Student Academic Affairs

Academic Advising, Standards, Academic Integrity & Conduct

Student Progress Reports

The progress report is submitted online at https://www-a1.lsa.umich.edu/ugadvforms/Af_progreport.aspx?office=SAA  and is used to identify a student's academic difficulties. It is particularly helpful if you fill out Progress Reports for students who, by the mid-point of the term, are earning low grades in your course, or whose performance you are concerned about for other reasons. You should include any comments which may be relevant to the situation. The timing of the Progress Report is important, because it alerts the Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center to a student's difficulties before the end of the term. If you are teaching a large course, especially one with many first- and second-year students, a Progress Report can be an effective way to help a student get individual attention. When you submit the form, a copy goes instantly to the student and also to that student's assigned academic advisor. An academic advisor will contact the student to discuss the problems.

When should an instructor submit a progress report?

  • a student didn't perform well on an exam or paper
  • a student isn't turning in assigned work, such as papers, problem sets, or other homework
  • a student hasn't been attending class regularly
  • a student's behavior or performance has changed during the semester/a student isn't “acting like himself"
  • a student seems to be struggling in your class and would benefit from talking to you or seeking extra help

Also, you might remind students directly that academic advisors are available in the Academic Advising Center (1255 Angell Hall, 764-0332) to offer support, answer questions, suggest study strategies, and help them clarify their academic goals.

Progress Reports

The Progress Report is used to identify a student's academic difficulties. Instructors may fill out Progress Reports for students who, by the mid-point of the term, are earning low grades in a course, or whose performance the instructor  is concerned about for other reasons. Instructors should include any comments which may be relevant to the situation. The timing of the Progress Report is important, because it alerts the Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center to a student’s difficulties before the end of the term. For instructors who  are teaching a large course, especially one with many first- and second-year students, a Progress Report can be an effective way to help a student get individual attention. When the instructor  submits the form online, a copy goes instantly to the student and also to that student's assigned academic advisor. An academic advisor will contact the student to discuss the problems.