Academic Dismissal
Academic Dismissal
Undergraduate
GPA Dismissal
Students who have been dismissed from the College for failure to meet the minimum career GPA requirements, must wait a minimum of one semester to request permission to reapply. If granted permission to re-enroll, the student will be limited to six (6) credits per semester. If at any time during the completion of the six (6) credits, the student does not meet the 2.0 semester GPA requirement, the student will be dismissed. Readmission policies must be followed should a student attempt to return.
Cornerstone & Capstone Dismissal
Students who fail (C- or below) or withdraw from (W or AW) the Cornerstone or Capstone courses more than once will be dismissed from the College. Please review the Academic Residency Requirements for further information.
Readmission policies must be followed should a student attempt to return.
Graduate
If a student's career GPA fails to meet the minimum required career GPA of 3.0, after being placed on Academic Probation for one (1) semester, the student will be dismissed from the College.
If at any time a graduate student receives a second grade below a 'B-’, in any course, the student will be dismissed from the College.
Appeal of Academic Dismissal
If a student is dismissed from the College for academic reasons and does not want to wait the allotted time stated at the time of dismissal, the student may appeal the dismissal decision by completing and submitting a petition to the Provost. The student has fifteen (15) calendar days from the dismissal date to submit the petition. The appeal will then be reviewed by the Provost. The decision of the Provost is final and will be communicated in writing to the student.
Within fifteen (15) calendar days of receiving the Provost's decision, the student may request in writing to the Provost to have their case presented to a hearing panel. The hearing panel will be comprised of the Dean of the Faculty, two additional faculty members, and may include one student. The hearing will take place within thirty (30) calendar days of the request to the Provost and will follow the procedures outlined in the Student Code of Conduct. The decision of the hearing panel is final and cannot be appealed.
Pages In This Section
- Academic Policies and Regulations
- Academic Dismissal
- Academic Forgiveness
- Academic Honors
- Academic Probation
- Academic Transcripts
- Administrative Withdrawals
- Attendance
- Classification of Students
- College Withdrawal
- Course Audit
- Course Grading
- Course Load
- Course Repeat
- Course Transfer
- Course Withdrawal and Refund
- Credit Hour Requirement
- Cross-Registration
- Deans List
- Digital Signature Act
- Disclosure of Student Records (FERPA)
- Email Address
- Gender Change
- Grade Point Average
- Grade Appeal Procedures
- Grading Standards
- Graduation Requirements
- Identity and Address Verification
- Inactive Student
- Incomplete Grade
- Leave of Absence
- Preferred First Name
- State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
- Terminology of Degree Requirements
Academic Dismissal
Undergraduate
GPA Dismissal
Students who have been dismissed from the College for failure to meet the minimum career GPA requirements, must wait a minimum of one semester to request permission to reapply. If granted permission to re-enroll, the student will be limited to six (6) credits per semester. If at any time during the completion of the six (6) credits, the student does not meet the 2.0 semester GPA requirement, the student will be dismissed. Readmission policies must be followed should a student attempt to return.
Cornerstone & Capstone Dismissal
Students who fail (C- or below) or withdraw from (W or AW) the Cornerstone or Capstone courses more than once will be dismissed from the College. Please review the Academic Residency Requirements for further information.
Readmission policies must be followed should a student attempt to return.
Graduate
If a student's career GPA fails to meet the minimum required career GPA of 3.0, after being placed on Academic Probation for one (1) semester, the student will be dismissed from the College.
If at any time a graduate student receives a second grade below a 'B-’, in any course, the student will be dismissed from the College.
Appeal of Academic Dismissal
If a student is dismissed from the College for academic reasons and does not want to wait the allotted time stated at the time of dismissal, the student may appeal the dismissal decision by completing and submitting a petition to the Provost. The student has fifteen (15) calendar days from the dismissal date to submit the petition. The appeal will then be reviewed by the Provost. The decision of the Provost is final and will be communicated in writing to the student.
Within fifteen (15) calendar days of receiving the Provost's decision, the student may request in writing to the Provost to have their case presented to a hearing panel. The hearing panel will be comprised of the Dean of the Faculty, two additional faculty members, and may include one student. The hearing will take place within thirty (30) calendar days of the request to the Provost and will follow the procedures outlined in the Student Code of Conduct. The decision of the hearing panel is final and cannot be appealed.