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be retained n ir bati n.
V ΠStudents h se cumu
ative grade p int average
i
icies regarding academic standing are determined is sti

be
 2.0 and h earned a semester
by each academic unit. i
ease refer t unit grade p int average be
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be p
aced n
inf rmati n be
. Academic Suspensi n and i

be required t sit
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east ne semester. Students suspended

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semester must sit ut the f

ing
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ing
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 T make summer and fa

semesters; and students
satisfact ry pr gress, students must maintain a
cumu
ative average f at
east 2.0. T graduate,
students must attain a 2.0 grade p int average in the
maj r department and a 2.0 grade p int average
vera

, un
ess a higher average is required f r the
specific degree s ught. A

p int-standing
ca
cu
ati ns are made n cumu
ative, end- f-term
grades.
   
 
  Undergraduate Admissi n´ t the Office f
Students are in Satisfact ry standing hen they have
a minimum cumu
ative grade p int average f 2.0.
Visiting students enr

ed in the C

ege f Arts and
Sciences are subject t the same standards f r
retenti n as matricu
ated students.
Students h , after the first 12 degree-app
icab
e
h urs at the University f L uisvi

e, have a grade
p int average be
 2.0 i

be p
aced n Academic
Warning. Students n Academic Warning are
imited
t enr

ment f r 13 credit h urs in a fa

r spring
semester and 10 credit h urs f r the summer terms.
In any subsequent semester, a student h se grade
p int average fa

s be
 2.0 i

be p
aced n
Academic ir bati n f r the next semester f
enr

ment. The enr

ment f students n pr bati n
is
imited t a maximum f 13 semester h urs in a
fa

r spring semester and 10 credit h urs f r the
summer terms. Students n pr bati n may a
s be
subject t specified c urse registrati n requirements,
r ther acti ns deemed appr priate by the C

ege.
The rec rd f a student n Academic ir bati n i


be eva
uated at the end f the pr bati nary semester,
ith ne f the f

ing utc mes:
ΠStudents h se cumu
ative gradep int average is
2.0 r ab ve i

be rest red t µSatisfact ry¶
standing.
ΠStudents h se grade p int average f r the
pr bati nary semester is 2.0 r ab ve, but h se
cumu
ative grade p int average remains be

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suspended after a summer semester must sit ut
the f

ing fa

semester. Students must sit ut
at
east ne ca
endar year after any subsequent
suspensi n.
Readmissi n f suspended students is n t guaranteed.
In rder t be c nsidered f r readmissi n, a student
must submit a ritten petiti n t the C mmittee n
Admissi ns and Appea
s and an ³App
icati n f r
Admissi ns. The petiti n must be received by that
ffice n
ater than Ju
y 1 f r readmissi n f r the fa


semester, N vember 1 f r readmissi n f r the spring
semester, and May 1 f r readmissi n f r the summer
terms. The petiti n sh u
d address the student¶s
percepti n f the causes f p r perf rmance, the
steps the student has taken t address th se causes,
and a p
an f acti n t return t satisfact ry academic
standing. Students h are granted readmissi n i


be readmitted n ir bati n.
Students readmitted t the C

ege f Arts and
Sciences f

ing a peri d f academic suspensi n
may app
y t ard an Arts and Sciences degree h urs
successfu

y c mp
eted at an accredited instituti n
during the peri d f suspensi n.
University p
icy permits students h are
suspended r dismissed by an academic unit t app
y
f r admissi n t an ther degree-granting unit h se
minimum admissi n standards they meet. H ever,
students are cauti ned that if admitted t an ther unit,
they may n t enr

in any c urses in the unit fr m
hich they ere suspended r dismissed.
A student i

n t be readmitted m re than tice. A
third suspensi n c nstitutes an Academic Dismissa

fr m the C

ege.
Students have the resp nsibi
ity t kn  their current
academic status. The C

ege r utine
y n tifies
students hen their status changes, but such
n tificati n may n t be p ssib
e bef re the beginning
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f the next semester. Any student enr

ed f r c urses
during a semester f suspensi n/dismissa
i

be
required t dis-enr

.
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 T make satisfact ry f r admissi n t an ther U f L academic
pr gress students must maintain a University grade
p int average - GiA f 3.0 r higher. T graduate,
students must attain a 3.0 University GiA and a 3.0
average in a

maj r c urses (inc
udes maj r c urses
that are transferred). Students are in g d standing
hen they have a minimum University GiA f 3.0.
   3  
 COB is n t guaranteed. F r readmissi n
 
 
Students h , after their first semester at the
University f L uisvi

e, have a University GiA
be
 3.0 i

be p
aced n Academic Warning.
(Th se admitted in c nditi na
status are t be
c nsidered n Academic Warning.) Students n
Academic Warning are
imited t enr

ment f r 13
credit h urs in a fa

r spring semester and n m re
than ne c urse per summer term. Summer terms
c unt fu

y t ard academic standing.
In any subsequent semester, students h se
university GiA fa

s be
 3.0 i

be p
aced n
Academic ir bati n f r the next semester f
enr

ment. Students n ir bati n are
imited t
enr

ment f r 13 credit h urs in a fa

r spring
semester and n m re than ne c urse per summer
term. Summer terms c unt fu

y t ard academic
standing.
Students n pr bati n may a
s be subject t
specified c urse registrati n requirements, r ther
acti ns deemed appr priate by the COB. The rec rds
f students n Academic ir bati n i

be eva
uated
at the end f the pr bati nary semester ith ne f
the f

ing utc mes:
1. Students h se University GiA is 3.0 r
ab ve i

be rest red t g d standing.
2. Students h se GiA f r the pr bati nary
semester is 3.2 r ab ve, but h se
University GiA remains be
 3.0 i

be
retained n ir bati n.
V
3. Students h se University GiA is sti


be
 3.0 and h earned a semester grade



   
 
p int average be
 3.2 i

be p
aced n
Academic Suspensi n and i

be expe

ed
fr m the COB. Suspended students are
ithdran fr m a

enr

ed c urses.
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Students i

be suspended f r at
east ne
semester (summer terms d n t c unt as a
suspended semester).
4. Students suspended by the COB may app
y
unit h se minimum admissi n standards
they meet. C urses c mp
eted in an ther
unit i

be rec gnized by the COB as  rk
c mp
eted t ard degree p
an requirements
f r students readmitted int the COB.
5. Readmissi n f suspended students int the
students must submit a ritten petiti n, an
academic p
an f rm and an App
icati n f r
Undergraduate Admissi n t the Office f
Admissi ns. The petiti n must address the
student¶s percepti n f the causes f
p rperf rmance, the steps the student has
taken t c rrect th se causes, and a p
an f
acti n t return t satisfact ry academic
standing. ietiti n dead
ines f r readmissi n
are Ju
y 1 f r Fa

semester, N vember 1 f r
Spring semester and May 1 f r Summer
semester.
6. Students must have at minimum a
University GiA f 2.5 t petiti n f r
readmissi n r a deferred suspensi n.
Students ut f sch
f r t r m re years
may be e
igib
e f r academic bankruptcy r
the Fresh Start pr gram.
7. Students i

n t be readmitted m re than
tice. A third suspensi n c nstitutes an
Academic Dismissa
fr m the University.
8. Students have the resp nsibi
ity t kn 
their current academic status. The C

ege
r utine
y n tifies students hen their status
changes, but such n tificati n may n t be
p ssib
e bef re the beginning f the next
semester. F r examp
e, a student taking
c urses in the
ate summer term h fai
s t
meet academic standards may be suspended
after the start f the fa

semester.
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The University f L uisvi

e ca
cu
ates a University
Grade i int Average hich bec mes the standard
measure f perf rmance and the fficia
university
ca
cu
ati n up n hich academic decisi ns are made.
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The University Grade i int Average is determined at
the undergraduate
eve
, based up n a

undergraduate
c urse  rk taken at the University f L uisvi

e.
C urses numbered be
 the 100-
eve
(000-099)
taken in the 1998 Fa

semester r after i

n t be
used in the earned h urs r University Grade i int
Average ca
cu
ati n.
   
The University f L uisvi

e c mmunicates its
expectati ns f r undergraduate academic
achievement thr ugh the Undergraduate Academic
Standards i
icy. Academic standards are determined
by the facu
ties f the enr

ment/degree-granting
units. App
icab
e standards f r c ntinuati n in a
particu
ar enr

ment unit can be based up n grade
p int average, c urse specific achievement, and in
s me pr grams a pr fessi na
/behavi ra
c mp nent.




› 3   by the Denta
Hygiene pr gram Office f Student
G d standing in the Denta
Hygiene pr gram is a
minimum University cumu
ative GiA f 2.8*.
Students h , after the first semester at U f L, have
a cumu
ative University grade p int average be

2.8* i

be p
aced n Academic Warning. They i


be n tified that their achievement is be

expectati ns and are subject t c urse and/ r credit
h ur
imitati ns, specified c urse registrati n
requirements, r ther intrusive advising
interventi ns as deemed appr priate by the Denta

Hygiene pr gram.
In any semester subsequent t being p
aced n
Academic Warning, a student h se cumu
ative
V
ΠStudents h se cumu
ative University grade
p int average is sti

be
 2.8* and h earned
a semester grade p int average be
 2.8 i

be
p
aced n Academic Suspensi n and i

be
required t sit ut at
east ne semester (summer
terms exc
uded).
ΠStudents h are suspended r dismissed by the
Denta
Hygiene pr gram are e
igib
e t app
y f r
admissi n t an ther unit and may be admitted if
they meet minimum admissi n standards f that
unit. Students h app
y f r admissi n t
an ther unit may n t enr

in any c urses in the
Denta
Hygiene pr gram.
Readmissi n f suspended students is n t guaranteed.
In rder t be c nsidered f r readmissi n, a student
must submit an ³Admissi ns ietiti n´ and an
³App
icati n f r Undergraduate Admissi n´ t the
Office f Admissi ns. The petiti n must be received
Affairs after being pr cessed in acc rdance ith
University dead
ines f r submitting Admissi n
ietiti ns (Ju
y 1 f r Fa

and N vember 1 f r Spring
terms). The petiti n sh u
d address the student¶s
percepti n f the causes f p r perf rmance; the
steps the student has taken t address th se causes;
and a p
an f acti n t return t g d standing.
Students h are granted reinstatement i

be
readmitted n pr bati n.
N student i

be reinstated m re than tice; the
third suspensi n is an Academic Dismissa
.
*App
ies t students admitted in Fa

2008 r
ater.
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V
V3

V
University grade p int average is be
 2.8* i

be
p
aced n Academic ir bati n f r the next semester 




(inc
uding Summer) in hich the student enr

s.
Students n Academic ir bati n are n tified that Students h se cumu
ative grade p int average
their achievement is be
 expectati ns and are (based n the c mp
eti n f a minimum f te
ve
subject t c urse and/ r credit h ur
imitati ns, (12) degree-app
icab
e credits at the University f
specified c urse registrati n requirements, r ther L uisvi

e) fa

s be
 2.25 i

be p
aced n
intrusive advising interventi ns as deemed Academic Warning f r ne semester.
appr priate by the Denta
Hygiene pr gram.
Students n Academic Warning i

be p
aced n
Students n Academic ir bati n i

have their Academic ir bati n if the cumu
ative grade p int
rec rds eva
uated at the end f the pr bati nary average (based n degree app
icab
e credits) remains
semester ith ne f the f

ing utc mes: be
 2.25 after the academic arning semester.
ΠStudents h se cumu
ative University grade
p int average is ab ve 2.8* i

be rest red t Students n Academic Warning i

be p
aced in
g d standing. g d standing status if the cumu
ative grade p int
ΠStudents h se cumu
ative University grade average (based n degree app
icab
e credits) is 2.25
p int average is sti

be
 2.8* but h earned r ab ve after the academic arning semester.
a semester grade p int average at r ab ve 2.8
i

be maintained n pr bati n. 





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c urses taken during suspensi n semester may n t be

Students n Academic Warning i

be p
aced n used if students are readmitted t the C

ege f
Academic ir bati n if the cumu
ative grade p int Educati n and Human Deve
pment.
average (based n degree app
icab
e credits) remains
be
 2.25 after the academic arning semester. 3  

Students n Academic ir bati n h achieve a
cumu
ative grade p int average (based n degree
app
icab
e credits) f 2.25 r ab ve i

be p
aced in
g d standing status.
Students n Academic ir bati n may enr

in n
m re than 14 semester h urs in a semester (9 h urs
during the summer).
Students n Academic ir bati n must earn a 2.50
grade p int average (based n degree app
icab
e
credits) in the academic pr bati n semester t
c ntinue n Academic ir bati n.
Students n Academic ir bati n h se cumu
ative
grade p int average is be
 2.25 (based n degree
app
icab
e credits) and h earn a semester grade
p int average be
 2.50 i

be p
aced n Academic
Students h are suspended the third time fr m the
C

ege f Educati n and Human Deve
pment are
academica

y dismissed. A student h has been
dismissed fr m the C

ege f Educati n and Human
Deve
pment must remain ut f sch
f r ne fu


year, and sh u
d use that time f r re rientati n t
further study in c

ege r ther career decisi ns. If a
student thus dismissed is admitted t any ther
c

ege r university, the credits earned hi
e in
attendance during the semester that the student
sh u
d be ut f sch
i

n t app
y t ard a
degree granted by the C

ege f Educati n and
Human Deve
pment.
The C

ege f Educati n and Human Deve
pment
i

h n r the dismissa
p
icy f a

units f the
University f L uisvi

e.
Suspensi n and i

be required t sit ut at
east ne â
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semester (summer terms exc
uded). V
A cumu
ative GiA f 2.5 r ab ve is required t



   
 remain in G d Standing. If a student¶s cumu
ative
Students n Academic ir bati n h se cumu
ative
grade p int average (based n degree app
icab
e
credits) is be
 2.25 and h earn a semester grade
p int average be
 2.50 (based n degree app
icab
e
credits) i

be p
aced n Academic Suspensi n and
i

be required t sit ut at
east ne semester
(summer terms exc
uded.)
Readmissi n f suspended students in n t
guaranteed. Students must submit an undergraduate
app
icati n t the Office f Admissi ns, a
ng ith a
petiti n exp
aining the reas ns f r p r perf rmance
and acti ns that i

be taken t impr ve
perf rmance if readmitted. Students sh u
d c ntact
the Admissi ns Office regarding semester dead
ines
t petiti n f r admissi n. C nditi ns f readmissi n
i

be up t the discreti n f the C

ege f
Educati n Standards and Admissi ns C mmittee.
N student i

be reinstated m re than tice; the
third suspensi n is an Academic Dismissa
.
U f L students h are suspended by ne unit are
e
igib
e t app
y f r admissi n t an ther unit and
may be admitted if they meet minimum admissi n
standards f that unit. Students h app
y f r
admissi n t an ther unit may n t take any c urses in
the unit fr m hich they ere suspended, and the
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GiA fa

s be
 2.5, then the student i

be given a
arning and i

be required t meet ith the BSW
C rdinat r f Academic Affairs f r p
anning and
versight. If in the f

ing semester the student¶s
cumu
ative GiA remains
ess than a 2.5, the student
i

be p
aced n pr bati n and an academic revie
i

be required. A cumu
ative GiA f 2.5 r ab ve
in the f

ing semester i

be required t return t
G d Standing. Students i

be p
aced n
suspensi n f

ing pr bati n if cumu
ative GiA
remains be
 2.5 f r three c nsecutive semesters.
Students must sit ut at
east ne semester exc
uding
summer hen suspended. Student may app
y t
an ther unit. N student i

be reinstated m re than
nce ith Kent Sch
and n m re than tice ith
U f L. A third suspensi n is an academic dismissa

fr m U fL. A ritten petiti n is required f r
readmissi n, hich is n t guaranteed.
The Academic and ir fessi na
Standards Revie
C mmittee f r the BSW pr gram i

c nsist f three
BSW facu
ty members inc
uding the chair. This
c mmittee is intended t serve in a pr b
em-s
ving
capacity and is n t devised t be adversaria
. The
functi n f such a c mmittee i

be t : (1) Revie
identified academic pr b
ems, inc
uding th se fr m
the fie
d practicum, that cann t be res
ved thr ugh
inf rma
channe
s ith the parties inv
ved; (2)
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Revie c ncerns ith student c nduct that is
c ntrary t the guide
ines f r pr fessi na
c nduct f r
s cia
 rkers as specified in the C de f Ethics f
the Nati na
Ass ciati n f S cia
W rkers; and (3)
Rec mmend t the Dean¶s ffice a c urse f acti n
that arrives fr m C mmittee de
iberati ns ith the
student.
The BSW C rdinat r f Academic Affairs i


n tify students via f rma

etters at the end f each
semester if academic revies are needed, based n
their GiA. Students are then required t c ntact the
BSW Direct r, s that a f rma
revie c mmittee
can be f rmed. Apart fr m revies based n GiA,
any facu
ty pers n may rec mmend a revie f r any
students h are perceived t be in academic
difficu
ty r h appear t have engaged in
inappr priate c nduct in vi
ati n f the NASW
C de f Ethics, r the C de f Students Rights and
Resp nsibi
ities. Written referra
s f r revie are sent
t the Direct r f the BSW pr gram, h f rards
the request t the BSW C rdinat r f Academic
Affairs. The referra
sh u
d indicate specific
c ncerns.
Academic Revies are chaired by ne f the fu


time BSW facu
ty members r the Direct r
acc rding t a r tati na
schedu
e. The referra


etter i

inc
ude an invitati n f r the student t
se
ect t facu
ty members (fu

time r part
remedies, if needed. Once the remedies are
identified, the C mmittee i

excuse the student
and meet in c
sed sessi n t f rmu
ate a
rec mmendati n t the Dean. The Chair i


rite a rep rt f findings ith a
rec mmendati n t the BSW Direct r and
Dean's ffice ithin ne eek f the revie.
The Office f the Dean i

n tify the student
and the facu
ty making the referra
f any
resu
ting decisi ns ithin ne eek f the
c mmittee rec mmendati n. The Sch
may
ch se t m dify this pr cess if the seri usness
f the c ncern s indicates (e.g., the
incarcerati n f a student f r a seri us crime) r
ith the appr va
f the student (e.g., use f
part-time facu
ty t expedite the revie in
absence f Fu

-Time facu
ty).
If a student earns an F in a n n-s cia
 rk c urse r
is n academic arning, the student is required t
attend a series f t meetings ith the student
advis r, BSW C rdinat r f Academic Affairs, ( ne
bef re mid-term t ta
k ab ut strategies; ne after
mid-term; i

use intrusive advising and AIM
appr ach). These meetings i

n t c nstitute
academic revies and i

be d cumented using
existing pr cedures f r d cumentati n f
undergraduate advising sessi ns.
time, but n t pr fessi na
staff members) t 

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serve n the Academic Revie C mmittee. The
Chair f the Academic Revie i

determine the
appr priate gr up c mp siti n/tasks (after the
student has a chance t have a v ice as t the revie
c mmittee) and rganize acc rding
y.The Chair i


c nvene the c mmittee, if p ssib
e, ithin 2
eeks after receiving the request f r revie. In
estab
ishing the time f r the meeting, the Chair
sh u
d indicate the nature f the specific
c ncerns t the student. iresent at the meeting
sh u
d be the student and the c mmittee. Facu
ty
and ther parties h may have pertinent
inf rmati n t share regarding the specific
c ncern may be invited by the Chair t present
that inf rmati n. In cases here the fie
d
practicum is inv
ved, the practicum supervis r
may be invited t present inf rmati n. These
parties externa
t the de
iberati n i

be
present n
y t present and discuss their re
evant
inf rmati n. After a discussi n ab ut the
expressed c ncerns, the c mmittee i

c ntinue
t meet ith the student t f rmu
ate p ssib
e
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G d standing is defined as a cumu
ative grade p int
average n t
ess than the minimum GiA set by the
degree-granting unit. Sch
f Music students are in
g d standing hen they have a minimum
cumu
ative grade p int average f 2.5.
U f L undergraduate students h , after the first 12
degree-app
icab
e semester h urs taken at U f L,
have a grade p int average be
 2.5 i

be p
aced
n Academic Warning. They i

be n tified that
their achievement is be
 expectati ns and str ng
y
enc uraged t seek assistance, but n
imitati n i


be p
aced n their registrati n f r the next term.
In any semester subsequent t that described ab ve,
an undergraduate student h se cumu
ative grade
p int average fa

s be
 2.5 i

be p
aced n
Academic ir bati n f r the next semester in hich
the student enr

s. Undergraduate students n
Academic ir bati n are n tified that their
achievement is be
 expectati ns and are subject t
c urse and/ r credit h ur
imitati ns, specified c urse
registrati n requirements, r ther intrusive advising
interventi ns as deemed appr priate by their
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enr

ment unit.
Undergraduate students n Academic ir bati n i


have their rec rds eva
uated at the end f the
pr bati nary semester ith ne f the f

ing
utc mes:
Πa student i

be rest red t g d standing in the
degree granting unit.
Πa student h se cumu
ative grade p int average
is sti

be
 2.5 but h earned a semester
grade p int average at r ab ve 2.5 i

be
maintained n pr bati n.
Πa student h se cumu
ative grade p int average
is be
 2.5, and h earned a semester grade
p int average be
 2.5, may petiti n f r
c ntinuati n n pr bati n. The petiti n
describing the student¶s p
an f acti n t return
t g d standing must be submitted t the
appr priate individua
r c mmittee in the
student¶s enr

ment unit.
Πa student h se cumu
ative grade p int average
is sti

be
 2.5 and h earned a semester
grade p int average be
 2.5 i

be p
ace n
Academic Suspensi n and i

be required t sit
ut at
east ne semester (summer terms
exc
uded).
U fL students h are suspended r dismissed by
ne unit are e
igib
e t app
y f r admissi n t an ther
unit and may be admitted if they meet minimum
admissi n standards f that unit. Students h app
y
f r admissi n t an ther unit may n t enr

in any
c urses in the unit fr m hich they ere dismissed.
Readmissi n f suspended students is n t guaranteed.
In rder t be c nsidered f r readmissi n, a student
must submit a ritten petiti n t the appr priate
individua
r c mmittee in the enr

ment unit and an
³App
icati n f r Undergraduate Admissi n f rm t
the Office f Admissi ns. The petiti n must be
received by the enr

ment unit at
east ne m nth
pri r t the first day f c
asses f r the semester in
hich the student seeks readmissi n. The petiti n
sh u
d address the student¶s percepti n f the causes
f p r perf rmance; the steps the student has taken
t address th se causes; and a p
an f acti n t return
t g d standing. Students h are granted
reinstatement i

be readmitted n pr bati n.
N student i

be reinstated m re than tice; the
third suspensi n is an Academic Dismissa
. A student
academica

y dismissed can n
y return thr ugh
specia
permissi n fr m the enr

ment unit.
Return t t p
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G d standing in the Sch
f Nursing is a
minimum University cumu
ative GiA f 2.8 f r the
Traditi na
and Acce
erated 2nd Degree pr grams.
Students h , after the first semester at U f L, have
a cumu
ative University grade p int average be

2.8 i

be p
aced n Academic Warning. They i


be n tified that their achievement is be

expectati ns and str ng
y enc uraged t seek
assistance, but n additi na

imitati n i

be p
aced
n their registrati n f r the next term.
In any semester subsequent t being p
aced n
Academic Warning, a student h se cumu
ative
University grade p int average is be
 2.8 i

be
p
aced n Academic ir bati n f r the next semester
(inc
uding Summer) in hich the student enr

s.
Students n Academic ir bati n are n tified that
their achievement is be
 expectati ns and are
subject t c urse and/ r credit h ur
imitati ns,
specified c urse registrati n requirements, r ther
intrusive advising interventi ns as deemed
appr priate by the Sch
f Nursing.
Students n Academic ir bati n i

have their
rec rds eva
uated at the end f the pr bati nary
semester ith ne f the f

ing utc mes:
ΠStudents h se cumu
ative University grade
p int average is ab ve 2.8 i

be rest red t
g d standing.
ΠStudents h se cumu
ative University grade
p int average is sti

be
 2.8 but h earned a
semester grade p int average at r ab ve 2.8 i


be maintained n pr bati n.
ΠStudents h se cumu
ative University grade
p int average is sti

be
 2.8 and h earned a
semester grade p int average be
 2.8 i

be
p
aced n Academic Suspensi n and i

be
required t sit ut at
east ne semester (summer
terms exc
uded).
ΠStudents h are suspended r dismissed by the
Sch
f Nursing are e
igib
e t app
y f r
admissi n t an ther unit and may be admitted if
they meet minimum admissi n standards f that
unit. Students h app
y f r admissi n t
an ther unit may n t enr

in any c urses in the
Sch
f Nursing.
Readmissi n f suspended students is n t guaranteed.
In rder t be c nsidered f r readmissi n, a student
must submit an ³Admissi ns ietiti n´ and an
³App
icati n f r Undergraduate Admissi n´ t the
Office f Admissi ns. The petiti n must be received


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ines f r submitting Admissi n ietiti ns. The
petiti n sh u
d address the student¶s percepti n f the
causes f p r perf rmance; the steps the student has
taken t address th se causes; and a p
an f acti n t
return t g d standing. Students h are granted
reinstatement i

be readmitted n pr bati n.
a

ed t remain in the pr gram. If the petiti n t be
a

ed t remain in the pr gram is denied, dismissa

fr m the pr gram is permanent. F r petiti n
dead
ines p
ease ca

the Office f Student Services at
852-1196.
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be reinstated m re than tice; the
third suspensi n is an Academic Dismissa
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Students admitted t the Upper Divisi n f Nursing
must earn a ³C´ r ab ve in a

nursing c urses.
G d standing in the Upper Divisi n f r the
Traditi na
and Acce
erated 2nd degree pr grams is a
minimum cumu
ative university GiA f 2.5. RN-
BSN students must main a minimum cumu
ative
university gpa f 2.0. Students admitted t the Upper
Divisi n are a

ed t repeat a nursing c urse n
y
ne time. Students h earn a grade be
 ³C´ in
t nursing c urses numbered 300 r ab ve, r a
sec nd attempt at a nursing c urse i

be dismissed
fr m the pr gram. This inc
udes the required
pharmac
gy and path physi
gy c urses taken in

er divisi n. A student h ishes t repeat a
nursing c urse sh u
d submit a iermit t Repeat
C urse f rm t the Office f Student Services, Sch

f Nursing f r appr va
. Once permissi n is granted,
the student i

be a

ed t repeat the c urse n a


space avai
ab
e basis.
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Students have the resp nsibi
ity t kn  their current
status. The Sch
r utine
y n tifies students hen
their status changes, but such n tificati n may n t be
p ssib
e bef re the beginning f the semester.
N tificati ns f academic acti ns are fficia

y made
thr ugh the student's university emai
acc unt.
Decisi ns inv
ving academic arning, pr bati n,
suspensi n, dismissa
, h n rs and e
igibi
ity f r
graduati n are defined by each academic unit. These
decisi ns are based n the university grade p int
average (GiA), hich is determined by dividing the
t ta
number f qua
ity p ints earned by the t ta

number f semester h urs attempted. The number f
h urs attempted is c mputed by adding the h urs f r
a

c urses in hich the student has earned grades.
The vera

p int standing takes int acc unt a

 rk
taken at the University, exc
uding c urses numbered
be
 the 100
eve
. Grades and qua
ity p ints
earned at ther instituti ns are n t inc rp rated int
the university grade p int average.

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 making satisfact ry pr gress hen they have a
cumu
ative GiA f at
east 2.0.
Students in the Traditi na
BSN ir gram and
Acce
erated 2nd Degree pr gram must satisfact ri
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c mp
ete NURS 338 iath physi
gy and NURS Undergraduate students h , after the first 12 degree-
395 iharmac
gy in rder t pr gress t the upper app
icab
e semester h urs at the university, have a
divisi n c
inica
c h rt. If students d n t GiA be
 2.0 i

be p
aced n Academic Warning.
satisfact ri
y c mp
ete b th NURS 338 and NURS They i

be n tified that their achievement is be

395 they must retake the c urse they fai
ed t be expectati ns and str ng
y enc uraged t seek
e
igib
e t reapp
y t upper divisi n t c mpete f r an assistance. Students n Academic Warning are
upper divisi n c
inica
space. Fai
ure f b th c urses
imited t enr

ment f r 13 credit h urs (7 credit
resu
ts in dismissa
fr m the pr gram. h urs during the Speed Sch
summer term). A
 student p
aced n Academic Warning i

have the
    If suspended fr m the pr gram, students f

ing semester t raise the cumu
ative GiA t at
must meet ith their advis r t revise their pr gram
east 2.0. If that d es n t ccur, the student i

then
f study, determine remediati n, request re- be p
aced n Academic ir bati n.
enr

ment n a space avai
ab
e basis, and p
an t
submit an Admissi ns ietiti n and fficia
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Undergraduate app
icati n t the Office f
Admissi ns in acc rdance ith University In any semester subsequent t that described in
guide
ines. Re-admissi n is n t guaranteed. Academic Warning ab ve, an undergraduate student
h has
ess than a 2.0 GiA i

be p
aced n
3   If dismissed fr m the pr gram, Academic ir bati n f r the next semester in hich
the student has the right t fi
e a petiti n t be the student enr

s. Students n Academic ir bati n

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expectati ns and are subject t c urse and/ r credit
h ur
imitati ns. During a semester n Academic
ir bati n, n student may enr

in m re than 13
credit h urs (7 credit h urs during the Speed Sch

summer term). Students n Academic ir bati n i


have their rec rds eva
uated at the end f the
pr bati nary semester ith ne f the f

ing
utc mes:
ΠStudent h se cumu
ative and semester GiA are
b th at r ab ve 2.0 i

be rest red t g d
standing in the Speed Sch
.
ΠStudent h se cumu
ative GiA is sti

be
 2.0
but h earned a semester GiA f at
east 2.5
i

be maintained n pr bati n.
ΠStudent h se cumu
ative GiA is sti

be
 2.0,
and h earned a semester GiA at r ab ve 2.0
but be
 2.5, may petiti n f r c ntinuati n n
pr bati n. The petiti n describing the student¶s
p
an f acti n t return t g d standing must be
submitted t the sch
¶s Standards and
Admissi ns C mmittee. Students h d n t
submit a petiti n i

be p
aced n Academic
Suspensi n.
ΠStudent h se cumu
ative and semester GiA are
b th be
 2.0 i

be p
aced n Academic
Suspensi n and i

be required t sit ut at
east
ne semester.
Academic pr bati n i

be c nsidered a seri us


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arning that the student is making unsatisfact ry
pr gress t ard c mp
eti n f the academic
requirements f r a particu
ar degree pr gram.
Students n academic pr bati n are ine
igib
e t h
d
ffice in any campus rganizati n r t represent the
sch
r the University in any fficia
capacity,
except by specia
appr va
f the Ass ciate Dean f r
Academic Affairs. Students h are n academic
pr bati n are n t e
igib
e f r c - p assignments.
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›
 an ther unit may n t enr

in any c urses in the unit

A
th ugh a student may be admitted t Departmenta


Students suspended f r unsatisfact ry academic
perf rmance i

n t be permitted t enr

f r
academic c urse  rk f r at
east ne semester.
During this peri d, individua
s sh u
d seri us
y
reexamine their previ us acc mp
ishments in terms
f their ch sen career bjectives. After ne semester,
a student h be
ieves that a reas nab
e pp rtunity
f r future successfu
perf rmance exists may petiti n
the sch
¶s Standards and Admissi ns C mmittee
f r re-admittance t the Speed Sch
f
Engineering.
Readmissi n f suspended students is n t guaranteed.
The petiti ner must submit an App
icati n f
Undergraduate Admissi n f rm t the University¶s
Office f Admissi ns in additi n t the ritten
petiti n. The petiti n f r readmissi n f a student
suspended f r unsatisfact ry academic perf rmance
must be received by the enr

ment unit at
east ne
m nth pri r t the first day f c
asses f r the semester
in hich the student seeks readmissi n. The petiti n
sh u
d address the student¶s percepti n f the causes
f p r perf rmance; the steps the student has taken
t address th se causes; and a p
an f acti n t return
t g d standing. Students h are granted
reinstatement i

be readmitted n academic
pr bati n.


N student i

be reinstated m re than tice; the
third suspensi n is an academic dismissa
. A student
academica

y dismissed can n
y return thr ugh
specia
permissi n fr m the enr

ment unit.
Students h are suspended r dismissed fr m the
Speed Sch
f Engineering are e
igib
e t app
y f r
admissi n t an ther U f L unit and may be
admitted if they meet minimum admissi n standards
f that unit. Students h app
y f r admissi n t
fr m hich they ere dismissed.
Studies and c ntinue t maintain minima
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standards, it is p ssib
e f r individua
perf rmance

eve
s t fa

beneath the pr jected pr gress necessary
f r future admissi n t Graduate Studies. A student
enr

ed in Departmenta
Studies h at the end f
the semester r term has a cumu
ative GiA be

2.25 i

be p
aced n Limited L ad. Whi
e n
Limited L ad, n student may enr

in m re than 13
credit h urs (7 credit h urs during the Speed Sch

f Engineering summer term). A student i

be
c ntinued n
imited
ad unti
the cumu
ative GiA is
raised t 2.25
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The minimum grade p int average requirement and
ther perf rmance criteria f r maintenance f g d
standing and pr gress t ard degree in the J.B.
Speed Sch
f Engineering and the individua

academic pr grams are f und in the university
cata
g, hich is avai
ab
e n
ine at
http://
uisvi

e.edu/undergraduatecata
g.
Any student h d es n t satisfy the pub
ished
perf rmance criteria sha

be p
aced in pr bati nary
status. Any student h remains in pr bati nary
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status f r t c nsecutive terms may be c nsidered

f r dismissa
fr m the pr gram.

Students receiving graduate assistantships (teaching,

research r service) sha

be pr vided adequate
training and sha

be required t understand and
adhere t University p
icies re
ated t these areas.
The perf rmance f teaching, research and service
duties by such students sha

be peri dica

y
eva
uated. Students ith teaching assistantships sha


be eva
uated annua

y.

Students h fai
t meet perf rmance g a
s r h

d n t meet ther requirements as ut
ined in the
admissi n
etter, pr gram requirements r the
University cata
g may be subject t academic
dismissa
fr m their pr grams.

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