Academic Status Policies

Each semester, Santa Barbara City College includes on the President's Honor Roll (Full-Time) the names of those students who have completed 12 units of letter-graded courses with a grade point average of 3.5, or better. In addition, those students who have completed 18 graded units at Santa Barbara City College with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5, and have completed a minimum of 6 graded units with a 3.5 G.P.A. during the semester are included on the President's Honor Roll (part-Time). Pass/No Pass grades are not considered. At graduation, A.A./A.S. degree candidates with a 3.5 cum G.P.A. will receive special recognition as graduating with honors.

A student who earns and maintains an accumulated (all coursework taken at Santa Barbara City College total) grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 ("C" or better) shall be considered to be in academic good standing.

A student will be placed on academic notice if they have attempted a minimum of twelve (12) graded cumulative semester units and have earned a grade point average of less than 2.0 at the college. A student on academic notice will be removed from academic notice when the student's cumulative grade point average is 2.0 or higher.   Students on academic notice are strongly encouraged to schedule an appointment to meet with their assigned academic counselor soon and get back on track toward academic success.

A student will be placed on required academic pause if they have earned a cumulative grade point average of less than 1.75 in all units attempted at the college in three (3) consecutive semesters - a summer session is not considered a semester. For purposes of this section, semesters are considered consecutive based on the student's enrollment. For example, a fall semester followed by a fall semester will be consecutive if the student was not enrolled for the intervening spring semester.

A student placed on required academic pause will be unable to attend the college for the subsequent semester. However, the student may petition the Dean of Student Affairs to be reinstated and, if approved, will be permitted to enroll in the following semester.

A student who has completed more than 50% of all courses with a grade of D, C, Pass, B or A shall be considered to be in progress good standing.

A student will be placed on progress notice when they have attempted a minimum of twelve (12) cumulative semester units and the percentage of all units for which entries of "W," "I," "NC," and "NP" were recorded reaches or exceeds 50 percent of the total units attempted at the college. A student on progress notice will be removed from progress notice when the percentage of units in the categories of "W," "I," "NC," and "NP" drops below 50 percent of the total units attempted at the college.

A student who has enrolled in at least twelve (12) semester units will be placed on required progress pause when 50% or more of the cumulative units in which they have enrolled at the college are recorded as W, I, NC, and NP grades for three (3) consecutive semesters.  For purposes of this section, semesters are considered consecutive based on the student's enrollment. For example, a fall semester followed by a fall semester will be consecutive if the student was not enrolled for the intervening spring semester.

A student placed on a required progress pause will be unable to attend the college for the subsequent semester. However, the student may petition the Dean of Student Affairs to be reinstated and, if approved, will be permitted to enroll in the following semester.