Academic Probation & Suspension

Register for a SLIP Session

If you are on Academic Probation or Academic Suspension and need to register for a SLIP (Successful Learning Intervention Program) Orientation Session:

  1. Log into your Student Sign-In
  2. Open your Checklist Items & select "Attend a SLIP Orientation"
  3. Please plan 30 minutes to complete the self-paced virtual SLIP session.
  4. If you are on academic suspension, you need to complete this Academic Appeal & Success Form after you've attended the SLIP orientation. Academic Appeals submitted without completion of the SLIP orientation will not be reviewed.

If you have any issues or questions, please take a screenshot of your error message and email HCC.Cares@hccs.edu.

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What is SLIP?

The SLIP (Success Learning Intervention Plan) Orientation is a required first step to enrolling in classes for a student who is on academic probation or suspension (earned academic grade point average is below a 2.0 GPA). Attending a SLIP session is the first in a series of 3 mandatory meetings a probationary/suspended student must complete during the semester.

A SLIP Orientation Workshop/Session lasts approximately 90 minutes plus time for Q & A afterward.

What's Covered?

On-campus, face-to-face classes are strongly recommended for students who are on probation or suspension. Successful completion of HCC Online classes requires significantly more student independent study time, study skills, internal motivation, and self-discipline. In addition, computer skills and accessibility are necessary. The online SLIP session will focus on helping students:

  • Identify behaviors that lead to low GPA at HCC
  • Change those behaviors in order to graduate from HCC
  • Connect to counselors at HCC
  • Realize the impact an academic suspension/probation has on student goals/plans
  • Assess learning strategy strengths and weaknesses
  • Assess and change career decision-related problems
  • Connect to the wonderful HCC resources and staff available to help (i.e. online & in-person tutoring, writing centers, etc.)
  • Identify, discuss, & change psychological barriers to success

Is SLIP the same as Financial Aid SAP?

Your Academic Progress (Academic Probation/Suspension) is different from Financial Aid's SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress). These are 2 separate statuses. Please contact financial aid for more information about your financial aid status.

Resources for your Financial Aid SAP Appeal

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Academic Status Levels

Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.

Cumulative GPA below 2.0

Action Required by Student:

  • Complete a SLIP session
    • Log into your Student Sign-In
    • Open your Checklist Items & select "Attend a SLIP Orientation"
    • Please plan up to 30 minutes to complete the self-paced virtual SLIP session
  • Have two (2) follow-up counseling sessions during the semester to improve academic standing

Cumulative GPA below 2.0 and term GPA 2.0 or above

Action Required by Student:

  • Continue to work with the counselor from a previous semester, as needed, to improve academic standing.

Previous term status of Academic Probation or Continued Academic Probation and term GPA below 2.0 

Action Required by Student:

  • Attend a SLIP session. 
  • Work with a counselor to improve academic standing.
  • Students on Academic Suspension may be unable to enroll in classes for one (1) semester.
  • A student may appeal an Academic Suspension may by completing the necessary paperwork obtained at the college’s counseling center. For more information on appealing a suspension, students may contact their college’s counseling center. See Counseling Contact Information at hccs.edu/counseling.

 

Additional Academic Resources

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Academic Progress Requirements

A student’s academic progress will be evaluated for the first time after a minimum of nine (9) attempted semester hours. A student’s academic standing is determined at the end of the Fall semester (December), Spring semester (May), and Summer semester (August).

To maintain satisfactory academic progress, a student is expected to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 based upon the aggregate number of hours attempted at HCC.

Students who maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above are considered to be in good academic standing.

Students who do not maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 will be placed on academic probation, continued academic probation, or academic suspension as defined below. These three academic status levels alert students that action is required. Students are expected to establish contact with their counselor and/or college advising center for support and assistance with improving their academic standing.

Additionally, students placed on academic probation or academic suspension should note the following:

  • Students on academic suspension are required to attend a Successful Learning Intervention Program (SLIP) session prior to re-enrollment, and prior to meeting with their designated counselor. 
  • The student’s counselor will stipulate conditions of enrollment including, but not limited to, maximum hours and/or specific courses.
  • Students on Academic Suspension may be unable to enroll in classes for one (1) semester.
  • A student may appeal an Academic Suspension may by completing the necessary paperwork obtained at the college’s counseling center. For more information on appealing a suspension, students may contact their college’s counseling center. See Counseling Contact Information at hccs.edu/counseling.

 

The following requirements also apply to the determination of academic progress:

  • Students enrolled in multiple summer sessions will have their entire summer’s work evaluated for the determination of their academic status.
  • Students in certain Health Sciences programs are required to maintain a grade of “C” in all courses in order to continue in the program. Students not meeting these standards may continue to enroll at HCC in other programs as long as they maintain minimum HCC requirements. Health Sciences students should check their program’s requirements.
  • Students are responsible for knowing whether they have passed the minimum standards for continuation in college. Ineligible students who register will be subject to dismissal with forfeiture of all tuition and fees.

 

For additional information, please visit the Student Handbook at hccs.edu/studenthandbook.