Dismissal

A student is dismissed from the college when:

1. His or her cumulative grade-point average is less than the minimum listed below:

or

2. His or her term grade-point average is less than 2.000 for three consecutive terms, and his or her cumulative grade-point average is less than 2.000.

or

3. The college determines that it is improbable that the minimum average or other graduation requirements will be met.

To graduate, a student must achieve a cumulative grade-point average of 2.000 or better. For some majors, the cumulative grade-point average must be greater than 2.000.

No student is dismissed for academic reasons until 24 credits have been attempted at Rutgers. No student is dismissed without having been on probation in the immediately preceding term. No student is dismissed who has obtained a grade-point average of 2.0 or better when that average is based upon a minimum of 8 credits for NCAS students or 6 credits for UC-N students in the immediately preceding term.

Students who are dismissed may apply for readmission after a minimum of one year and proof of successful college-level work at another institution through the appeal process to the Scholastic Standing Committee.

Please note: Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-Newark students falling below a 2.5 cumulative grade-point aveage are subject to dismissal from the Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-Newark. They remain enrolled in the Newark College of Arts and Sciences or University College-Newark, subject to the requirements listed above.