Institutional Scholarships/Awards

Students receiving scholarships/awards from the institution must meet specified academic, performance and class attendance standards. Failure to satisfy the requirements of the scholarship may result in scholarship probation, reduction of scholarship amount or scholarship withdrawal.

Students receiving institutional scholarships (except ministerial part-time scholarships) must enroll for at least twelve semester hours of associate-degree core courses each fall and spring semester until core courses are completed, and must maintain enrollment in at least twelve semester hours during the entire semester in order to keep the scholarship for the current semester. Required developmental courses and STSU 1100 will be considered as "core courses" for enrollment purposes.

First-time students at Jacksonville College, whether they have attended a previous college or not, are not subject to these scholarship probation/withdrawal policies during their first long-term semester. Former students of Jacksonville College, whether they have attended another college in the interim or not, remain subject to the scholarship probation/withdrawal policies.

If at the end of a long-term (fall or spring) semester a student is deficient in meeting any of the scholarship requirements, the student may be placed on "Scholarship Probation" or "Scholarship Withdrawal" for the next long-term semester. If the deficiency is a grade-point average (GPA) difference of 0.25 or less and/or a non-serious problem, the student may be placed on "Scholarship Probation" with no loss of scholarship. If the deficiency is a GPA difference of more than 0.25 but equal to or less than 0.50 and/or a significant problem, the student may be placed on "Scholarship Probation" with only a partial scholarship (40%). If the deficiency is a GPA difference of more than 0.50 and/or a serious problem, then the student may be placed on "Scholarship Withdrawal" and could receive no scholarship funds.

A GPA deficiency can be resolved prior to the next long-term semester by taking summer classes and raising the GPA to the required level.

If a student is on "Scholarship Probation" and the deficiency involves GPA, the student may not be allowed to travel out of the city if he/she is in a music group, is a cheerleader, is an athlete, or is a physical education assistant until the GPA requirement is satisfied. A grade check will be made at mid-semester.

If the student is deficient in some area other than or in addition to GPA, this problem must be resolved. A check will be made at mid-semester and at the end of the semester.

If a student remains on "Scholarship Probation" for two successive long-term semesters, the student may be placed on "Scholarship Withdrawal" for the next long-term semester.

"Scholarship Withdrawal" means that the student is not eligible for a Jacksonville College scholarship during the next long-term semester and would return the following semester on "Scholarship Probation."

Governmental Financial Aid

Students receiving governmental financial aid must meet the following satisfactory progress requirements:

• A student who has more than 90 semester hours of college work attempted will be ineligible for financial aid at Jacksonville College.
• The four levels of progress requirements are:

1. After 01-15 semester hours attempted, cumulative GPA of 1.00 or more: 67% of courses attempted passed with a grade of D or higher, and no class withdrawals by the Academic Dean due to excessive student absences
2. After 16-30 semester hours attempted, cumulative GPA of 1.50 or more: 67% of courses attempted passed with a grade of D or higher, and no class withdrawals by the Academic Dean due to excessive student absences
3. After 31-44 semester hours attempted, cumulative GPA of 1.75 or more: 67% of courses attempted passed with a grade of D or higher, and no class withdrawals by the Academic Dean due to excessive student absences
4. After 45-90 semester hours attempted, cumulative GPA of 2.00 or more: 67% of courses attempted passed with a grade of D or higher, and no class withdrawals by the Academic Dean due to excessive student absences

GPA and percentage of courses passed will be checked at the end of each semester. If the requirements of the first level (1-15 hours) are not attained, the student will be given a written notice of alert regarding satisfactory progress. If the requirements of the second level (16-30 hours) are not attained, the student will be placed on financial aid probation by written notice. If the requirements of the third level (31-44 hours) are not attained, the student may continue on financial aid probation after a personal interview with the Financial Aid Officer. If the requirements of the fourth level (45-90 hours) are not attained, the student will be placed on financial aid suspension and may not be able to receive financial aid until the cumulative GPA is raised to 2.00 and the percentage is raised to 67% or more.

Exceptions to the above penalties may be made by the Financial Aid Officer based upon documented data indicating unusual or unavoidable hardships which may influence the student's ability to make satisfactory academic progress.

Veterans and Other Eligible Persons

The minimum satisfactory academic progress required of veterans and other eligible persons receiving VA educational benefits is a 2.00 ("C" average) cumulative grade-point average (GPA). This satisfactory progress requirement is in addition to any other general college requirements. Academic progress for veterans and other eligible persons is evaluated at the end of each semester and policies are administered by the Academic Dean's Office of Jacksonville College under the sanctioning legal guidelines of the Veterans Administration. Students who fail to achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.00 shall be placed on probation for the following semester. If the student achieves a semester GPA of 2.00 or better during the probationary semester, but has not achieved the required cumulative GPA of 2.00, the student may continue on probation for one more semester. If the student on probation fails to achieve a semester GPA of 2.00 at the end of the first probationary semester, the student shall be reported to the Veterans Affairs Regional Office as making unsatisfactory progress. A student who fails to achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.00 at the end of the second consecutive probationary semester shall be reported to the Veterans Affairs Regional Office as making unsatisfactory progress. In either case, unsatisfactory progress shall result in enforced withdrawal from the college for the next long-term semester. However, a student may make appeal to the Academic Dean and a special admissions committee for a hearing and under special circumstances may not be forced to withdraw. The requirements for special admission shall be documented and agreed to by the student. A student who returns to the college subsequent to the date of the withdrawal status shall return on probation unless and until the cumulative GPA reaches 2.00 or more.