Academic Progress

Ongoing CES support is dependent upon students continuing to demonstrate they are deserving of Milton Hershey School's continued investment in their education. Students need to demonstrate through their actions that they are serious about their educational pursuits and are successfully proceeding towards graduation. Students are required to meet the REQUIRED MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS to receive ongoing CES support:

• Maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA;
• Successful completion of 12 new credits per term for in each of your first and second years

  OR

• Successful completion of 15 new credits per term in your third year of school and beyond

All credits taken must go toward your degree! Students falling just short in one academic standard will be placed on Academic Probation. Academic Probation means a student will continue to receive CES funds for the probationary term only, but must achieve the minimum GPA and credits passed requirements in order to not have CES funds suspended. Students achieving the minimum requirements will be removed from probation at the end of the term. Students not achieving the minimum requirements will have their CES funds temporarily suspended until they achieve these requirements on their own.

Students falling significantly short in one academic standard, or short in both academic standards, will be placed on Academic Suspension. Academic Suspension means students temporarily lose CES funding until they meet the required minimum academic standards on their own or with the help of standard financial aid resources (grants, scholarships, loans, work-study).

Students placed on Academic Probation or Academic Suspension will be notified in writing (mail or email) by Transition Services. This written notification will outline the procedures necessary to be removed from probation or suspension. However, in all cases, an OFFICIAL transcript that includes the grades for the probationary or suspension term(s) will be required!