Academic Deficiency Policy
Please note that Financial Aid has separate policies and procedures pertaining to Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Students may be subject to these policies individually or concurrently. Students are required to have a 2.0 cumulative GPA in order to be awarded credentials at Bates Technical College.
Academic Warning
Any student who receives less than a 2.0 quarterly GPA will be notified at the end of a given quarter.
Notification of academic warning (1) will be sent to the student by the tenth instructional day of the succeeding second quarter. These students must achieve a 2.0 in the immediately succeeding quarter.
Students who achieve a 2.0 or greater quarterly GPA in the succeeding quarter will be removed from academic warning status. Students who do not achieve a quarterly 2.0 GPA in the immediately succeeding quarter will be moved to academic probation.
Academic Probation
Students who receive less than a 2.0 for two consecutive quarters will immediately be placed on academic probation. Notification of academic probation (2) will be sent to the student by the tenth instructional day of the succeeding third quarter.
Students who receive a quarterly GPA of 2.0 or greater in the immediately succeeding quarter will be removed from probation. Students should work closely with advising and faculty in remedying their cumulative GPA to 2.0 or above. Students who do not achieve a quarterly 2.0 GPA in the immediately succeeding quarter will be moved to academic suspension.
Academic Suspension
Students who receive less than a 2.0 for three consecutive quarters will immediately be placed on academic suspension for the following quarter.
Notification of academic suspension (3) will be sent to the student by the tenth instructional day in the succeeding fourth quarter. A student who has already begun classes will be administratively withdrawn with all tuition and fees refunded.
Re-Entry After Academic Suspension
After one quarter of suspension, students may petition to reenter. Students must first meet with a career advisors for a readiness assessment. Career advisors may direct students to do the following things, but are not limited to the list below:
- Attend an academic intervention session
- Meet with the Dean of Student Onboarding and Retention
- Obtain a skills assessment from an instructor
Students who reenter after academic suspension will return on academic probation. Students must receive at least 2.0 in the quarter they return or they will return to Academic Suspension. Students reentering from a second Academic Suspension must meet with the Dean of Student Services.
Academic Appeal
Students may follow the process laid out in the student handbook if they wish to appeal their academic standing. The handbook is located on MyBates at my.batestech.edu or https://www.batestech.edu/student-resources/