3.4.4 Students Academically Suspended from College

In accordance with MnSCU Policy 3.4, http://www.mnscu.edu/board/policy/304.html, students on academic suspension from another Minnesota State College or University school shall not be admitted to Alexandria Technical College unless they demonstrate potential for being successful in the program to which they apply. Students will need to complete the academic appeals process prior to being admitted.

Procedures

The appeal must be filed prior to the beginning of the next semester.

1. Any student who left his/her previous college on academic suspension and is subsequently accepted into ATC will be accepted on probation (whether or not their suspension period has ended or an appeal has been approved).
2. If suspension date and reinstatement dates are posted, those are the dates that will be used. For MnSCU colleges, it will be assumed that academic suspensions will be posted. MnSCU colleges should also be posting the dates students are eligible for reinstatement. If a suspension is posted, but reinstatement date is not noted, eligibility for reinstatement will be considered to be one year.
3. For non-MnSCU institutions, transcripts will be reviewed using the same criteria as MnSCU institutions (Items 1 and 2 above).
4. If students are accepted and the Registrar’s Office later receives college transcripts that indicate suspension status, their acceptance will be reviewed to determine if they are still eligible to attend. Their admit status may be canceled, especially if they intentionally withheld transcripts. Those who are eligible to attend will have their acceptance changed to probationary status.

Note: This is an academic policy and only addresses a student’s eligibility to attend. It does not address a student’s financial aid eligibility. Students must contact the Financial Aid Department for any questions about aid eligibility.

Approved by: ATC Leadership Council
Effective Date: 02/08/10
Last Date Revised: 12/11/09