Enrollment Priority Alert
Students who have been on Academic and/or Progress Notice, and/or Readmitted status, for 2 consecutive semesters or more, will be subject to lower enrollment priority.
Process for students who have been placed on Pause from SMC
If there were extenuating circumstances which led to your academic/progress pause and you are seeking reinstatement for the next semester, please complete a ‘Petition for Reinstatement’. When you Petition for Reinstatement, you may or may not be allowed to return to SMC, in accordance with the reinstatement guidelines. Please follow the steps below.
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Log-in to Corsair Connect. From the navigation menu on the left select 'Counseling & Special Programs' and then 'Petition for Reinstatement.' Complete and submit the petition.
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Once you submit the Petition for Reinstatement, a message will appear that your petition was successfully completed, and stored in your Corsair Connect portal.
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Important: In order for your ‘Petition for Reinstatement’ to be processed, you MUST see any SMC counselor. If you are a member of a special program, such as the EOP&S program, please see a counselor in one of those programs to review your petition.
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Call the SMC Counseling Department at 310-434-4210 for the current office hours and availability of counselors. Depending on the time of the semester, students will be seen on a "first-come, first-served" basis, or by appointment.
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Remember, the process for petitioning for reinstatement will only be complete AFTER you meet with an SMC Counselor. Continuing students who are placed on pause after enrolling in classes for the next semester (fall or spring) will be administratively dropped from all classes, UNLESS readmitted by a counselor.
Definitions of Notice and Pause
Academic Notice
To remain in good academic standing at Santa Monica College, students must maintain a C (2.0) or better grade point average. Students will be placed on Academic Notice if they:
Fall below a 2.0 cumulative grade point average in 12 or more SMC units attempted; OR
Transfer to SMC while on dismissal/pause status at another college or university; OR
Are readmitted after on Academic Pause from SMC.
Students on Academic Notice are limited to enrolling in a maximum of 9 units in a Spring or Fall semester and 5 units in a Winter or Summer session. If at the end of the second consecutive semester the student's SMC cumulative grade point average is below a 2.0, the student will be limited to enrolling in a maximum of 6 units in a Spring or Fall semester and 3 units in a Winter or Summer session.
Academic Pause
A student who begins the Fall or Spring semester on Academic Notice will be placed on Academic Notice again if the student fails to achieve a semester GPA of 2.0 or higher at the end of the second consecutive semester. Students are subject to Academic Pause if after the third consecutive semester their SMC cumulative GPA is below a 2.0. Semesters shall be considered consecutive on the basis of student's credit course enrollment, so long as the break in student's enrollment does not exceed one semester.
Progress Notice
Students enrolled in at least twelve (12) semester units will be placed on Progress Notice if the percentage of units in which a student receives a grade of W (Withdrawal), I (Incomplete), or NP (No Pass) for that semester reaches or exceeds 50% of units enrolled.
Students on Progress Notice are limited to enrolling in a maximum of 9 units in a Spring or Fall semester and 5 units in a Winter or Summer session. If at the end of the second consecutive semester the student continues on Progress Pause, the student will be limited to enrolling in a maximum of 6 units in a Spring or Fall semester and 3 units in a Winter or Summer session.
Progress Pause
Students who have been placed on Progress Notice at the end of a Fall or Spring semester will be placed on Progress Notice from Santa Monica College at the end of the second consecutive semester when the percentage of units in which a student receives a grade of W (Withdrawal), I (Incomplete), or NP (No Pass) reaches or exceeds 50% of units enrolled. If after the third consecutive semester, the student is placed on Progress Pause when the percentage of units in which a student receives a grade of W (Withdrawal), I (Incomplete), or NP (No Pass) reaches or exceeds 50% of units enrolled. Semesters shall be considered consecutive on the basis of student's credit course enrollment, so long as the break in student's enrollment does not exceed one semester.
Units Limitations
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Students on Notice: 9 unit maximum in Fall and Spring Semesters 5 unit maximum in Winter and Summer Session, unless the counselor determines an exception is warranted.
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Students on Pause: 0-6 unit maximum in the Fall and Spring Semesters 0-3 unit maximum in the Winter and Summer Sessions, unless the counselor determines an exception is warranted.
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Readmitted Students who are enrolling for the next semester/session will be limited to 3 units in the subsequent Winter/Summer session and 6 units in the subsequent Fall/Spring semester, unless the counselor determines an exception is warranted.
Reinstatement of Students on Pause
- After the third consecutive semester of Academic or Progress Notice, the student is subject to Pause Status and can complete the " Petition for Reinstatement" and are required to meet with a counselor to determine reinstatement and may be required to sit out for one semester or longer unless an appeal is granted
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A student who does not attend for two consecutive semesters (fall/spring) or longer breaks consecutive enrollment. The student will need to complete the SMC online application and a “Petition for Reinstatement”.
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Students on academic pause from other institution(s) will be required to complete the “Petition for Reinstatement” and are encouraged to submit an unofficial copy of their transcript(s). In some cases, unofficial transcripts may not be available to students.
Appeal Process
- A student has the right to appeal the denial of a reinstatement or the unit limitations by submitting a counseling “Special Consideration Request”. The appeal response will be communicated to the student within 5-10 business days.