Academic Probation
Students whose academic performance falls below the college-wide or program standards at the end of an academic semester will be placed on College-wide academic probation or program academic probation, respectively.
- A student on academic probation must improve academically and address the conditions that resulted in probation.
- While on academic probation, a student may be ineligible to hold a class and student organization office, join a fraternity, participate in intercollegiate athletics or provide service on College committees.
- The summer semester can only be used to address course grades and cumulative GPA deficiencies, not the prior semester’s GPA.
- In some cases, financial aid or work study employment may be jeopardized.
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PharmD (P1-P4) |
Master’s |
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A student will be placed on academic probation if any of the following conditions exist within a semester: |
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A semester or cumulative GPA below 2.0; Two or more grades below C-; A single grade of F. Specific for BSCLS: If semester or cumulative professional GPA drops below 3.0. Two program probations may result in dismissal from the program.
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A cumulative professional GPA below the thresholds listed in the table below, by semester:
Any grade point average (GPA) below 2.0 (semester, professional semester); a single grade below C-.
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Receives a grade less than a B in any required course or more than one grade of less than a C- in an elective course; Unsatisfactory progress towards completion of thesis research or capstone project. Specific for MSCLS* students: If semester GPA falls below 3.0 and/or cumulative professional GPA below 3.0. *Professional courses are defined as required courses bearing a CLS prefix. The professional GPA is calculated based on the grades from all professional courses taken. See Probation process below. |
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Removal from Academic Probation for Bachelor’s and PharmD Programs: Academic probation will end when the student successfully addresses all of the conditions that placed the student on probation. |
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Probation Process for Master’s Students
- Recommendations for probation are made to the Program Director;
- The Program Director forwards the recommendation to the Academic Standards Committee (ASC).
- The ASC renders a final decision and consults with the Program Director as to how to proceed with the student’s academic probation.
- Students placed on academic probation by the ASC will be informed by the Registrar’s Office via a letter from the Dean.
Note: A recommendation for academic probation due to unsatisfactory progress in thesis research or capstone project may be initiated by the student's faculty advisor if the advisor considers a student’s performance to be unsatisfactory irrespective of a student’s grade point average.
Removal from Academic Probation for Master's Programs: A graduate student placed on academic probation due to a semester GPA below 3.0 must restore their cumulative GPA to 3.0 or above within two semesters for full-time students, or 12 credit hours for part-time students, to be removed from probation.
- Students receiving grades less than a B in a required course or more than one grade of less than a C- in an elective course must remediate the course in order to be removed from academic probation.
- Students placed on academic probation due to unsatisfactory progress towards completion of the degree may be restored to good academic standing following notification by the advisor or Program Director to the Dean that the student is making satisfactory progress.
- Such notification must be received within two regular academic semesters.
- A student who is not restored to good academic standing by end of the specified time or credit hour requirement may be dismissed from the program.
- Students removed from academic probation will be informed by the Program Director.