Hennepin Tech Orientation
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College Policies
It is important to know and follow student rights and responsibilities. Make sure to check your go.minnstate.edu email account daily.
Family Education Rights and Privacy ACT (FERPA)
- A Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. Review this law and other data privacy policies in the student handbook online.
Note: This means Hennepin Tech staff and faculty can't communicate with anotone other than the student regarding the student's enrollment, classes, grades, progress, etc. Even if the student is under the age of 18.
If you want your parents/guardians to have access to your Hennepin Tech records and communicate with staff, you must fill out the Consent to Release Information Forms on the Hennepin Tech website.
Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
- To be in Good Standing you must maintain:
- Overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 and
- Overall Completion Rate of at least 66.7%
- Academic Warning
- Failing to meet the overall satisfactory academic requirements while in good standing.
- Academic Suspension
- Failing to meet the overall satisfactory academic requirements while on academic warning.
Drop & Withdraw
| Dropping a Class | Withdrawing from a Class |
|---|---|
|
Registration - 14 business days after the start date of the class |
After the 15th day of the class OR through 80% of the course |
| Does not appear on transcript | Class appears on transcript with a "W" grade |
| Does not impact satisfactory academic progress | Does impact completion rate |
Talk to Becky and your high school before dropping/withdrawing from your class.