PACE Calculation Grid
PACE Calculations are always rounded up to the nearest tenths. (For example, 6 units divided by 9 units = .6667. The PACE would be 67%.)
The chart below shows the number of units you would need to complete out of the number of units attempted to maintain a 67% Pacce. A 67% PACE is the minimum requirement for SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress).
PACE is calculated on cumulative units, not semester by semester.
| # of Units Attempted | # of Units Needed to Complete |
|---|---|
| 16.0 | 11.0 |
| 15.5 | 10.5 |
| 15.0 | 10.5 |
| 14.5 | 10.0 |
| 14.0 | 9.5 |
| 13.5 | 9.5 |
| 13.0 | 9.0 |
| 12.5 | 8.5 |
| 11.5 | 8.0 |
| 11.0 | 7.5 |
| 10.5 | 7.5 |
| 10.0 | 7.0 |
| 9.5 | 6.5 |
| 9.0 | 6.5 |
| 8.5 | 6.0 |
| 8.0 | 5.5 |
| 7.5 | 5.5 |
| 7.0 | 5.0 |
| 6.5 | 4.5 |
| 5.5 | 4.0 |
| 5.0 | 4.0 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 4.0 | 3.0 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 3.0 | 2.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 2.0 | 1.5 |
Example 1:
PACE Calculations are completed by dividing the number of completed units by the number of attempted units.
Jimmy’s first semester at Shasta College he enrolls in 12 units. He drops 6 units with a “w”. His Cumulative and semester PACE would be 50% he would then be placed on warning for not completing at least 67% of all cumulative attempted units.
Jimmy’s PACE Calculation: 6 units completed ÷ 12 units attempted = 0.5 or 50%
Example 2:
Sally has completed three semesters at Shasta College and has a total of 36 attempted units and 30 completed units. She enters her fourth semester and enrolls in 15 units. Sally receives a job offer and has to drop all of her classes with a “W”. Her total attempted units at the end of her fourth semester would be 51 units and her total completed units would be 30 units. Her cumulative PACE would be 59%.
Sally’s PACE calculation: 30 units completed ÷ 51 units attempted = 0.588 or 59%.
This would put sally into a warning status and she would need to complete at least 12 units the following semester to reach the 67% mark. [(30+12) divided by (51+12) = .667 or 67%]