Course Failure

1. The student earns a second failing grade in the same course; or 2. The student earns a failing grade in more than one course in the same semester; or 3. The student was on academic probation when the failure or multiple grades of D occurred; or 4. A student on academic probation fails to achieve a term GPA of 2.0 or higher and maintain or achieve a cumulative

GPA of 2.0 or higher.

C. Additionally, there are several conditions in which a student may be subject to imminent academic dismissal and must appear before the Faculty Student Affairs Committee. These conditions are: 1. A student fails one course in a term and is not on academic probation at the time of the course failure; or 2. A student has been placed on academic probation for a second, non-consecutive academic term; or 3. A student has earned three or more course grades of D in the same term and is not on academic probation at the time; or 4. A student is placed on academic probation at the end of the third professional year. If a student in this probationary situation were approved to continue in the program, the student may be initially ineligible for fourthyear externship assignment. D. In all academic cases that come before the Faculty Student Affairs Committee, the committee will make recommendations to the Vice President for Academic Affairs that may include: 1. Academic dismissal; or 2. Academic dismissal with provision of repeating a portion of the academic program; or 3. Continuation of the program with possible enrollment stipulations.

The only exception to this policy regarding cumulative GPA is in the special case of a first-year student who has been placed on academic probation at the end of Fall semester. If a student in this case earns a 2.0 grade point average and does not fail a course nor earn multiple grades of “D” in the first-year Spring semester, the student would not be automatically dismissed. The student, in this case, would appear before the Faculty Student Affairs Committee to review enrollment status. The Faculty Student Affairs Committee would then make a recommendation to the Vice President for Academic Affairs of either:

1. Academic dismissal; or 2. Allowed to continue in the program with possible enrollment stipulations.

COURSE FAILURE

A student cannot graduate with an “F’ as the final grade in any course. Course failure will result in automatic dismissal when: 1. It is the second failure in the same course; or 2. More than one course is failed in the same term; or 3. The student was already on probation when the failure occurred.

In other cases of course failure, the student will be asked to appear before the Faculty Student Affairs Committee to review the course failed along with the entire student record. The Committee will evaluate previous terms of probation, any academic trends, the number of grades not meeting acceptable performance (grades of “D” or below), and any non-academic factors that might be affecting student performance. The committee will assess the probability of future success in the program and the profession to make a recommendation whether the student is to: 1. Be dismissed; or 2. Repeat a portion of the academic program; or 3. Be allowed to continue in the program and remediate the failed course with possible enrollment stipulations.

Students dismissed from the college are expected to complete all exit requirements. Failure to do so will result in the suspension of college services, such as the issuing of transcripts and letters of standing, the forfeiture of any refund otherwise due, and loss of eligibility for future readmission.