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                                    ACADEMIC PROBATION/SUSPENSION (PROCEDURE)

     PROBATION PROCEDURE

     Dropping courses or failing to maintain satisfactory progress:

     Any student who has dropped all of their credit hours in the past two consecutive semesters or fails to
     maintain satisfactory progress will be placed on academic probationary status and must complete at least six
     (6) credit hours per semester with a grade point average of 2.0 (1.5 for students with 30 hours or less).

     1.  The student will remove themselves from academic probation only upon the successful completion of the
         six credit hours per semester with a grade point average of 2.0 (1.5 for students with 30 hours or less).

     2.  If a student does not complete the six credit hours per semester with a grade point average of 2.0 (1.5
         for students with 30 hours or less) while on probation, they will be suspended for one full semester.

     3.  The Registrar shall initiate probationary proceedings by informing the student and district center
         Director in writing (where the student has claimed to be his or her "Home Center").

     4.  The decision shall be binding and final for all courses offered by Oglala Lakota College, if the student
         is placed on probationary status by the Registrar.

     5.  The Registrar shall maintain an updated list of all students on probationary status.

     SUSPENSION PROCEDURE

     Students placed on academic suspension will be allowed to return after the one full semester suspension
     period on a conditional basis.

     1.  Students will only be allowed to enroll for six (6) credit hours in one semester after sitting out for
         a semester.  During this time, the student must complete the six (6) credit hours with a grade point
         average of 2.0 (1.5 for students with 30 hours or less).

     2.  Should the student on suspension #1 fail to successfully complete the six hours during academic
         suspension #1, they shall be barred from enrollment for 2 years.  This will be Suspension #2.

         a.  The Registrar shall ordinarily initiate suspension #2 proceedings by informing the district board
             and center director where the student has claimed his/her "Home Center", of the student's academic
             record and requesting a review of their status.

         b.  The District Board shall schedule a hearing and notify the student in writing to give a written or
             oral justification of their poor record and reasons why they expect a better record in the future.

         c.  The District Board shall only allow students back into Oglala Lakota College with documented
             extenuating circumstances.  ie: health, accidental, etc.

         d.  The District Board shall notify the Registrar and the student in writing of their decision.  The
             decision shall be binding and final for all courses offered by Oglala Lakota College.

             1.  If the student is placed on academic suspension #2 status, the student will not be allowed to
                 enroll for the next 2 years.

             2.  If the District Board's decision is in favor of the student to reenroll, the student will be
                 placed on academic suspension #1 once again.

                 This means the student must sit out for one semester and will remove themselves from academic
                 suspension #1 by enrolling for only six (6) hours and earning a grade point average of 2.0
                 (1.5 for students with 30 hours or less) or better in any one semester after sitting out.

             3.  If the student does not complete the six (6) hours with the required grade point average, the
                 student will not be allowed to have another hearing and will be automatically barred from all
                 further enrollment at Oglala Lakota College for the next 2 years.

     3.  The Registrar shall maintain and update a list of the status of all students on academic suspension.

     Note:  The President will appoint a committee to provide all hearings for the students placed on Academic
     Suspension #2 from the Rapid City Extension.