Students may be suspended from the College
- for incurring a significant honor point deficit in a single
term or half-term,
- for failure to make satisfactory progress toward a degree,
or
- for any other reason deemed sufficient under the academic
discipline policies of the LS&A Academic Standards Board.
Since first year students often experience problems adjusting to
college, the Academic Standards Board maintains more liberal
policies for them than for other students. As a general rule,
unless there is a significant honor point deficit the first term,
freshmen are placed on probation and are permitted a second term of
enrollment to improve their level of academic performance.
Similarly, transfer students are given special consideration unless
the first term's work in residence shows marked inability to meet
the academic standards of the College. However, there
is no automatic, one-term probation period before a student may be
suspended from the College.
Students appealing a suspension must have an interview with a
member of the Academic Standards Board and submit a
written petition. The purpose of the conversation is to discuss the
reasons for the action taken by the College and for a student's
poor academic performance. All factors bearing upon a student's
academic record are examined during this interview, and the
opportunity exists for a student to disclose any circumstances that
affected the level of academic performance. A student may then
submit a written petition for reinstatement.
The petition should reflect a student's insight into the causes
and resolution of past academic difficulties. It should be
submitted at least four weeks prior to the term for which a student
is requesting readmission. In reaching a decision, members of the
Academic Standards Board consider the student's academic promise
and any special circumstances that may have contributed to past
unsatisfactory academic performance.
Students petitioning for immediate reinstatement may do so
within a specified deadline without an interview. This deadline and
petition guidelines will be included in the letter of
suspension.
Students who have been suspended are permitted one
appeal for reinstatement to the College for any given term.
