Taubman College

Academic Policies / Academic Discipline

Any student not in Good Standing is on Academic Discipline under one of the following categories: Action Pending, Probation, Further Enrollment Withheld or Reinstated on Probation. As soon as possible after the college receives the transcripts, all students on Academic Discipline will be notified of their status. Each student so notified should contact the college registrar immediately. For students on Academic Discipline, the program chair (or chair's designee) has the right and responsibility to approve course elections and changes, to require the election of specific courses and to establish a maximum or minimum number of courses and credit hours. The final responsibility for the administration of matters related to Academic Discipline rests with the committee on Academic Standing. All actions of Academic Discipline are entered on, and become a permanent part of, the student's academic record; except that when such action results from administrative, faculty, or staff error, the entry will be expunged. As soon as the student corrects all academic deficiencies, Record Clear is noted on the transcript, and the student is again in Good Standing. In this policy on academic discipline, term, except as modified, refers to either a full term or a half term. When a student elects less than 6 credit hours in a term, his or her academic status will normally be determined by counting the current term and the preceding term as a single combined term; except that if this totals more than 20 credit hours, the status will normally be determined by counting the current term and the following term as a single combined term.

Action Pending

Action Pending is assigned when the academic record of a student not on Probation or Reinstated on Probation is incomplete (grades of ED, I, NR, or X) for the term just concluded, and when failure to correct this deficiency will result in a term GPA and/or cumulative GPA below 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate). Action Pending is assigned only for the two-month period permitted for finishing incomplete work. At the end of this makeup period, the student's academic record will be reviewed again and a status of either Good Standing or Probation will be assigned, except that Further Enrollment Withheld may be invoked in cases of extremely poor academic performance.

Probation

Probation is assigned when a student not already on Probation or Reinstated on Probation has a deficiency of:

  1. Less than 10 honor points below a 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate) for the full term just concluded
  2. Less than 5 honor points below a 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate) for the half term just concluded
  3. Below a cumulative 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate) GPA

Probation is assigned for a period of one term only, during which the student is required to:

  1. Earn at least a 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate) GPA for that term
  2. Raise his or her cumulative GPA to at least 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate)
  3. Meet any other special conditions of the Probation

If a student satisfies all requirements of the Probation, he or she is again in Good Standing. If a student fails to satisfy all of these requirements, a status of Further Enrollment Withheld is assigned. The student may not continue in the program unless he or she successfully appeals that action.

Further Enrollment Withheld

Further Enrollment Withheld is assigned when a student is in severe academic difficulty. Specifically one of the following:

  1. If the term GPA, the cumulative GPA or any combination thereof is below 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate) for two successive terms
  2. If there is a deficiency of 10 or more honor points below either a 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate) full term GPA or cumulative GPA
  3. If there is a deficiency of 5 or more honor points below either a 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate) half term GPA
  4. If there is lack of reasonable progress toward a degree
  5. If a student on Probation or Reinstated on Probation fails to meet all requirements of the Probation. When further enrollment is withheld and if the student is not already on Reinstated on Probation, he or she has the privilege of appealing the action, in accordance with procedures established by the committee on Academic Standing. The student will be required to explain in writing the particular reasons for the low academic performance and to present a compelling argument why continuing enrollment or readmission should be permitted. Each case will be carefully considered on its own merits. If the committee on Academic Standing approves the appeal, the student is Reinstated on Probation. If the committee denies the appeal, the student is prohibited from enrolling in the college normally for at least two full terms, and the status of Further Enrollment Withheld continues in effect. During the last term of the required disenrollment period, the student may petition for reinstatement by presenting evidence that, during this period, he or she has taken steps to substantially improve his or her chances for academic success in the remainder of the program. If the committee approves this petition, the student is Reinstated on Probation.

Reinstated on Probation

Reinstated on Probation is assigned following a student's successful appeal, or subsequent petition, of Further Enrollment Withheld. Reinstated on Probation is assigned for a period of one term only during which the student is required to:

  • Earn at least a 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate) GPA for the term, unless a higher GPA is prescribed by the committee on Academic Standing
  • Raise his or her cumulative GPA to a level prescribed by the committee on Academic Standing
  • Meet any other special conditions of the probationary reinstatement

If a student satisfies all requirements of the probationary reinstatement and has a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate), he or she is again in Good Standing. If a student satisfies all conditions of the probationary reinstatement except that the cumulative GPA is still below 2.0 (undergraduate)/3.0 (graduate), he or she is on Probation. If a student fails to satisfy the requirements of the probationary reinstatement, further enrollment is automatically withheld and further appeal for continuing enrollment is not permitted.