Academic Standing
A student must meet the minimum standard of this calculation to maintain good academic standing.
What is the program grade point average or GPA?
What is the grade point average (GPA) and completing two thirds of attempted credits?
This is the highest grade a student can earn at CCU indicating exceptional quality was achieved.
What is an A?
This is the common acronym for a conditionally admitted student.
What is a CAD?
Who is God?
The minimum number of days a student must serve while on academic suspension.
What is 365?
Students who initially do not meet SAP requirements are placed on this status.
What is financial aid warning?
This is the lowest grade a graduate student can earn for most graduate level courses and earn graduation credit.
What is a C?
What is the minimum program GPA?
Israel crossed this river and entered into the promised land.
What is the Jordan River?
The minimum number of credit hours a student must complete to have an academic standing.
What is six?
This rule changed in 2021 and provides a student with the quickest way to improve the GPA and/or completion rate.
What is the repeated courses rule?
These seven grades are counted in the SAP calculation but are not considered to be successfully completed.
What are D-, W, F, FX, FW, WF, or I?
The maximum number of credits a CAD student may take in the first semester at CCU.
What is 9?
These three men were tossed into the fiery furnace for not worshipping Nebuchandnezzar's golden image.
Who are Shadrach, Meshach and Abednago?
A student who is on probation cannot register for future courses until this form has been completed and reviewed by the Dean of Student Services.
What is the Academic Standing Review Form?
A student can potentially submit a second SAP appeal if one of these was submitted and approved during the semester in which the most recent SAP calculation occurred.
What is a Petition for Medical/Hardship Withdrawal?
This is the lowest grade an undergraduate student can earn in a general education course and receive graduation credit.
What is a D?
The number of academic appeals a CAD has remaining upon entry to CCU.
What is one?
The name of the city Jonah refused to go to to call out their evil against the Lord
What is Nineveh?
A student is placed on this academic standing if his or her term GPA meets or is above the program requirement but their cumulative GPA is still below the program minimum standard.
What is continued probation?
Undergraduates who receive two or more of these grades in their first semester are ineligible for financial aid in subsequent semesters.
What is F/FW/FX?
This grade is no longer awarded, and does not count towards the GPA calculation and cannot be replaced in the SAP calculation.
What is a WF?
The CAD agreement is stored in this system.
What is Filebound?
The ten commandments given to Moses in Exodus 20
What are 1. have no Gods before me 2. do not make and worship images 3. do not take the Lord's name in vain 4. remember the Sabbath 5. honor mom and dad 6. do not murder 7. do not commit adultery 8. do not steal 9. do not bear false witness 10. do not covet