President’s Honor List
A student must be taking at least nine (9) semester hours of work and must have a grade point average of at least 4.0. In addition, disciplinary or academic probation shall make a student ineligible.
Vice President’s Honor List
A student must be taking at least nine (9) semester hours of work and must have a grade point average of at least 3.5. In addition, disciplinary or academic probation shall make a student ineligible.
High Honor Graduates
Graduates receiving an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Applied Science with at least 30 hours at Temple College and with a grade point average of 4.0 on all hours which count toward graduation are considered high honor graduates.
Honor Graduates
Graduates receiving an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Applied Science with at least 30 hours at Temple College and with a grade point average of 3.5 on all hours which count toward graduation are considered honor graduates.
Academic Standards
Temple College prioritizes supporting students in the pursuit of academic excellence. It has adopted academic standards for continued enrollment and graduation which require students to achieve an overall 2.0 grade point average to be eligible for graduation.
Academic Probation
Students who fail to meet either the semester GPA standard, cumulative GPA standard, or both will be placed on academic probation. If a student is on academic probation and satisfies either the semester GPA standard or the cumulative GPA standard but fails to meet the other, the student is continued on probation. The student will remain on probation until the semester and the cumulative GPA are at or above 2.0. Any student placed on Academic Probation must attend an Academic Probation Counseling Session with their assigned Enrollment Advisor. Failure to attend Academic Probation Counseling sessions may result in the student being dropped from all classes.
Academic Suspension
A student on academic probation who fails to meet the semester and cumulative GPA standards will be suspended from the College for the fall or spring semester and any intervening summer session. A student on academic suspension will be out indefinitely until the student meets with their assigned Enrollment Advisor. Once approved, the student will return to Temple College on Probation during the first semester. During the probationary semester, the student will meet with the Director on three designated dates. If the student fails to meet the Outlined expectations in the Academic Improvement Plan (AIP), they may be removed from all subsequent courses for the semester. Outlined expectations in the Academic Improvement Plan (AIP) may be removed from all subsequent courses for the semester.
Stipulations for the Academic Improvement Plan
- The student must acquire required textbooks and codes before the first day of class.
- The student must demonstrate their ability to log in to their campus email and D2L account.
- Course selection should prioritize A. Classes that will raise the student’s GPA above 2.0, B. English and math courses (if in the student’s academic program), and C. a course within the student’s field of study.
- The student must limit enrollment to 12 credit hours in a long term, or 6 hours in a summer term. If the student is unsuccessful in 6 hours in the first 8 weeks, they must drop their courses in the second 8-week period.
- The student must utilize an academic support resource within the first month of classes and email documentation to their Enrollment Advisor showing the resource they utilized.
Waiver from Academic Suspension
A student placed on academic suspension at the end of a long semester who wishes to continue at Temple College may apply for a waiver from Academic Suspension. Suspension waivers are considered each semester by the Director of Enrollment Advising and Associate Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management. The waiver request must be for a 16-week semester (summer semesters are not included). Students placed on academic suspension following a summer semester will not be eligible to waive the academic suspension. The Director of Enrollment Advising and the Associate Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management must approve a request for more than one semester of Academic Suspension Waiver. All requests for an Academic Suspension Appeal must be made through the Suspension Appeal form found under Student Forms on the Temple College website. The student must meet with the Enrollment Advisor in person or online to establish the expectations for the student’s Academic Improvement Plan.
Transfer Students
A transfer student not academically eligible to return to the college he/she last attended will not be eligible for regular admission to Temple College. The student will be admitted on academic probation to Temple College, held to the expectations of this standing, and must meet the minimum standard of work during his/her first semester of enrollment to continue in attendance. A transfer student whose transcript does not indicate that he/she was on probation but whose academic record during the last semester of his/her attendance at another college did not meet the minimum standard of work at Temple College will be admitted on probation and must meet the minimum standard of work during his/her first semester of enrollment to continue his/her attendance. The student will be required to meet with the Enrollment Advisor in person or online to establish expectations for the student’s Academic Improvement Plan.
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