Scholastic Delinquency

The faculty of each college or school shall approve suitable and effective provisions governing undergraduate delinquent students, subject to the following minimum standards:

Warning. Any student who, at the end of the semester, obtains final grades below 3 in 25 percent to 49 percent of the total number of academic units for which he is registered will receive a warning from the Dean to improve his work.

Probation. Any student who, at the end of the semester, obtains final grades below 3 in 50 percent to 75 percent of the total number of academic units in which he has final grades shall be placed on probation for the succeeding semester and his load shall be limited to the extent to be determined by the Dean.

Probation may be removed by passing with grades of 3 or better in more than 50 percent of the units in which he has final grades in the succeeding semester.

Dismissal

  • Any student who, at the end of the semester, obtains final grades below 3 in more than 75 percent but less than 100 percent of the total number of academic units in which he receives final grades shall be dropped from the rolls of the college.
  • Any student on probation who again fails in 50 percent or more of the total number of units in which he receives final grades shall be dropped from the rolls of the college, subject to the provisions of the following article.
  • Any student dropped from one college shall not ordinarily be admitted to another unit of the University unless, in the opinion of the Dean of Students, his natural aptitude and interest may qualify him in another field of study in which case he may be allowed to enroll in the proper college or department.

Permanent Disqualification

  • Any student who, at the end of the semester, obtains final grades below 3 in 100 percent of the academic units in which he is given final grades shall be permanently barred from readmission to any college or school of the University.
  • Any student who was dropped in accordance with Item 3 above of the rules on Dismissal and again fails which makes it necessary to drop him again, shall not be eligible for readmission to any college of the University.
  • Permanent disqualification does not apply to cases where, on recommendations of the instructors concerned, the faculty certifies that the grades of 5 were due to the student's authorized dropping of the subjects and not to poor scholarship. However, if the unauthorized withdrawal takes place after the mid-semester and the student's class standing is poor, his grades of 5 shall be counted against him for the purpose of this scholarship rule. The Dean shall deal with the these cases on their individual merits in the light of the recommendations of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; provided, that, in no case of readmission to the same or another college, shall the action be lighter than probation.

A grade of Incomplete is not to be included in the computation. When it is replaced by a final grade, the latter is to be included in the grades during the semester when the removal is made.

Required courses in which a student has failed shall take precedence over other courses in his succeeding enrollment.

Students who are dropped for reasons of double probation, dismissal or permanent disqualification must first qualify for readmission before they are allowed to register during the succeeding semester. Application for readmission are processed at the Office of Student Affairs.

No readmission of dismissed students or disqualified students shall be considered by the College deans without the favorable recommendation of the Dean of Students. Cases in which the action of the College Dean conflicts with the recommendation of the Dean of Students may be elevated to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. His decision shall be final.