CONSEQUENCE OF FAILING TO MAINTAIN SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS

An official review of satisfactory academic progress occurs at the end of a payment period. Students who fail to meet the minimum satisfactory academic progress standards for the first time shall be placed on Financial Aid Warning, as defined by the U.S. Department of Education. During the Financial Aid Warning period, students will continue to receive Financial Aid for the entire payment period. Standard College will automatically use the Financial Aid Warning status without requiring any action taken by the student. Financial Aid Warning may only be provided to a student who was making SAP in the prior payment period for which they were enrolled or who was in the first payment period of the program.

A student who fails to make satisfactory progress after the warning period will lose his/her aid eligibility. If the student becomes ineligible for Title IV aid, the student shall be responsible to pay the tuition payments out of pocket.

While the official review of SAP occurs at the end of a payment period, Standard College reviews the academic progression of students after each course, pursuant to the institution’s Academic Progression Policy. At Standard College, students must satisfactorily complete each course by scoring 79.50% or better in order to progress to the succeeding course. Students who do not score 79.50% or better shall retake the course in order to remain in the program.

Academic Warning is a status defined by Standard College’s Academic Progression Policy to a student in the Practical Nursing (PN) program.  A student in the PN program who has not scored 79.50% or better in a completed course for the first time shall be placed on academic warning. A student in the Practical Nursing program who has not scored 79.50% or better on a second course shall be placed on academic probation. A student who scores less than 79.50% on the same course for the second time or fails three (3) courses shall be dismissed from the program for academic reasons. A student who has been dismissed from the program for the first time may reapply to the program after 180 days. A student dismissed from the program for the second time may reapply after three (3) years.

Academic Probation is also a status defined by Standard College’s Academic Progression Policy to a student in the LPN to RN Transition program. A student in the LPN to RN program who has not scored 79.50% or better in a completed course for the first time shall be placed on academic probation. A student who has not scored 79.50% of better student on a second course shall be dismissed from the LPN to RN Transition Program. A student who has been dismissed from the program for the first time may reapply to the program after 180 days. A student dismissed from the program for the second time may reapply after three (3) years.

The student may appeal an Academic Warning, Academic Probation, or dismissal decision. The school will only consider an appeal that is based on the ground that the school made an error in calculating the student’s course grade. The student must demonstrate that due to a calculation error, the Academic Warning, Academic Probation, or dismissal decision was incorrect. It is the student’s burden to demonstrate that he/she scored 79.50% or better in the course, and accordingly, had satisfied the satisfactory academic progress standard. There is no appeal toa Financial Aid Warning.

To submit an appeal, the student must write to the Registrar Office within 5 business days upon receiving notification from the school that he/she failed to score 79.50% or better in the completed course. A final decision will be made by Standard College’s Academic Review Committee within 10 business days upon receiving the student’s appeal.