Academic Notice

A student will be placed on Academic Notice under the following criteria:

  1. Based on low grade point average (GPA): A student who has attempted at least 12 semester units, as recorded on their official San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) transcript, is placed on academic probation if the student has earned below a cumulative 2.0 (C) GPA.
  2. Based on lack of satisfactory progress: A student who has enrolled in at least 12 semester units, as recorded on their official  SMCCCD transcript, is placed on Academic Notice when the percentage of all units recorded as W, I, NP and NC reaches or exceeds 50 percent. (See Calendar for deadline dates for withdrawal.)

A student may be placed on Academic Notice  under either or both criteria.

Note: Units recorded as Excused Withdraw (EW) are excluded in Academic Notice.

A student on Academic Notice is highly recommended to meet with a counselor to support their return to standing and through transfer and/or graduation.

A student on Academic Notice is also highly recommended to attend a Student Success Workshop*

Removal from Probation

A student on Academic Notice on the basis of GPA is removed from probation when his/her cumulative 
GPA is 2.0 (C) or higher.

A student on Academic Notice on the basis of failure to maintain satisfactory progress is removed from Academic Notice when the percentage of units completed is 51 percent or above..

Dismissal

A student on probationary status shall be subject to dismissal if in two subsequent semesters either or both of the following criteria are applicable:

  1. The student’s cumulative GPA is less than 1.75 in all units attempted.
  2. The cumulative total of units in which the student has been enrolled for which entries of W, I, NP and NC have been recorded reaches or exceeds 50 percent.

Note: Units recorded as Excused Withdraw (EW) are excluded in dismissal.

A student on dismissal status must meet with a Counselor to be reinstated to SMCCCD and allowed to enroll in classes. Students on dismissal status are required to meet with a Counselor every semester to support their return to good academic standing and through transfer and/or graduation.

As part of the reinstatement process, students on dismissal status are also required to attend a Student Success Workshop. *

* Student Success Workshops are designed for students to learn more about their academic standing, engage with campus resources, and hear motivational stories from students who persevered through Academic Notice and transferred to a four-year university.