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Policies & Procedures

LEARNING SUPPORT PROGRAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA
2009-20010

1. Policies and procedures concerning the Learning Support Program have been established in accordance with the appropriate academic and administrative agencies of the institution and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
   
2. Applicants to the University of West Georgia may be required to take the COMPASS Exam after a review of their academic record and SAT/ACT scores by the Admissions Office.
   
3. Students taking the COMPASS entry test must score a minimum of 74 on the Reading Test, 60 on the Writing Test, and 37 on the Mathematics Test to exempt Learning Support courses.
   
4. Students who fail to meet the minimum requirement on the COMPASS Reading Test must enroll in READ 0099, Improvement of Reading (3 hours).
   
5. Students who fail to meet the minimum requirement on the COMPASS Writing Test must enroll in ENGL 0099, Basic Composition (3 hours).
   
6. Students who score below 30 on the COMPASS Mathematics Test must enroll in MATH 0097, Beginning Algebra I (3 hours).
   
   NOTE:  After satisfactory completion of MATH 0097, students must immediately enroll in MATH 0099.
    
7. Students who score at least 30 but below 37 on the COMPASS Mathematics Test must enroll in MATH 0099, Intermediate Algebra (3 hours).
   
8. Students participating in the Learning Support Program must have their class schedules approved by a Learning Support advisor.
   
9. Students who are required to enroll in Learning Support courses are not allowed to take academic overloads.
   
10. Students who are required to enroll in Learning Support must continue their enrollment in the courses each semester until they exit the program or are academically suspended.  Students are not permitted to withdraw from a Learning Support course without the approval of the Director of the Department of Learning Support.  Students enrolled in both Learning Support courses and a regular courses may not withdraw from the Learning Support courses without withdrawing from the regular courses as well.
    
11. Students placed in the Learning Support Program shall not be allowed more than three (3) attempts to complete the Learning Support course and COMPASS test requirements in any one area, with an attempt being defined as a semester in which a student receives any grade except a "W".  Failure to exit after three attempts will result in academic suspension.
    
12. Students who are enrolled in Learning Support courses may take the COMPASS exit tests at the end of an academic semester only if they have satisfactorily completed all course requirements.
    
13. Students enrolling in the Learning Support courses shall be evaluated in accordance with the following grading policies:
    
    A, B, S:  The student has completed satisfactorily the prescribed course work and has attained an appropriate score on the COMPASS and any other required tests.  (Students must earn a grade of an "A", a "B", or a "S" in the Learning Support courses and achieve appropriate COMASS exit test scores in order to exit the program.) 
    
    NOTE:  An "A", a "B", or an "S" grade in MATH 0097 signifies satisfactory completion of course requirements and readiness for MATH 0099.
    
    IP:   The student continues progress toward completion of course requirements.  He/She again enrolls in the appropriate Learning Support course(s) the next semester  of enrollment in the institution.
    
    U:   The student has not completed and has not made satisfactory progress toward completion of the prescribed course work.  A "U" grade may also be given for excessive absences.  (A grade of a "U"  is equivalent to an "F" grade.)
    
    W:   The student has withdrawn from a course through appropriate administrative channels.
    
    
14. Students may not earn more than 20 semester hours of a regular academic course work before completing Learning Support course and test requirements.  Following the semester in which the 20th semester hour of a regular academic credit has been earned, students shall not be permitted to take a regular academic courses.
    
15. Students are not eligible for transient status until all Learning Support requirements are met.
    
16. Credit earned in Learning Support courses may not be included in a degree program within the University System of Georgia.
    
17. Students must make satisfactory progress toward completing the Learning Support Program in each semester of enrollment as well as attain and maintain a GPA on a regular academic course work that meets the institution's retention standards.  Any student who earns two A's, or an "F" and a "U", or two F's (in courses with more than one hour of credit) in a single semester is not making satisfactory progress and will be academically suspended.  Under this provision, students will be suspended after only one semester of enrollment in the institution.
    
18. Students who are suspended under item 11 or 17 may petition for readmission under certain circumstances after one calendar year or after completion of Learning Support requirements and 12 semester hours of transferable credit with a 2.0 GPA from an accredited college.  In certain cases where extenuating circumstances are indicated, a student is eligible to write a letter of appeal for a waiver of the suspension; the letter is written to the Director of Learning Support.
    
19. Students who have been readmitted after a term of suspension and who fail to meet the conditions imposed by the institution at the time of readmission will be academically dismissed.