Measuring Success at LSC
Lake Superior College requires that students make satisfactory academic progress towards a degree, diploma or certificate to remain in good standing. Additionally, federal law requires that a recipient of State or Federal Financial Aid make satisfactory academic progress towards a program (AA, AFA, AAS, AS degree, diploma or certificate) to remain eligible for aid.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
All students are required to maintain the minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. All credits are included in the calculations. Grades of A, B, C, D, F and FN will be included in the GPA calculation. Calculate GPA
Completion Rate
All students are also required to maintain complete a minimum of 66.66% of cumulative registered credits.
Failure to Meet Standards
Financial Aid and Academic Warning
If a student goes below a 2.0 cumulative GPA or 66.66% cumulative completion rate at the end of a semester, they will be placed on Academic and Financial Aid Warning for their next semester. If, at the end of the warning semester a student has brought both their cumulative GPA and cumulative completion rate back to standards, they will no longer be on warning and will once again be considered in “good academic standing”.
Financial Aid and Academic Suspension of Students on Warning Status
If, at the end of the warning semester, a student has not met both the institution’s cumulative grade point average (GPA) and completion rate standards, the student will be suspended from the college and become ineligible for Federal Financial Aid.
Students suspended for the first time must sit out for one academic semester and complete an electronic Academic Success Plan before they may register for classes. Students suspended for a second or subsequent time must sit out for two academic semesters, complete the electronic Academic Success Plan and participate in an Academic Success Plan Meeting with an academic advisor before they may register for classes. When possible we recommend you book your ASP with your assigned academic advisor. If schedules don’t allow, you may book with any available advisor.
If a student was suspended but had extenuating circumstances and would like to attend before the sit-out period is complete, they may appeal the Suspension.
Detailed information and answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found on our Suspension Appeal FAQ page. You will find the Suspension Appeal form on our Petitions/Appeals page.
In most cases, students will not regain Financial Aid eligibility until they have successfully completed at least 6 credits at their own expense and demonstrated satisfactory academic progress or have successfully appealed for Financial Aid eligibility through the Suspension Appeal process.
Academic Probation
Upon completion of an academic success plan, a suspended student will be placed on Academic Probation. The student can remain enrolled as long as they maintain a 2.5 semester GPA and 100% completion of all classes they attempt while on probation. Students will be taken off of academic probation once they have raised their cumulative GPA to 2.0 and their cumulative completion rate to 66.66%. Your academic standing is critical to your continued enrollment at Lake Superior College. Please take this policy seriously and be sure you access campus resources if you are running into difficulties.
Maximum Time Frame for Program Completion
All students are expected to complete their program within an acceptable period of time. The maximum time frame for financial aid recipients is 150% of the published credit length of their program. For example, the maximum timeframe for a 60 credit program is 90 attempted credits. Up to 30 attempted credits of developmental and ESL courses are exempt from a student’s 150% completion timeframe.
