You are right on in meeting both of the satisfactory progress requirements and attendance.
I think that all schools should have the same standards to allow a student to graduate. These should be completing all course work required for graduation and earned at least a 2-0 GPA.
You have a good point. TWC rules are designed to meet the wide varity of schools that they regulate.
Frank H.
For schools approved on a course time basis and offering programs in excess of 200 hours, the school shall evaluate progress at least every eight weeks. A school approved on a credit hour basis shall evaluate progress at the midpoint and end-of-term for academic semester or academic quarter or at least every eight weeks. For programs with course time in excess of 200 hours, the following shall apply.
HI Dr. Tami, yes every 8 weeks, which is tricky when managing 10 week terms. One has to advise campuses to determine SAP every 5 weeks in this case.
It depends on the type of program course times a campus has. It can be at the end of a program course time of 40 hours, or with degree granting schools it must be at the midpoint and end of every term or be at LEAST every 8 weeks. We run a 10 week term, with 2 five week courses. We record grades at the end of 5 weeks, so we have to run SAP every 5 weeks.
In order to graduate students must have met a minimum CGPA of 2.0 and completed in the allowed time frame.
You are right on track to meet the TWC requirements. This helps the students stay on track.
Frank H.
At the the end of each grading period which at my school never exceeds 3 weeks.
Just remember that the maximum amount of time is 8 weeks. Giveing students feedback is good way to make sure they are progressing properly.
Frank H.
Our school evaluates SAP every 6 weeks. This allows us a buffer of 2 weeks should our registrar be out sick, or if students are working on final projects, etc...we still have the opportunity to ensure we never surpass the 8 week requirement.
This is not a bad idea. Feedback to the student on how they are doing is very important.
Frank Hammack
If the student on academic probation achieves satisfactory progress after the first probationary term but does not achieve the required grades to meet the OVERALL SAP requirement (CUM 2.0), the student may be continued on academic probation for one more evaluation period. If they still don't get there after the second probationary period, they must be dismissed.
At thye end of evry grading period with a minimul 2.0 GPA out of apossible 4.0, & a passinggrade in every subject
A GPA of 2.0 out of a 4.0 scale is typical. A school is able to establish their own GPA.
Frank Hammack
I recommend evaluating progress at the midpoint of a semester. A good time to do this is when the student has to be evluated which is about 7.5 weeks into each 15 week semester. This way the student has half of the semester to rebound from any negative performance if applicable. It is a good time to encourage as well as point them in the right direction for tutorials and other resources that may assist them in reaching their educational goals.
You are exactly right. This was the thinking behind the rules. It provides students the opportunity to get back into the studies and finish off well. It can also be a reality check for some.
Frank Hammack
Student progress must be evaluated at the end of each grading period, or every 8 weeks--whichever is less. Requirements for Graduation at our school are that all courses and externship hours are complete with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 out of 5.0.
If a school is approved on a credit hour basis, the school shall evaluate progress at the midpoiint and end-of-term for an academic semester or term or at least every eight weeks.
Frank Hammack
For the campus I am on, we need to evalute their progress at the mid point and at the end of the class. At mid-point if they are failing or strugging we need to do a documented mid-point advising session with them.
Bobbi,
It appears that your current school policy would be in compliance with the CSC rule for Progress Requirements. The Rule states that if a program is 41 to 200 clock hours in length, then there must be an evaluation at the mid point and end of each progress evaluation period. On programs longer than 200 clock hours evaluation of progress must be at the end of each grading period. If the program is measured in credit hours, progress must be measured at the mid-point and end-of-term. In both the last two cases, there must be progress evaluation at least every 8 weeks.
Gerald Parr
