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 cumulative GPA is above or equal to a minimum of 1.50 and they are not under Academic Alert, Probation, or Suspension.
Academic Warning
A student receives an Academic Warning if the College has any reason to be concerned about the student’s academic performance during the term. This could be the result of poor attendance, poor marks, or misconduct. When an Academic Warning arises, an e-mail explaining the concern is sent to the student and a copy placed in the student’s file. At the end of each term, academic standing is calculated. All students who have a term or cumulative GPA of less than 1.50 are placed on Academic Warning.
Academic Probation
Academic Probation is a caution to students indicating that their academic standing at the College is in jeopardy.
Students are placed on Academic Probation for four principal reasons:
- Students must maintain at least 70% attendance in all courses.
- Students’ term GPA must not drop below 1.50.
- Academic Misconduct. Students must avoid academic misconduct such as cheating or plagiarism.
- Initial Probation. Students who are admitted under our Provisional Admission policy start their studies on Academic Probation.
Students are not subject to probation until they have completed at least 15 credits or equivalent credit hours 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 following 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 return to good academic standing in one of two ways:
- Students on Academic Suspension are invited to take 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.
- Students on Academic Suspension who successfully complete 9 or more credits of transferrable coursework at another BCCAT
member institution, subsequent to the suspension period, and with a term GPA of 1.50 in at least 9 credits, will be readmitted to
the College with good academic standing.
Performance Following Reinstatement
Students who are readmitted to the College are readmitted in good academic standing. If the grades in the subsequent semester are
below 1.50, the student will be placed on Academic probation for the following semester without the accumulation of 15 academic credits.
The student will re-enter the Probation/Suspension process, and will be permitted to take UPRE for a second and final time