Academic Achievement
Honors Program
EvCC’s Honors program provides students who have successfully completed English 101 with a B or better and a 3.5 College-level GPA with an opportunity to enrich their academic experiences.
This can be done by either taking honors sections of a wide variety of general education courses or by completing an Honors contract with a specific instructor to enhance traditional sections of classes.
The Honors program is designed to fit into a student’s degree track and should not require students to complete additional credits. Graduates of the Honors program present their culminating projects at the annual Honors Forum during the final week of classes of spring quarter and are recognized as Honors Scholars in the annual commencement ceremony program. For more information, visit EverettCC.edu/Honors.
Quarterly Honor Roll
Students who achieve quarterly grade point averages of 3.60 and above in at least 10 EvCC traditionally graded credit hours are recognized at Everett Community College as follows:
Graduation with Distinction
Students who have met specific degree requirements will be graduated with distinction if their EvCC cumulative grade point average is:
Presidents Distinction - 4.0
High Distinction - 3.60 to 3.99
Distinction - 3.20 to 3.59
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Students must receive a minimum quarterly grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 to maintain satisfactory academic progress. Students must also satisfy any additional grade point requirements specified in the program checklist for the degree being sought.
Pursuant to state and federal funding guidelines, students enrolled in Transitional Studies and English Language Acquisition classes must complete at least one educational functioning level in at least one academic subject area within three quarters. Lack of such progress may result in dismissal from the program by the dean of Transitional Studies. Decisions of the dean may be appealed to the vice president of Instruction.
Academic Alert, Warning, Probation and Dismissal
Everett Community College students who fall below minimum GPA standards will be notified by a letter sent by email.
Students whose quarterly GPA falls below 2.0 for one quarter will be sent an Academic Alert letter.
Students whose quarterly GPA falls below 2.0 for two consecutive quarters will be sent an Academic Warning letter. An Academic Counseling Hold will be placed on their account. Continuation to the next quarter is subject to counselor approval.
Students whose quarterly GPA falls below 2.0 for three consecutive quarters will be placed on Academic Probation. An Academic Counseling Hold will be placed on their account. Continuation to the next quarter is subject to counselor approval.
Students whose quarterly GPA falls below 2.0 for a fourth consecutive quarter will be placed on Academic Dismissal. They will be dismissed from Everett Community College for four consecutive quarters.
Students who have been academically dismissed and would like to return before or after the four quarters of dismissal may submit a readmission appeal form six weeks before the quarter when they would like to return. The Readmission Committee will review their appeal and make a decision. Readmission Committee decisions may be appealed to the vice president of Instruction.
Students are expected to make satisfactory progress toward completion of their educational program. An excessive number of I, V, W, and U grades received in courses attempted will be cause for review of the student’s academic record and may result in academic warning, probation or dismissal.
Specific guidelines for the Satisfactory Academic Progress process are available from the Counseling & Student Success office. Various resources of the college are available to help students meet academic requirements. These include, but are not limited to, services of the counseling, tutoring, writing, and disabilities centers.