Common use of Academic Progress Clause in Contracts

Academic Progress. All Residents must make continual academic progress toward a degree and remain continuously enrolled in classes at VCU for fall and spring terms as set forth below unless they have been approved for an exemption request from the Senior Associate Director of Administrative Services for RLH: 1. Undergraduate students must remain continuously enrolled in at least nine credits. 2. Graduate students must remain continuously enrolled in the number of credits indicating full-time status as defined by their program. 3. Residents with twelve (12)-month Housing Contracts must meet the credit requirements in this section for fall and spring terms and are exempt from credit requirements only during the summer session. 4. In certain limited circumstances, students may obtain permission to drop temporarily below the required minimum number of credits. Students wishing to do so may submit an exemption request form to the Senior Associate Director of Administrative Services for RLH. Residents should be aware that to graduate in four years, they should take a minimum of 15 credits per term. Eligibility status is not dependent on in-person, virtual, or hybrid course modality. Enrollment in any one modality or a change in course modality is not grounds for a release from this housing contract.