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Student Advisory Council
The Student Advisory Council consists of twelve (12) student
representatives from UMUC locations worldwide and includes
both undergraduate and graduate students. Student Advisory
Council representatives serve on the overall University Advisory
Council, the Graduate Council, and the Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee. The Student Advisory Council provides
senior management with critical input on a wide variety of institutional
initiatives that affect students and student life at
UMUC. To learn more about the Student Advisory Council or
contact a representative, students should visit the Web page at
www.umuc.edu/gov/stac.
Policies and Regulations on Student Drug
and Alcohol Use
UMUC complies with all federal, state, and local laws that regulate
or prohibit the possession, use, or distribution of alcohol or
illicit drugs. Violations of such laws that come to the attention
of UMUC officials will be addressed through UMUC procedures,
or through prosecution in the courts, or both.
All UMUC students are prohibited by UMUC from unlawfully
possessing, using, manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing
alcohol or any controlled substance on UMUC premises or at
UMUC-sponsored activities. UMUC expects all students to
comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations
pertaining to possession, use, manufacture, distribution, or
dispensation of alcohol and/or controlled substances.
Any student who violates any of the applicable standards of conduct
is subject to corrective disciplinary actions and penalties up
to and including expulsion from UMUC academic programs
and referral to the appropriate state, federal, and/or local authorities
for prosecution in the courts.
Financial Aid—Satisfactory Academic
Progress, Graduate
(UMUC Policy 220.30)
Financial aid is intended to meet the financial needs of the student
who otherwise could not or would not consider continuing
their education. Students who receive financial aid must not
only demonstrate financial need, but must also make satisfactory
progress as determined by University of Maryland University
College in accordance with federal regulations.
Financial aid recipients are required to be in good standing and
to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward their degree
requirements for each semester/term in which they are enrolled.
Satisfactory academic progress, as described below, is evaluated
twice each year, in January and July. Failure to maintain satisfactory
progress, as described below, may result in cancellation of
financial aid awards, and the student may have to repay any
funds already received.
Basic Standard for Graduate Students
UMUC’s institutional requirements for minimum satisfactory
performance for financial aid recipients are defined as follows:
1. Minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA).
Graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative
G PA of 3.0.
2. Minimum passing grade.
The minimum passing grade for a graduate student is a
B grade for each course. A student may not receive a grade
of C or below for a course in the most recent semester of
enrollment and be considered to meet the minimum academic
standards.
3. Minimum cumulative completion rate.
Graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative
completion rate of two-thirds of credits attempted
(67 percent).
4. Federally mandated maximum timeframe to complete the
p ro g r a m / d e g re e .
The student must complete his or her educational program
within a time frame no longer than 150 percent of
the published length of the educational program (for example,
complete his or her program after attempting a maximum
of 54 credits for a 36-credit program).
Federal regulations require that we track the academic progress
of financial aid recipients from the first date of enrollment at
UMUC, whether or not financial aid was received. Credits
transferred from all other credit sources will be considered as
attempted and completed credits in the evaluation of the completion
rate standards.
Students whose attempted credits, including transfer credits,
exceed the 150 percent timeframe for any reason will be placed
on Financial Aid Denied status, not Financial Aid Probation.
No financial aid will be disbursed for the student during subsequent
semesters/terms unless the student has made an appeal of
the Financial Aid Denied and the appeal is granted.
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