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 2.0 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 indicates 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 2.0 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.
