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BANNER@Bainbridge CollegeOnce you access your BANNER information sheet, first check your address and phone number. Click the buttons that say UPDATE PHONE and UPDATE ADDRESS to correct information if needed: Next, look at your courses for the CURRENT TERM. You should see all of the courses there that you are attending. (Make sure you chose the current term --click the back arrow if you see no courses and change the term to FALL 2009.) If a course is missing, contact Admissions immediately. If a course isn't on your schedule, you will not receive a grade for the course. Underneath your courses for the current term, you'll see your testing information. Knowing your test results is vitally important! Click here for information on requirements for the COMPASS and REGENTS' TESTING PROGRAM: Next, scroll down until you see your Academic Information, which gives the following information:
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First Major: Your
FIRST MAJOR is the one that Financial Aid uses to determine your
financial aid award. ONLY courses listed under that major will be
covered by financial aid. You can see what courses are covered by
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Second Major: Some
degree students who are not eligible for HOPE Scholarship (which
covers degree classes only and requires at least a 3.0 HOPE GPA)
begin in a certificate program in order to be eligible for HOPE
Grant (which does not have the 3.0 GPA requirement). Once students
complete 30 hours of HOPE Scholarship-eligible courses and have a
3.0 or better HOPE GPA, they may apply for HOPE Scholarship. These
students, then, would also declare a SECOND MAJOR so that their
advisor knows they are actually working toward a degree. (For
example, a student who wants to pursue a degree in nursing may begin
with the LPN certificate as this certificate also covers 13 hours in
the nursing degree program as well as all Learning Support
requirements. Learning Support courses DO count for HOPE Scholarship
GPA and hours.)
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majors listed on your Banner Information page are not accurate, you
must fill out a Change of Major form in Admissions to make a change.
Make sure you discuss your majors with your advisor before making a
change so that you understand the implications for Financial Aid and
your future career. Your advisor will be assigned based on your
Second Major (if one is declared) or First Major (if you have no
second major listed). You will be visiting your advisor this
semester, so please make sure your major is accurate. In general, a certificate prepares you for quick entry into the workforce, and the HOPE grant covers the required courses for your certificate. An AA or AS degree is the degree that will transfer so that you can continue with a four-year or bachelor's degree. An AAS degree combines certificate and transfer courses. For more information about majors, see the BC catalog. |
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GPA: Your
overall BC GPA is listed on your information page. This GPA includes
courses for all grades except Learning Support. It is different from
HOPE Scholarship GPA, transfer GPA, and graduation GPA.
The GPA
listed in Banner determines your Current Academic Standing
(displayed right under the second major). Your GPA must be at the
following minimums in order to avoid Academic Probation and/or
Suspension. (Suspension occurs when your cumulative grade point
average falls below the minimum acceptable level two semesters in
succession. A student placed on suspension may not attend Bainbridge
College during the subsequent semester unless an appeal is made and
granted by the Admissions Committee.
To determine other GPAs or to see how new grades will affect your GPA, use the online calculator linked to the button below. (For example, to figure a transfer GPA, count only those courses in an AA or AS program. To figure a HOPE GPA, count only those courses that appear in a degree program (AA, AS, or AAS) at BC. To figure a graduation GPA, count only those courses that are counted toward graduation in your program. |
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| Academic History: Your academic history shows courses you have taken, both at BC and those transferred into BC, and your grades. Make sure you check your grades as soon as each semester ends. | |||||||||
CPC
Deficiencies: If you are in an AA program and did not
graduate from high school with a College Preparatory Curriculum
within the last five years, the following courses are additional to
those needed for the AA (not AS or AAS) degree and must be completed
before the you accumulate 30 hours of college-level credit:
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