A student is dismissed from the college when:
1. His or her cumulative grade-point average is less than the minimum listed below:
- 0-55 degree credits 1.500
- 56-90 degree credits 1.700
- over 90 degree credits 1.900
- graduation 2.000
or
2. His
or her semester grade-point average is less than 2.000 for three
consecutive semesters, 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 grade-point 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 semester. 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 Newark College of Arts and Sciences students or 6 credits for University College-Newark students
in the immediately preceding semester.
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 average 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.
