Promoting Academic Progress
Promoting Academic Progress is aimed to partner with our college advising units and success units to provide resources for advising practitioners to assist students when working on progress toward degree, timely graduation, and interventions to proactively prevent challenges that may interfere with the continuing education of our students.
Promoting Academic Success Resources
APC
The Academic Progress Calculator can be used by advisors to determine how quickly a student is progressing through their major or course of study based on coursework passed. This is a useful tool in determining how long it might take a student to finish their degree based on their rate of progress, to determine their CROP ratio for satisfactory academic progress, or to determine if their current course plan is yielding them a timeline that they are intending for their path.
Please access the Academic Progress Calculator and Instructions here:
GPA
GPA Calculators are an excellent way to empower students to project their own GPA based on their current trajectory in their term courses. Advisors can work with students to do “if this, then that” scenarios to discuss strategies for improvement as needed. Advisors can also illustrate in real time what a student might need to accomplish academically to remain in good academic standing, or to achieve the necessary grade point average to be accepted into their desired program, etc…. GPA calculators are great tools for advisors and students to utilize together.
Below are a few options for GPA Calculators:
iAdvise Intervention
iAdvise Flag: Academic Progress: At-Risk of SAP Cancellation at end of AY
SAP Reference Materials
The reference and training materials here are resources for advisors to fully understand and navigate Satisfactory Academic Progress. These materials are designed to help advisors resource “how to” information on navigating SAP in iAdivse, gaining a better overall understanding of SAP and the implications of not meeting satisfactory academic progress can have for a student, and navigating the steps students need to follow to restore financial aid eligibility.
Expert quick tip: The Advisor Quick Info SAP Map is a comprehensive tool to all reference materials
SAP Policy & Appeal Financial Aid Cancellation due to not meeting SAP?
Need Technical Help?
If you encounter difficulties in accessing or understanding the forms, please email oad@uic.edu.
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