Vennard College is committed to the academic success of all the students it accepts. In the admissions process some students are identified as having the potential for success, but their application materials indicate that additional guidelines should be put into place to help assure it. Such students are classified as being provisionally accepted.

   If accepted, applicants who have a composite ACT score or high school GPA below the level normally necessary for admission will automatically be classified as provisionally or probationally accepted. Other students may be provisionally accepted based on an evaluation of the course balance on their high school transcript, on recommendations on reference forms, or on other indicators collected in the application process.

   The following guidelines apply to students who have been provisionally accepted:

•    they may enroll for a maximum of 13 credit hours per semester;
•   they must attend 90% of all class sessions in order to receive credit from a course;
•   they must meet with the Director of Tutorial Services to assess their progress, arrange for tutoring if needed, and for help with issues relating to study skills and time management as needed;
•   they may be required to restrict their involvement in extracurricular activities as decided by a committee consisting of the Director of Tutorial Services, their Academic Advisor, and the Academic Dean; and
•   they must achieve a satisfactory cumulative GPA by the end of their second semester to continue to be enrolled.

(Students who have achieved a GPA of at least 1.70 in their first semester may have their provisional status removed upon the recommendation of their Academic Advisor.)