This policy applies to all students regardless of whether or not they are eligible and/or apply for Title IV funding programs. Every student enrolled in a program approved by NACCAS must meet formal standards that measure their satisfactory progress toward graduation. The Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy is provided to all students prior to enrollment. The policy is consistently applied to all students. SAP evaluations are maintained in the student file. The school will develop an academic and/ or attendance plan to address the specific needs of those students who fail to meet the academic and/or attendance requirements at specific SAP evaluation points. A leave of absence will extend the student’s contract period and maximum time frame by the same number of days taken in the leave of absence.
In order to comply with USDE requirements the terminology financial aid warning or financial aid probation will be used for Title IV, non-Title IV, and other federal funding students.
VA SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY
VA students will be evaluated at the end of each month. If a student failed to meet standards (attend 80% of certified weekly clock hours for the month, or 75% average for academics) during that month, s/he will be given an Unsatisfactory Progress Report for that month and placed on probation for the following month. At the end of the month of probation, if the student continued to fail to meet standards (attend 80% of certified weekly clock hours for the month, or 75% for academic), s/he will be terminated.
Summary: 1 month in unsatisfactory status; 1 month on probation; then termination.
VA REENTRY POLICY
Once a student is terminated for unsatisfactory progress, the following actions will be accomplished for re-entry:Student must be terminated for a period of 90 days before consideration for re-entry, Student will submit a written request for re-entry, The CEO will evaluate student’s written request and status; and determine whether the student has sufficient ability and potential to warrant a 2nd entry, If yes, the CEO will provide the student 1) a letter of re-entry, 2) a contract for re-entry specifying hours of pursuit, and 3) notification that student is on probation for two months after re-entry.
If the student has not obtained standards of progress at the end of two months after re-entering the program, s/he will be terminated and will not receive future consideration for re-entry.