Progress to Degree - Academic Checkpoints
“At-risk students” are students with a higher than normal likelihood of dropping out of school, academic failure, or failing to make adequate academic progress toward degree completion. A number of academic, nonacademic, and other factors are associated with attrition and risk. The early warning process is a proactive approach to provide early identification and intervention for at-risk students who are experiencing academic difficulty. The early warning timeline includes four checkpoints throughout the fall and spring semesters and one in each of the 2 parts of the summer semester. Feedback submitted during early warning by instructors represents their best estimate of a student’s grade and performance at the time of reporting. The policy can be found in the UWF Undergraduate Catalog.
A step-by-step guide for faculty is also available with more information on these processes.
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Spring 2026 |
Summer 2026 POT2 |
Summer 2026 POT 1, 3, & 4 |
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Checkpoint 1: August 25-August 31 |
Checkpoint 1: January 7-13 |
Checkpoint 4: June 1 - June 8 |
Checkpoint 4: July 13- July 20 |
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Checkpoint 2: September 12 - September 22 |
Checkpoint 2: January 23-February 2 |
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Checkpoint 3: October 24 - November 3 |
Checkpoint 3: March 13-March 30 |
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Checkpoint 4: November 12 - November 19 |
Checkpoint 4: April 3- April 13 |
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Checkpoint 1 - Attendance Confirmation
- A university-wide procedure for financial aid distribution is already in place, where faculty confirm attendance for all students in their classes during the first week.
- Persistence and Academic Success Services uses this process to reach out to first year FTIC students without confirmed attendance to ensure they attend their classes and get a strong start during the first 3 weeks of the semester.
Checkpoint 2 - Early Alert
- Designed to determine if students are showing up, are engaged, and are participating as expected through week 4 of the semester.
- There may be limited grades available. However, are students doing what you would expect at this point in the term? Are they attending class or logging into online portals, participating in the classroom or online discussions, completing assignments on time, earning successful grades on assignments, quizzes, and tests to this point in the semester (if available)?
- Rosters include first year FTIC students, Undergraduate Student-Athletes, TRiO Student Support Program, and STEM Scholars for all of their classes.
- Persistence and Academic Success Services and other support program collaborators from across campus use this information to facilitate outreach to students experiencing challenges to share information about campus resources and important policies and deadlines.
Checkpoint 3 - Midterm Warning
- Designed to determine the student's current standing in courses (grades, absences, etc.) through week 10 of the semester.
- At this point, there will likely be more hard data available related to grades on assignments and tests. Please report on how students are performing at the midpoint of the semester. Are they attending class or logging into online portals, participating in the classroom or online discussions, completing assignments on time, earning successful grades on assignments, quizzes, and tests, or are they at risk of failing your course?
- Rosters include first year FTIC students for their General Education Courses only.
- Persistence and Academic Success Services and other support program collaborators from across campus use this information to facilitate outreach to students experiencing challenges to share information about campus resources and important policies and deadlines.
Checkpoint 4 - Final Reports
- Final opportunity to report if the student is likely to earn a D, F, or NF grade
- Rosters include first year FTIC students for all of their courses.
- Persistence and Academic Success Services facilitate outreach to students experiencing challenges to share information about end-of-semester university policies and deadlines.
