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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2013–2015 School of Arts and Sciences Academic Policies and Procedures Poor Academic Performance First Dismissal  

First Dismissal


Academic dismissal is based on the cumulative grade-point average measured against a graduated standard of increasing expectations in accordance with the number of semesters of enrollment and designated class year. Students' cumulative grade-point averages will be reviewed each year at the end of the spring semester to ensure that all students are making consistent and realistic progress toward graduation standards.

A student will be subject to academic dismissal from the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) when the cumulative grade-point average is less than the figure given below:
  • at the end of the second semester or 30 attempted credits* 1.500
  • at the end of the fourth semester or 60 attempted credits* 1.700
  • at the end of the sixth semester or 90 attempted credits* 1.900
  • at the end of the eighth or higher semester or >90 attempted credits* 2.000

*Semesters completed at Rutgers University and at other postsecondary institutions are included in the calculation of semesters attended. However, attendance during Winter and Summer Sessions is not counted as an additional semester in attendance. For SAS nontraditional-status students, 12 credits on the transcript (earned or attempted) count as one semester for the purposes of these requirements.

First-year and transfer students enrolled in their first semester at Rutgers during a spring semester ARE NOT subject to dismissal, even when the cumulative GPA is below the specified standard for their class year. Students will receive at least one semester of academic warning before the first dismissal.

A notification regarding dismissal is sent to students' permanent address of record and Rutgers email address as soon as possible after the end of the spring semester.

 
For additional information, contact RU-info at 732-445-info (4636) or colonel.henry@rutgers.edu.
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