Academic standing is recalculated four times per year, following the release of final grades at the end of each term.
Provisional Admission
Applicants to the College who provide academic transcripts indicating poor academic performance, according to the College’s 1.50 minimum academic standard, will be admitted on Provisional Admission. These students are admissible to the College on Academic Probation, and are subject to the conditions and restrictions of Academic Probation (see below).
Good Academic Standing
A student is considered to be in good academic standing when their term GPA is above or equal to a minimum of 1.50 and they are not under Academic Warning, Probation, or Suspension.
Academic Warning
A student is considered to be on Academic Warning if their term GPA is below a minimum of 1.50 with fewer than 15 credits attempted.
Academic Probation
Academic Probation is a caution to students indicating that their continuation at the College is in jeopardy.
Students are placed on Academic Probation for three principal reasons:
- Students’ term GPA must not drop below 1.50.
- Academic Misconduct. Students must avoid academic misconduct such as cheating or plagiarism.
- Provisional Admission. Students who are admitted under our Provisional Admission policy start their studies on Academic Probation.
Students are not subject to probation until they have attempted at least 15 credits of academic coursework. Where a course has been repeated, the higher grade is used.
Academic Probation is lifted and the student is returned to good academic standing when the student has successfully completed the subsequent term with a term GPA of at least 1.50.
A student on probation may not attempt more than 10 credits in a single term
Academic Suspension
A student who meets the requirements for Academic Probation who is already on Academic Probation is normally suspended.
Students on Academic Suspension may be reinstated in good academic standing in one of two ways:
- Successful completion of UPRE 099 – University Preparation
- Students who only take and pass UPRE are readmitted in good academic standing.
- Students who fail UPRE continue on Academic Suspension.
- Successful completion, with a minimum term GPA of 1.50 or higher, of 9 or more credits of transferrable coursework taken at another BCCAT member institution within a single academic term. This term of studies must be a term subsequent to the last term of study taken at Alexander College. Students presenting such records will be reinstated in good academic standing.
Performance Following Reinstatement
Students who are reinstated to the College are readmitted in good academic standing. If the term GPA in the subsequent term is below 1.50, the student will be placed on Academic probation for the following semester without the accumulation of 15 academic credits.