Enrollment
and Academic Policies
Southwestern Community College operates
under the Open-Door Policy of the North
Carolina Community College System. Students
are accepted without regard to race, religion,
sex, color, creed, national origin, age
or disability. Any person who is at least
18 years of age or a high school graduate
or its equivalent may be accepted by the
college. High school students and home-schooled
applicants 16 years of age or older may
be admitted into credit and continuing education
courses in accordance with the concurrent
enrollment policies adopted by the State
of North Carolina. Admission to degree,
diploma and certificate programs requires
a high school diploma or the equivalent.
Admission to the college does not imply
immediate admission to the curriculum desired
by the applicant, and admission to certain
Health Science programs may have additional
specific entrance requirements.
Now that you have started your career
at SCC, here are a few policies and procedures
you should know.
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| Enrollment
Policies |
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Change of Program
Students who wish to change to a different
academic program or a second major should
discuss the proposed change with their academic
advisors and submit a “Change
of Program” form to the Registrar’s Office.
This form is available on line on Registrar’s
web page www.southwesterncc.edu/registrar.
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| 2. |
Change of Name/Address
If a student’s name or address changes while
he/she is enrolled, the student should complete
a “Change
of Name/Address Form”, available in Student
Services, and return it to the Registrar’s
Office. Students much provide identification
for proof of name change. This form
is available on line on Registrar’s web page
www.southwesterncc.edu/registrar.
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| 3. |
Readmission A student
who has NOT been enrolled at the College during
the previous semester must complete a new
application for admission and update residency
classification prior to registration.
Students applying for readmission will be
required to meet the curriculum requirements
in effect at the time of readmission, unless
waived by the Vice President for Instruction
and Student Services. The College reserves
the right to refuse readmission to a former
student who has unpaid financial obligations
at the college or who has not complied with
previous disciplinary requirements.
Contact Admissions - 828.586.4091, ext.
352
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| 4. |
Transfer of Earned Credit
Applicants to degree, diploma or certificate
programs who want credit for coursework completed
at other post-secondary institutions are responsible
for having an official transcript from each
institution submitted directly to the Registrar’s
Office. Courses with a grade of “C” or higher
may be accepted if the courses are applicable
to the program selected at this college and
were earned at an accredited college, university,
community college or technical institute.
This information is available in the
SCC Catalog
under the Academic Information section.
Credits transferred to Southwestern Community
College from another institution will be recognized
as hours toward the appropriate degree, diploma
or certificate but will not be calculated
toward the cumulative grade point average
(GPA) for that program. All official
transcripts submitted to the Registrar’s Office
prior to a student’s enrollment will be evaluated
for transfer credit before registration, if
possible, and no later than the end of the
first semester of enrollment.
Transfer of “Credit by Exam” will not exceed
more than one-half of degree requirements
and must be approved by the dean or coordinator
of the appropriate program.
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| 5. |
AP Credit
Southwestern Community College awards Advanced
Placement credit. The list credit that
can be awarded is available in the SCC Catalog. |
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| Academic Policies |
| 1. |
Academic Progress
Students in curriculum programs are
expected to demonstrate a satisfactory
level of academic performance or progress.
Please note that this is different from
the satisfactory academic progress required
to maintain financial aid.
Essentially, a student is expected to
maintain semester and cumulative GPAs
of a least 2.0 - the minimum required
for graduation. When a cumulative and/or
semester GPA falls below 2.0, the student
may face academic probation or suspension
as follows: |
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Academic Probation Level 1 (Warning):
Degree, diploma and certificate seeking
students performing below a 2.0 grade
point average in the previous semester
will be placed on academic probation.
A student on academic probation will
work with his/her advisor to develop
an academic plan and/or will be directed
into specialized coursework. (Warning
does NOT appear on the student's transcript.)
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Academic Probation Level 2:
Degree, diploma and certificate seeking
students who have not attained a 2.0
grade point average for two consecutive
terms will be required to review and
modify their academic plans with their
advisor. Additionally, they may be required
to limit their semester course load,
and will be advised to register for
ACA 118 if they have not already done
so. (A "Probation" notation
appears on the student's transcript.)
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Academic Suspension: Probationary
students who have not attained a 2.0
grade point average for three consecutive
terms and have a cumulative GPA below
2.0 will be suspended for one semester.
(A "Suspension" notation appears
on the student's transcript.) |
The policy can be found in the
SCC Catalog. |
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ACADEMIC HONORS
President’s List |
| 1. |
Only full-time students are considered.
(A full-time student is defined as a
student enrolled in a minimum of 12
semester hours at the end of the semester.) |
| 2. |
The student is to have a minimum 3.85
Grade Point Average (GPA) to qualify
for the semester under consideration. |
| 3. |
Unresolved “I” and “F” grades will
automatically eliminate a student from
this list for that particular semester.
Credit for a course by examination or
transfer does not affect eligibility. |
| 4. |
Developmental courses do not count
toward the 12 hours or the GPA. |
Dean’s List
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| 1. |
Only full-time students are considered.
(A full-time student is defined as a
student enrolled in a curriculum program
and enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester
hours at the end of the semester.) |
| 2. |
The student is to have a 3.500 - 3.849
GPA to qualify for the semester under
consideration. |
| 3. |
Unresolved "I" and "F" grades will
automatically eliminate a student from
this list for that particular semester.
Credit for a course by examination or
transfer does not affect eligibility. |
| 4. |
Developmental courses do not count
toward the 12 hours or the GPA. |
The
policy can be found in the SCC
Catalog. |
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| 3. |
GRADES
Official grades are issued for every student
at the end of each semester. Students enrolled
in curriculum courses will be graded by the
letter grade system and assigned a grade point
average (GPA) for each semester. Instructors
inform students about their specific grading
scales.
The GPA is determined by dividing the
total number of quality points by the
number of credit hours attempted.
For details and examples, see the Student
Handbook.
Obtaining
Grades
Online transcript information will not be
available until the end of the fall semester.
If you need a copy of your transcripts or
grades, please contact the Registrar's office
for a transcript release form, or download
one on the Registrar's
website.
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