The Fresh Start Program supports students who fall into probation or dismissal status. The goal of Fresh Start is to ensure that all students who have experienced academic and or personal setbacks receive meaningful support.
The Fresh Start Program offers intentional counseling, case management, and educational resources while helping students develop success strategies to get back on track and return to good standing.
As a Panther, we want to ensure that you receive our support, feel more confident, motivated to reach your educational, career, and life goals while building connections at Sacramento City College.
Support Services We Offer
- Counseling and advising
- Workshops
- Increased GPA
- Resource referrals
- Connections to support programs on- and off-campus
Fresh Start supports students who are placed on Probation 1, Probation 2, or Dismissal status.
Note: Students enrolled at multiple Los Rios colleges will receive a different academic standing at each campus. Students should address their probation or dismissal status at their home campus. Please note that probation or dismissal holds affect enrollment throughout the district, until the hold is addressed.
How to Address A Probation or Dismissal Hold
Sacramento City College does not currently place holds on students on Probation 1 but we are here to help you be successful.
Students on Probation 1 do the following to avoid Probation 2:
- achieve a 2.0 GPA or better, and
- complete at least half of their attempted units
Consider the following options to get help:
- Attend one Fresh Start workshop
- Meet with a counselor for 30 minutes to complete a one-semester Education Plan
Sacramento City College does not currently place holds on students on Probation 2 but we are here to help you be successful.
Students on Probation 2 must do the following to avoid being placed on Dismissal:
- achieve a 2.0 GPA or better, and
- complete at least half of their attempted units
Consider the following option to get help:
- Meet with a counselor for 30 minutes to complete a one-semester Education Plan
To be readmitted after a Dismissed status, students must complete two check-ins:
1st Check-In
- Attend the Road to Readmission Workshop.
- Meet with a counselor to complete the Readmission Petition request readmission to SCC and remove dismissal hold. The deadline is ten (10) business days before the semester begins.
- f approved, you must maintain a 2.0 and a 50% completion rate each semester until your cumulative GPA is above 2.0 and you are out of dismissal status.
2nd Check-In
Prior to open enrollment.
- Meet with a counselor for 1 hour to complete a Comprehensive Education Plan
Fresh Start Frequently Asked Questions
Academic Probation is when your cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 (after attempting at least 12 units). Progress Probation is when 50% or more of your courses received a W, Incomplete, or NP.
Fresh Start Success Team
- Email FreshStart@scc.losrios.edu
- Angie Macias (916) 558-2339
Academic Dismissal is when you have a cumulative GPA of below 2.0 for three consecutive semesters. Progress Dismissal is when more than 50% of your courses received a W, Incomplete, or NP, for three consecutive semesters.
Students on Probation 2 or Dismissal may lose their California College Promise Grant (formerly BOG Fee Waiver). You may appeal your loss of the California College Promise Grant if, in the most recent term, you earned a GPA of 2.0 or higher and completed more than 50% of units attempted.
For questions regarding your financial aid, contact the Financial Aid office at (916) 558-2501. Your Student I.D and Verification PIN will be required to answer questions regarding your file.
Students on Dismissal must attend a mandatory Fresh Start Workshop to learn valuable information and strategies to return to good academic standing and meet with a Fresh Start Counselor to complete.
Your counselor will review your transcript to determine strategies to improve your GPA and return to Good Standing. There are many ways to improve your GPA:
- Complete more units with a grade of "C" or better.
- Course Repetition: Repeat courses where you earned a grade of D or F.
- Participate in campus programs and services such as tutoring.
- Academic Renewal: Ask your Counselor if you qualify. See catalog for more information. (add a hyperlink to the work catalog)
- Withdraw from courses early: prior to the last day to drop without notation on record.
If you do not attend a workshop or meet with a Counselor, the probation hold will remain on your account. This hold will not allow you to enroll in classes next semester.
No. Attending a Fresh Start workshop fulfills your requirement for probation 2. However, your academic standing will remain the same until grades post.
Yes, if this is your first semester of dismissal (and you’ve met the requirements to remove your dismissal hold).
Contact
- Email: FreshStart@scc.losrios.edu
- Phone: (916) 650-2955
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