College
of Arts and Sciences Advising Center:
FAQ’s
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What does Academic Warning, Probation and Dismissal
mean? |
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Warning |
Probation |
Dismissal |
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A student goes on Warning the first term their Cumulative
(Institutional) GPA falls below 2.0. |
If the student’s Cumulative
GPA remains below 2.0 for two consecutive semesters, the student is placed on
Probation. A student will remain on
probation until his or her cumulative GPA rises to 2.0 or higher. One can remain on academic probation
indefinitely. However, a student cannot graduate from the |
If a student is already on
Academic Probation AND his or her Semester GPA falls below 2.0, the student
is Dismissed. In order to register the
student must appeal for reinstatement*.
For reinstatement to the College of Arts and Sciences a dismissed
student must get the consent of his or her major department and bring a
signed memo to either Assistant Dean Kenton Harris (ECS 411 at UP) or
Associate Dean Joyce Peterson (ACI 318a at BBC) in the Arts and Sciences
Advising Center. |
*When a student is reinstated
they are placed back on academic probation where they will remain until their
institutional GPA is 2.0 or better. This means that, once reinstated, they run
the risk of being dismissed again so they should be very careful as to what
courses they take and how many credits they attempt.