A student must meet the following academic measures in order to remain in good academic standing with the college, and to continue to meet the U.S. Department of Education’s eligibility requirements for Federal Student Aid. These measures apply to students matriculating in all TCC degree programs:
- A student must achieve a cumulative GPA of 1.5 or better in their first term* of enrollment and a completion rate** of 50% or greater.
- A student must achieve a cumulative GPA of 1.75 or better in their second term of enrollment and a cumulative completion rate of 50% or greater.
- A student must achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in their third term of enrollment and for all remaining terms, and a cumulative completion rate of 67% or greater for the third term and all remaining terms.
Cumulative completion rate: To ensure a reasonable pace, a student must have successfully completed a minimum percentage of their cumulative attempted credit hours at the end of each term. Any credit hours, from accepted transfer courses, are included in the pace calculation as credit hours earned and attempted. An earned course grade of I, F, WF or W is not considered to be successful completion of a course.
Calculation of the cumulative completion rate (program pace): Cumulative number of credit hours successfully completed divided by the cumulative number of attempted credit hours. Required minimum program pace percentages:
- 50% during first term of enrollment
- 50% during second term of enrollment
- 67% during third, and all subsequent, terms of enrollment
*Term refers to a discreet time interval (trimester period) and not a reference to the trimester level of courses attempted or completed in that time period.
**Completion rate: The maximum length of time to complete an academic program is 150% of the program’s total credit hours.