Updates to Academic Restriction and Academic Suspension - Spring 2024

 

From: Peanort, Marcus E
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2023 5:01 PM
Cc: Mason, Tonya R <tonya.mason@montgomerycollege.edu>; McFadden, Janee K <janee.mcfadden@montgomerycollege.edu>; Peanort, Marcus E <marcus.peanort@montgomerycollege.edu>
Subject: Updates to Academic Restriction and Academic Suspension
Importance: High

 

To:	Counseling and Advising Department Office of Records and Registration Raptor Central Raptor Central Call Center
From:	Dr. Tonya Mason, Collegewide Dean of Student Success and Rockville Student Affairs Ms. Janeé McFadden, Collegewide Dean of Student Engagement      and Takoma Park/Silver Spring Student Affairs  Mr. Marcus Peanort, Interim Collegewide Dean of Student Access      and Germantown Student Affairs
Subject:	Updates to Academic Restriction and Academic Suspension
Date:	December 22, 2023
At the recommendation of the Academic Regulations and Standards Committee, Dr. Sharon Fechter, interim senior vice president for Academic Affairs, approved changes to the Academic Restriction (AR 7.3) and Academic Suspension (AR 7.4) academic regulations.  For many, the changes should look familiar because they have simply been restored to the pre-pandemic policy. The following changes will be enforced at the end of the fall semester once student academic standing is updated, which should occur today:      Academic Restriction – Students who have accumulated at least 12 Grade Point Average (GPA) hours with a cumulative GPA below 1.75 will be placed on academic restriction. Such students will have a registration hold and must consult with a counselor for review of all course registrations. Such students are limited to enrollment in up to two college-level courses or up to six hours per semester.  The academic restriction status will be removed when the student achieves a cumulative GPA of 1.75 or higher.     Academic Suspension – Students who have accumulated at least 30 Grade Point Average (GPA) hours and whose GPA falls below 1.25 will be placed on academic suspension. Such students are prohibited from enrolling in college-level courses at Montgomery College for an entire fall or spring semester. The academic suspension status will be removed when the student achieves a cumulative GPA of 1.25 or higher. Students who return from a period of suspension will have their academic standing updated to academic restriction and will be subject to the guidelines of AR 7.3 – Academic Restriction.  Students may appeal academic suspension to the Dean of Student Affairs.    Considering this change, students will receive an email via Starfish informing them of their current academic standing for Academic Restriction and Academic Suspension, as well as for Academic Alert.  Below are samples of each notification.   In addition, the online Academic Suspension Appeal form has been reactivated to allow students the opportunity to appeal their academic suspension, after meeting with a counselor.  As noted in Image 3 – Academic Suspension Starfish Notification, students will get a referral to the online form through Starfish; refer to Image 4 – Academic Suspension Appeal Starfish Referral.

 

Image 1 – Academic Alert Starfish Notification

 

Image 2 – Academic Restriction Starfish Notification

 

Image 3 – Academic Suspension Starfish Notification

 

Image 4 – Academic Suspension Appeal Starfish Referral