Standards Governing Student Enrollment

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College reserves the right to make changes in the regulations, courses, fees and other matters of policy and procedure when necessary.

Students are both members of the external community, which includes Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, as well as members of the internal academic community of the college itself. As citizens of the external community, students are subject to all civil laws, the enforcement of which is the responsibility of civil authorities. As members of the academic community, students are subject to Rowan-Cabarrus Community College regulations and obligations. College students, as adults, are expected to exercise mature and responsible self-discipline, to behave with courtesy and integrity, and to maintain appropriate academic standards as well as appropriate conduct standards. Failure to maintain required standards can lead to conditional enrollment or curtailment of enrollment. These standards and enrollment constraints are described in the following paragraphs:

Advising Students Who Experience Academic Difficulty

Instructors are responsible for keeping students informed regularly about their progress in individual courses, with specific responsibility to expedite the reporting of student performance at each measurement point (chapter tests, mid-terms, finals, etc.). Instructors and advisors are responsible for assisting students who are experiencing academic difficulty.

Advice to help students improve performance may include, but is not limited to, completing developmental education courses or subcomponents of developmental programs, carrying a reduced course load, special tutoring or repeating selected courses. Semester grade reports are sent to all students. The faculty advisor and student should arrange a conference with a Student Services counselor whenever the nature of a student’s academic difficulty is beyond the scope of the instructor or faculty advisor’s ability to assist. Failure to maintain satisfactory academic standards will result in academic warning, probation or in academic suspension.

Academic Standing Stages

The Department of Counseling and Career Services has been designated to manage the execution of this procedure.  Students must maintain satisfactory academic standards.  Academic evaluation of student performance occurs at the end of each semester. This evaluation may be neither arbitrary nor capricious and must be consistent with previously announced criteria.

Satisfactory Progress – At the end of each academic term, students’ semester and cumulative grade point averages (GPAs) are calculated. Each student is expected to make satisfactory progress, defined as a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0, based on credit hours attempted. Students with the minimum cumulative GPA are considered to be in good standing.

Academic Review (Stage 1) – If a student’s program GPA is below 2.0 at the end of a Fall or Spring semester, the student will be placed on academic review. Students who have been placed on academic review will receive an email notification from the Registrar at their college-issued address. The email will direct students to look at their schedule and encourage them to meet with a career and academic advisor. Students on academic review have the option to participate in preventive workshops. A tag (Stage 1 – Academic Review) will be placed by the Registrar in the student success portal and Advising staff will send campaigns through this tag

Academic Supervision (Stage 2) – After the second consecutive term where a student’s program GPA is below a 2.0 (for term), the student will be placed on academic supervision. Students who have been placed on academic supervision will receive an email notification from the Registrar at their collegeissued address. A PERC Hold will be placed on their account, and they will not be able to enroll in classes. To have the hold removed and to enroll, students must complete an academic success workshop in Blackboard. Once this is completed, the hold will be removed by a Student Success staff member. A tag (Stage 2 – Academic Supervision) will be placed by the Registrar in the student success portal and Advising staff will send campaigns through this tag.

Academic Probation (Stage 3) – After the third consecutive term where a student’s program GPA is below 2.0 (for term), the student will be placed on academic probation. Students who have been placed on academic probation will receive e-mail notification from the Registrar at their college-issued address. A PERC Hold will be placed on their account, and they will not be able to enroll in classes. To have the hold removed and to enroll, students must complete an academic success workshop in Blackboard. Once this is completed, the hold will be removed by a Student Success staff member.

Academic Appeals

Appeals of academic suspension will be referred by the Director of Counseling on the date specified on the official notification letter students will receive via mail.  The process and parties involved will be outlined at that time.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College reserves the right to make changes in the regulations, courses, fees and other matters of policy and procedure when necessary.