American River College is an academic home for all of its students, regardless of GPA and completion rate. Students on notice and pause status belong at ARC. The Back on Track team's mission is to help students move out of notice and pause with the full support of the campus community and our resources. The Back on Track Program at American River College works with students who are in notice or pause status to become academically successful and achieve their goals.
Back on Track program requirements are designed to:
- Empower students to advocate for themselves, use campus resources, and proactively solve problems in a college environment
- Invite students to reflect on their habits and choices that create academic success and the habits and choices that have not served them well academically
- Connect students with people who will guide and support them as they complete Back on Track program and achieve their academic goals at ARC
Do you have questions about notice and pause?
Contact the Back on Track team.
How to Know if you are on Pause Status
There are three ways to learn if you are on pause status:
How to Address a Notice or Pause Hold
Students on Academic or Progress Notice 1
American River College does not currently place holds on students on Notice 1 but we are here to help you be successful. Consider the following options to get help:
- Meet with a counselor.
- Get academic support through the Science Success Center, STEM Center, Tutoring Center, or Homebases.
- Check out our range of student support programs.
Students on Notice 1 must achieve a 2.0 GPA or better and complete at least half of their attempted units, or they will be placed on Notice 2.
Students on Academic or Progress Notice 2
American River College does not currently place holds on students on Notice 1 but we are here to help you be successful. Consider the following options to get help:
- Meet with a counselor.
- Get academic support through the Science Success Center, STEM Center, Tutoring Center, or Homebases.
- Check out our range of student support programs.
Students on Notice 2 must achieve a 2.0 GPA or better and complete at least half of their attempted units, or they will be placed on Pause.
Students on Academic or Progress Pause
To be readmitted after a paused status, students must take the following steps:
- Complete a Back on Track workshop in Canvas.
- After you complete the workshop, you can submit a Statement of Circumstances and request a Back on Track planning appointment in Canvas. If you do not have a Canvas tile but you do have an eServices hold, then the Back on Track team will add the tile to your Canvas account.
- Meet with a counselor to complete a Back on Track Plan to request readmission to ARC. The deadline to complete your Back on Track Plan is ten (10) business days before the semester begins.
- If your plan is approved, then you will have a unit limit and you must maintain a 2.0 and a 50% completion rate each semester until your cumulative GPA is above a 2.0 and you are out of pause status.