7. VA Students

7.1 STANDARDS OF PROGRESS

A VA student must attain and maintain a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of not less than a 3.0 ("B" Grade) each term. He/she also must meet any skill or technical requirement of his/her particular program.

A VA student who, at the end of any evaluation period, has not attained and maintained satisfactory progress (3.0 GPA or better) will be placed on academic probation for the next evaluation period. Should this student not attain and maintain satisfactory progress (3.0 GPA or better) by the end of the probationary period (one evaluation period), the student's VA educational benefits will be terminated for unsatisfactory progress.

A student whose VA educational benefits have been terminated for unsatisfactory progress may petition the school to be recertified after one evaluation period has elapsed. The school may recertify the student for VA educational benefits only if there is a reasonable likelihood that the student will be able to attain and maintain satisfactory progress for the remainder of the program.

7.2 GRADE/PROGRESS REPORTS

Each VA student will be provided a grade/progress report at the end of every evaluation period (e.g. term, semester, quarter). A copy of each report will be placed in the student's permanent file maintained by the school. The Institute of Marine and Coastal Studies maintains up-to-date progress reports on each student. The university periodically furnishes each student with a working transcript that shows current status of grades and earned semester hours for all courses completed and/or attempted, plus grades for courses in which the student is currently enrolled.

7.3 VA TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT

Credits earned at Nova Southeastern University are transferable only at the discretion of the receiving school. The Oceanographic Center complies with federal regulations for veterans' training that it is mandatory for all veterans benefit recipients to report either prior education and training and that the school will evaluate such and grant credit as appropriate, with training time and tuition reduced proportionately, and with the veteran and VA so notified.

7.4 STUDENT CONDUCT

All students are expected to comply with the legal and ethical standards of this institution.

Academic dishonesty and/or nonacademic misconduct will result in disciplinary action. Specific instances of misconduct include, but are not limited to, cheating, plagarism, knowingly furnishing false information to the institution, and forging or altering institution documents and/or academic credentials.

The institution reserves the right to require a student to withdraw at any time for misconduct as described above. It also reserves the right to impose probation or suspension on a student whose conduct is determined to be unsatisfactory.

Students who feel their rights have been denied are entitled to due process.