. If the appeal is approved, students will remain on Academic Probation (continuing) and must complete the semester with a TGPA of 2.00 to continue enrollment.
- If the College approves an appeal, appeals for subsequent Academic Suspensions should address why the student was unsuccessful on the prior appeal, and what additional measures have been taken to ensure success.
- If the student's suspension appeal is approved, the student will be placed on Performance Support.