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Attendance & Academic Policies ACADEMIC STANDARDS The American Trade Academy evaluates student academic performance on a 4.0 grading scale, whereby a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of either 2.0 must be maintained for making satisfactory academic progress. Minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA is required (equivalent to 70% on a 100% grading scale). A grade of "D" for a module or quiz is considered a passing grade. Grading Formula: Student progress is evaluated using oral, written, and practical tests and projects each month. The out -of -class work (e.g., quizzes, written tests and follow-up question and answers) account for 25% of the grade. The midterm and finals account for 25% of the grade. Practical application during in -class lab work, classroom participation, and in -class tests account for 50% of the grade. A test grade of 60% or less will require a retake of the specific test. CPR TRAINING Students are provided CPR training during the Security Guard programs and will receive a First Aid CPR/AED certification from the Red Cross. SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP) Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is defined as the successful progression through an academic program. Every student must maintain satisfactory academic progress in order to remain enrolled at the college, and to remain eligible to receive federal financial aid. In order to receive federal financial aid, students must make satisfactory academic progress toward a certificate or diploma. SAP will be conducted at the point when the student has attended the scheduled credit or clock hours, as required by federal regulations, effective for all starts on or after July 1, 2011. SAP Requirements Standard 1 — Cumulative Grade Point Average or GPA (Qualitative Measure or "grade -based"): The student must maintain a minimum qualitative measure of progress defined as the cumulative GPA, which is a 2.0. Only those credits required in the student's program of study are used in the CGPA calculation. Standard 2 — Clock Hour Completion Ratio / Pace (Quantitative Measure or Rate of Progress "time -based"): The student must achieve a minimum attendance rate of 80 of all clock hours attempted. Grades of"F" (Fail), "1" (Incomplete), and "W' (Withdrawn) are calculated in the completion ratio and will result in a lower passing ratio. Transfer credits (both earned and attempted), if applicable, are also calculated in the completion ratio. The rate of progress percentage is calculated by dividing the clock hours earned by the hours attempted. Only those hours required in the student's program of study, including transfer hours, are used in the calculation. Standard 3 — Maximum Timeframe: The students must complete his/her certificate or diploma program/course within 150% of the published length, as reflected in the Program Chart contained in this catalog. Transfer credits are included in the maximum timeframe calculation. Students are expected to complete their program within 150 percent of the published length of the program (or 1.5 times the number of hours in their program). Quantitative Measure or Rate of Progress calculations help assure that students will complete their programs within the maximum time frame. Effect of Transfer Hours on SAP: Transfer hours awarded by the school has no effect on GPA calculations for SAP but does affect the Pace calculation. Transfer Hours are also included in the maximum timeframe calculation. Effect of Program Change on SAP: Students who change programs will only have hours and grades that are applicable to the new program (including transfer credits) calculated in SAP and Maximum Timeframe. Any hours that were previously taken that are not part of the student's new program of study will not be used in the calculations. STATUSES OF SAP SAP Warning: Students who fall below either the qualitative or quantitative measure will be placed on "SAP Warning" status for one payment period. As a result, the student will be required to meet with a school representative to discuss the minimum requirement(s) not being met and corrective action necessary to satisfy SAP requirements. One-year programs (i.e., those with one academic year) will have one warning period. American Trade Academy School Catalog Page 8