Probation and Suspension

Students are placed on academic probation if either the term GPA or the cumulative GPA falls below 2.00. Students on probation remain eligible for financial aid. Students whose term GPA is less than 2.00 for two consecutive terms AND whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 are suspended. Suspended students are not eligible to receive financial aid.

Probation

Students are placed on academic probation if either the term GPA or the cumulative GPA falls below 2.00. A hold is placed on the student's record and letters are sent from the Scholastic Committee that include information about resources for improvement. Advisers receive copies of probation letters. Students on probation are allowed to register for a maximum of 14 credits and must meet with their adviser to discuss appropriate courses; following that meeting the adviser will contact the Registrar's Office to release the probation hold. The adviser may approve registering for more than 14 credits: the number of approved credits must be stated in the hold release.

Students on probation return to good standing by earning a term GPA and cumulative GPA of 2.00.

Suspension

Students whose term GPA is less than 2.00 for their last two consecutive semesters AND whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 will be suspended. Suspended students are not eligible for financial aid.

1 . Students who do not meet academic progress requirements may be suspended following fall or spring semester. The suspension is in effect for one full academic year (two regular semesters). May Session and Summer Session are excluded from determining academic progress.

2. Suspension is for one full academic year. However, students may appeal to return after an absence of only one regular academic semester. Students suspended after the fall term may appeal to return the following fall semester; students suspended after spring term may appeal to return the following spring semester.

3. Suspended students who do not appeal or whose appeals are denied may apply for readmission one full academic year (two regular semesters) after suspension. They must present an academic plan for improvement; evidence of successful completion of evening, summer, or transfer courses; and/or evidence that personal difficulties are being addressed.

Appeal of Suspension

Suspended students may appeal to the Scholastic Committee using the appeal form on-line. The appeal is due by July 1, and should include an academic plan for improvement, evidence of successful completion of evening, summer, or transfer work; and/or evidence that personal difficulties are being addressed.

If you wish the Counseling Office, Academic Assistance or Disability Services to provide input on your appeal, they must have written approval (with your signature) prior to the hearing of the appeal. Without this approval, their input cannot be considered. Decisions on appeals are made in July.

If the appeal is approved, the Committee determines the conditions that must be met during the semester the student returns. If those conditions are not met, the original suspension is reinstated at the end of the term.

Suspension Appeal Form

Probation Following Approved Appeal

Students with an approved appeal remain on probation. The Scholastic Committee prescribes special conditions in an effort to improve the student's chance for success. Students and their advisors are notified of these conditions. For example, students may be required to complete a specified number of credits and to earn a prescribed GPA during the single semester of their approved return.