S2 Ep4 Persevering Past Probation!

Data’s Anatomy: Season 2, Episode 4, “Persevering Past Probation!”

Narrator: Office of Institutional Intelligence and Research (IIR) Presents:
Data’s Anatomy
Narrator: Persevering Past Probation! Season 2: Episode 4
Narrator: Featuring….
Narrator: Dan & Daphne: Data Interns
Narrator: Dan & Daphne, data Interns

Narrator: On this episode…

Narrator: Topic: Defining probation and student standing

Narrator: Importance: Understanding student standing:

Narrator: how probation is determined

Narrator: Briefly review past TCCD probation data

Daphne: Good morning, Dan! Is everything OK?

Dan: No. I think I’m going to have to get rid of Daisy.

Daphne: Why?! You love your new dog!

Dan: She’s going to fail obedience school…

Dan: I don’t want this to end up like old yeller.

Daphne: Wait a minute…what?!

Daphne: Old Yeller?!

Daphne: Why don’t you just slow down and explain what’s going on?

Narrator: Flashback!

Dan: So yesterday at obedience school the instructor asked to speak with me…

Dan: That’s when she gave me the bad news…

Obedience School Instructor: Daisy is on probation.

Dan: It’s all my fault too… I didn’t help Daisy study because I thought she was a natural…
Dan: Now she failed her first few classes and is on probation.

Dan: So I guess she’s going to flunk out of school.

Daphne: Based on my knowledge of it, being on probation doesn’t mean you’re going to flunk out.

Dan: Are you ACTUALLY comparing canines to humans?

Daphne: No Dan!

Daphne: My experience in higher education has taught me that probation does not necessarily mean flunking out!

Daphne: At TCCD, a student is put on academic probation when they fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00.

Daphne: This probationary standing will apply for the next semester.

Daphne: If the student raises their GPA to at least 2.00, they will return to good standing at the end of the semester.

Daphne: If the student does not raise their GPA to at least 2.00, they will be placed on Academic Suspension 1 at the end of the term.

Daphne: For this standing, a student may choose to take part in academic recovery…

Daphne: Which involves limiting the student to taking only 1 or 2 classes.

Daphne: A student with this standing may also choose not to enroll for one long semester.

Daphne: If the student still does not raise their GPA to at least 2.00, they will be placed on Academic Suspension II.

Daphne: For this standing, a student cannot enroll for one long semester.

Daphne: The student may return after the semester but will still be in the same standing until the GPA is raised.

Daphne: After that term, if the student does not raise their GPA, they will be dismissed from the college.

Dan: Dismissal?!

Dan: Oh no, poor Daisy!

Daphne: Don’t worry Dan.

Daphne: I’m sure Daisy’s school will help her succeed!

Daphne: Just like at TCCD, educators work hard to ensure student success.

Daphne: At TCCD, 28% of our degree-seeking FTIC students go on probation at the end of their first Fall semester.

Daphne: Of those that return in the Spring, 17% of these probation students get back into good standing.

Narrator: Several weeks later…

Dan: I’m so relieved!

Dan: Your intuition was right Daphne! Daisy isn’t necessarily going to flunk out!

Daphne: So is Daisy off probation?

Dan: Yep, and she’s back in good standing!

Daphne: So then why did you think it would end up like Old Yeller?

Dan: Didn’t Old Yeller end badly because he was disobedient?

Daphne: No, Dan. He got rabies.

Daphne: Well not that Daisy is back on track, maybe her story will end up more like Lassie.

Dan: Yep, and she’s on the road to graduation…

Narrator: To be continued…
Narrator: Next time of Data’s Anatomy: Gearing Up for Graduation
Dan and Daphne: This is Dan and Daphne signing out…
Dan: Gotta run! See you next time!
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