Academic Status

Honor Roll

For full-time students, UCC maintains two levels of Honor Roll. The President’s Honor Roll, 3.75 - 4.00 GPA for the term, and the Honor Roll, 3.50 - 3.74 GPA.

Graduation with Honors

UCC recognizes Honor graduates as follows in the commencement program:

  • 4.00 GPA — Highest Honors, candidates will wear a gold stole signifying highest honors 
  • 3.75 - 3.99 — Honors

For the commencement program the cumulative GPA through winter term is used.

Phi Theta Kappa

For more than 100 years, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has helped millions of high-achieving community college students reach their full potential. Phi Theta Kappa is made up of more than 3.5 million members around the world. The American Association of Community Colleges has named Phi Theta Kappa the official honor society for two-year colleges. We are the only such honor society with this distinction. We have no recurring fees or annual dues; simply pay the one-time membership fee, and you can access your PTK benefits for life, including recognition, scholarships, career training, transfer success, and learning leadership skills. Membership is based on having complete at least 12 credit hours with UCC and a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. For more information about Phi Theta Kappa, please call 541-440-7749 or visit the Student Engagement Office located in the LaVerne Murphy Student Center.

Academic Probation

Academic Probation is a warning status that students are not making satisfactory academic progress. Full- and part-time students whose cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) falls below a 2.00 for any given term will be placed on academic probation.

Academic Suspension

Academic Suspension is a status that limits students’ enrollment options. Academic Suspension will be applied in the following two (2) situations:

  1. Full- and part-time students maintaining less than a 2.00 cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) for two (2) consecutive terms will be placed on academic suspension.
  2. Full- and part-time students who have attempted 36 credits and have a 1.75 cumulative GPA or lower will be placed on academic suspension.

The Registrar is responsible for reviewing and updating this policy. Specific guidance for policy implementation may be found in the associated Administrative Procedure(s).

Forgiveness of Past Academic Performance

Academic Forgiveness is a one-time process by which credits and grades from forgiven terms will not be used in determining GPA or academic standing. Students whose past academic records are detrimental to future academic or occupational pursuits may pursue one of three options to be eligible to petition the Academic Standards Committee for Academic Forgiveness of past performance:

  1. After a leave period of at least two (2) years and upon return, the successful completion (“C” or better) of 12 credits for an Associate or 25% of the required coursework for a Certificate.
  2. A change of major and the successful completion (“C” or better) of 12 credits for an Associate or 25% of the required Certificate course work in the new program.
  3. After a period of at least five (5) years between the quarter for which the petition is sought and the date of the appeal.

Once students graduate from UCC they may no longer be granted Academic Forgiveness for terms prior to their most recent graduation date.

The Registrar is responsible for reviewing and updating this policy. Specific guidance for policy implementation may be found in the associated Administrative Procedure(s).

Attendance

Students are accountable for attending class(es) in which they are officially enrolled. Should a student not attend the first day of class or contact the instructor, the instructor may submit an instructor drop to the Office of Registration and Records for processing. Instructors are not required to drop a student from their course for non-attendance. It is the student’s responsibility to verify, during the first week of term, if they have been dropped from a course through their student self-services account or by contacting the Office of Registration and Records.

A grade will be assigned in all credit classes unless an official drop or withdrawal has been processed by the published deadlines. Classes that meet less than the regular length of the term have different deadlines.

Instructors may announce an attendance policy for their classes. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain attendance rules from each instructor in cases of late enrollment.

Only students who have officially registered may attend classes. Starting the first week of the term the student’s name must appear on the Class Roster, or they must have a class schedule which shows they are registered for the class.