Student Risk Definitions

Risk factors are:

Categorized as Observed or Preexisting
Grouped within Category
- Enrollment or GPA (for Observed Category)
- Admit credential (for Preexisting Category)
Classified as Moderate or High Risk
Used to determine overall Risk level for student
- High = at least one high risk factor
- Moderate = No high risk factors, at least one moderate

Observed Risk Factors:

Enrollment
- 21^st Century Scholars – High Risk
  - 21^st Century Scholar Below 15 Enrolled Hours
  - 21^st Century Scholar Fall Earned Hrs Plus Spring Enr Hours Below 30 (Spring only)
- Credits in Excess of Degree Requirements:
  - UGrad with over 145 credits – High Risk
  - UGrad with over 130 credits – Moderate Risk
- More than one course drop in term – Moderate Risk
- Not Enrolled Next term – High Risk
GPA
- Drop in current GPA from cumulative (difference between cumulative and term gpa)
  - 1.5 or greater grade point drop – High Risk
  - Between 0.5 and 1.5 grade point drop – Moderate Risk
- Drop in Term GPA Compared to Last Term (difference between current term gpa and prior term gpa )
  - 1.0 or greater grade point drop – High Risk
  - Between 0.5 and 0.99 grade point drop – Moderate Risk
- Low Cumulative GPA
  - Below 2.0 – High Risk
  - 2.0-2.49 – Moderate Risk
- Low Prior Term GPA
  - Below 2.0 – High Risk
  - 2.0-2.49 – Moderate Risk
- Recent Unsatisfactory Grades (final grades for students last graded term within last five years)
  - More than 1 F grade, last completed term – High Risk
  - 1 F or 2 or more D/D- grades, last completed term – Moderate Risk
- Recent Unsatisfactory Interim Grades (interim grades for term in context)
  - One or more F, D- or D – High Risk
  - One or more C- or D+ – Moderate Risk
Registration Hold
- - Conduct Hold – High Risk
  - Financial Hold – High Risk
  - Immunization Hold – High Risk

Preexisting Risk Factors:
- Admit Credential
  - Low High School GPA
    - Low High School GPA (below 2.5) – High Risk
    - Low High School GPA (2.5-2.99) – Moderate Risk