SIERRA COLLEGE OF BEAUTY “SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY. The Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy is consistently applied to all students enrolled at the school. It is printed in the catalog to ensure that all students receive a copy prior to enrollment. The policy complies with the guidelines established by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) and the federal regulations established by the United States Department of Education. Students are provided with a copy of their progress report during the first week of every month. EVALUATION PERIODS Students are evaluated for Satisfactory Academic Progress at the following points in time as follows: Cosmetology 450, 900, 1350 actual clock hours attended Barbering 450, 900, 1350 actual clock hours attended Esthetics 300, 600 actual clock hours attended Manicuring 200, 400 actual clock hours attended *Students will receive a copy of their SAP progress report at the time of each Satisfactory Academic Progress determination point. *Transfer Students will be evaluated for Satisfactory Academic Progress at the midpoint of the contracted hours or the established evaluation periods, whichever comes first. Evaluations will determine if the student has met the minimum requirements for satisfactory academic progress. The frequency of evaluations ensures that students have had at least one evaluation by midpoint in the course. ATTENDANCE PROGRESS EVALUATIONS Students are required to attend a minimum of 70% of the hours possible based on the applicable attendance schedule in order to be considered maintaining satisfactory attendance progress. Evaluations are conducted at the end of each evaluation period to determine if the student has met the minimum requirements. The attendance percentage is determined by dividing the total hours of actual attendance by the total number of hours scheduled. At the end of each evaluation period, the school will determine if the student has maintained at least 70% cumulative attendance since the beginning of the course, thus ensuring that, given the same attendance rate, the student is on schedule to graduate within the maximum time frame allowed. MAXIMUM TIME FRAME The maximum time (which does not exceed 143% of the course length) allowed for students to complete each course at satisfactory academic progress is stated below: COURSE MAXIMUM TIME ALLOWED (143%) WEEKS SCHEDULED HOURS Cosmetology (Full time, 40 hrs/wk) - 1600 Hours 52 Weeks 2288 Cosmetology (Three Quarter time, 30 hrs/wk)- 1600 Hours 76 Weeks 2288 C...
