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Student academic progress is monitored in a number of ways by the Office of Academic Services.
Attendance Checks
The Office of Academic Services conducts periodic attendance checks, as needed, throughout each term. Students and advisers may be notified as part of the Early Intervention Program (see p. 43) if there are chronic attendance problems. (Also see “Attendance” under Student Rights and Responsibilities in the Student Handbook.)
Midterm Grade Report
Soon after the middle of the Fall and Spring terms, students are informed of their academic progress in all courses via the Midterm Grade Report. All students who do not have grades of C in at least three full course credits at midterm are encouraged to seek the counsel of their Academic Adviser.
Academic probation or suspension does not result from midterm grades, but is the result of unsatisfactory performance at the end of any regular term. However, failure to consult one’s Academic Adviser after the Midterm Grade Report comes out and to follow the Adviser’s recommendations may affect the academic standing and enrollment status of a student who is not making satisfactory progress.
Midpoint Degree Check
With limited exceptions, all students must complete successfully thirty-three (33) earned course credits (typically 35 in Nursing) by the end of their eighth regular term, including transfer terms. A cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a minimum 2.0 GPA in the declared major are required for graduation. Further, students must satisfy all other requirements in General Education and must satisfactorily meet requirements in the Labor Program in order to graduate from Berea.
While the standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress, outlined in the chart to follow, are designed to ensure timely completion of all degree requirements, the Office of Academic Services conducts a progress check for students following their fourth term; for transfer students this could be as early as the second term of attendance at Berea. By that point of enrollment, all students are expected to have achieved the following:
- Admission to a major (pending admission is acceptable.)
- GPA of 2.0 or higher in the major
- Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher overall
- Accumulation of at least 15 course credits
- Compliance with Labor Program expectations
At this midpoint of degree completion, Academic Advisers meet with students to discuss the alignment of choice in majors with academic progress and career aspirations, as well as to explore the variety of special learning opportunities available at Berea to enhance traditional classroom pursuits (e.g., undergraduate research, independent study, education abroad, Labor Program, etc). By this stage of enrollment, students are expected to have a better sense of the destination for their undergraduate journey and to have developed a plan to optimize their remaining terms of enrollment at Berea. The midpoint degree check is a time identified for initial exploration of graduate or professional school admission, as well.
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