Academic Review. At the end of each term, the
Committee on Scholastic Standing, composed of elected faculty and
representatives of the dean of the college, reviews and may take action
on the record of every student whose university term or cumulative
grade-point average is 1.8 or less or whose cumulative grade-point
average within the major is 2.0 or less. Students who were placed on
probation at the end of the previous term also are reviewed. These
students may be given a warning, placed on probation, or dismissed from
the School of Engineering.
Probation. Students
are placed on probation when the academic record and/or circumstances
indicate that the student is in danger of being dismissed unless
substantial improvement is shown. Students are notified in writing of
probationary status and the conditions of probation before the start of
the next term. While on academic probation, students are advised to
consult with faculty advisers regularly, curtail extracurricular
activities including employment, and attend class regularly. Removal
from probation depends on academic performance, including grades
and progress in the major, in the following term.
Students
placed on probationary status may appeal in writing to the associate
dean. Grounds for appeal include technical error and/or changes in
temporary grades. Letters of appeal must state the reasons for appeal
and must be written by 
the student, although advice from others may be sought in formulating the appeal.
Dismissal. Except for students in their first term, students may be
dismissed if (1) the university cumulative grade-point average is 1.8
or less, or (2) the cumulative grade-point average in the major is 2.0
or less, or (3) the term grade-point average is 1.4 or less, or (4)
there have been two prior terms in which the student was placed on
probation. Students in their first term may be dismissed if their
grade-point average for the term is less than 1.0. Students are
notified in writing of academic dismissal.
Students dismissed
from the college by action of the Committee on Scholastic Standing may
appeal their dismissal in writing to the committee chairperson. Grounds
for appeal include technical error, changes in temporary grades,
extenuating circumstances, and/or additional information not previously
available to the committee. The letter of appeal must state the reasons
for appeal and, when possible, should be accompanied by appropriate
documentation. Letters of appeal must be written by the student,
although advice from others may be sought in formulating the appeal.
The appeal must be received by the committee within one week after the
date of the dismissal letter. Action by the committee is final.
Readmission. Students
who have been dismissed from the college because of poor academic
performance may not apply for readmission until they can produce
evidence to indicate that the causes of failure have been overcome.
Normally, this evidence consists of the satisfactory completion of one
year of work at another accredited college in a program of study
approved in advance by the associate dean for academic affairs. The
program of study should include at least 24 credits of engineering or
engineering-related courses. Students are usually not considered for
readmission after a second dismissal action. Juniors and seniors are
considered for readmission only in special cases with the approval and
advice of the associate dean for academic affairs.
Each
application for readmission is considered on its own merits. In no case
may it be assumed that satisfactory grades at another institution will
lead automatically to readmission.
