Academic Probation, Suspension, and Reinstatement

WHAT IS ACADEMIC PROBATION?

If students do not have the required 2.0 GPA for all hours when grades are calculated at the end of a quarter, the student is PLACED on academic probation for a period of four consecutive quarters. If during any of these subsequent quarters there is a lack of progress , i.e., not earning a 2.0 for that quarter, or if the student has not achieved a 2.0 overall GPA after the fourth quarter, the student will be dropped, i.e., academically suspended , from the University. Essentially, it is necessary to earn no less than a 2.0 during each quarter of probation, until an overall 2.0 GPA is attained. Time on academic probation is limited to four consecutive quarters. Should these conditions of progress not be met, in as few as two quarters, or as long as four, a student will be academically suspended . For part-time students the review will take place after a total of more than 10 hours has been attempted.

PLACED ON PROBATION

If at the time of the review a student does not have the required 2.0 minimum GPA, the student will be placed on academic probation. This can occur at any point academically; after one quarter or after several years. Students placed on probation are required to attend a probation workshop if they are enrolled at the Athens campus.

CONTINUED ON PROBATION

If already on probation, a student may be allowed to continue at the University until the next review, if, in the opinion of the dean, adequate progress is made toward attaining a 2.0 accumulative GPA. A continuance can be granted a maximum of three times. Thus, there is a limit of four consecutive quarters on academic probation for a full-time student; there is the initial quarter of placement, followed by a maximum of three continuances: continued-1, continued-2, and continued-3. Once placed on probation, a student can be academically suspended for failing to achieve term 2.0 GPA.

DROPPED FOR INCREASING DEFICIENCY POINTS

A deficiency point is the difference between the credit points needed for a 2.0 GPA and the number of grade points actually earned.

Ad equate progress is based on reducing (or at least not increasing) the number of deficiency points by earning a term GPA greater than 2.0. Deficiency points are determined by multiplying total number of hours earned by two (grade point(s) necessary for a C average) and subtracting grade points earned. A student will be dropped from the University if adequate progress is not made toward attaining a 2.0 accumulative GPA (i.e. increasing deficiency points). EXAMPLE: If the student attempted 16 credit hours for 25.35 points, multiply 16 x 2 (32) and subtract the 25.35 grade points = 6.65 deficiency points . The more deficiency points, the further the GPA is from 2.0.

DROPPED AT THE LIMIT

A student will be dropped from the University if the student has reached the limit of four probation quarters and still has not attained a 2.0 accumulative GPA.

DROP STATUS

When a student is dropped, he/she is not able to enroll for courses on any Ohio University campus. The student may, with the permission of the dean, enroll for credits to be transferred from other institutions.

REMOVED FROM PROBATION

Removal from probation is automatic when the accumulative GPA reaches 2.0 or above. This is the case for both full-time and part-time students. Part-time students may be on probation between quarters of review even though their GPA is 2.0 or higher.

REINSTATEMENT

When a student is dropped, he/she may petition the Assistant Dean of the college for reinstatement, but normally reinstatement will not be granted until at least 12 months after suspension. If the student has been dropped from the University a second time, reinstatement is only possible under extraordinary circumstances and usually is not granted until at least 24 months after the second suspension. Reinstatement may be permanently denied to students with more than two academic suspensions.

Reinstated students must earn an accumulative term GPA of 2.0 or higher upon return or they will be academically suspended.

WITHDRAWAL

Withdrawing from the University is defined as dropping all classes on or after the first day of classes and no later than the day before the last day of classes for the quarter. Students apply for withdrawal by completing a withdrawal request form obtained from the Arts and Sciences Student Services Office in 107 Wilson Hall.

COLLEGE STANDARDS FOR PERFORMANCE

Some colleges in the University maintain higher than 2.0 standards of performance for continuance and graduation in the major (e.g. Business 2.5, Education 2.75).

PROBATION POWERPOINT SHOW

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