Students who have attempted 12 or more credit hours of credit courses and whose adjusted cumulative grade point average falls in the dismissal zone specified in the academic standing table will be dismissed. Students will not be subject to academic dismissal, however, until they have attempted at least 12 additional credit hours since their most recent change in academic standing (dismissal or probation).

First Dismissal - Students who have been dismissed one time from the college for academic reasons and who wish to be reinstated must:

1. Meet with an academic advisor to develop a suitable academic plan. The academic advisor will help the student identify strategies to assure academic success. The student will be directed to use college academic support services and encouraged to develop realistic goals.
2. After meeting with an academic advisor, the student will be permitted to register for courses. For the initial term returning after a first dismissal, readmitted students may register with the following restrictions:
   • Readmitted students may only register for two courses which must be repeats of courses in which they earned D or F grades. Both courses may be taken concurrently in terms of 13 weeks or longer. A course taken in a term of less than 13 weeks must be taken with no other concurrent courses.
   • The Student Success course (ACA 100 ) is strongly recommended and may be added as a third course.

Second Dismissal - Students who have been dismissed twice from the college for academic reasons and who wish to be reinstated must:

1. Sit out one 15-week term before being eligible for reinstatement.
2. Meet with an academic advisor to develop a suitable academic plan. The academic advisor will help the student identify strategies to assure academic success. The student will be directed to use college academic support services and encouraged to develop realistic goals.
3. After meeting with an academic advisor, the student will be permitted to register for courses in accordance with the restrictions for a First Dismissal.

Further Dismissals - Students who have been dismissed more than twice from the college for academic reasons and who wish to be reinstated must:

1. Sit out one 15-week term prior to meeting with an academic advisor.
2. Make a substantial case for reinstatement by meeting with an academic advisor. During this meeting, an advisor will help you access your academic standing, offer suggestions on the best presentation of your written appeal to the Committee on Academic Standards, assist you in creating a detailed educational plan, and help you develop an alternative plan in case you are not reinstated to the college. Any supporting documentation of serious circumstances that have affected your academic performance should be included in your appeal. The Committee will consider your circumstances prior to rendering a decision.

See also AACC Code of Student Conduct.