Wesleyan; a student granted approval must submit an official transcript of all such course work at the other institution as one condition of readmission to the University. After being out of University for two terms, summer counting as a term, a suspended student may apply to the Committee on Academic Standing, through the Office of Enrollment Services, for readmission. If the student is readmitted, the conditions are established by the Committee on Academic Standing at the time of readmission and communicated to the student in writing by the Office of Enrollment Services. Once suspended, students who do not meet the conditions of their final probation will be dismissed from the University. Students who have been dismissed by the Committee on Academic Standing for five years or more may apply for readmission. Conditions for readmission include submitting a statement, along with relevant supporting documentation, of academic and/or work-related accomplishments since last being enrolled at the University. The material is intended to offer evidence that the student has grown in maturity, ability to handle responsibility, and commitment to achievement such that he or she should be able to experience academic success if permitted to begin their studies again at Virginia Wesleyan. If readmitted, the student is given the option of Academic Clemency. Under the University’s selective retention policy, “the equivalent of one semester of full-time academic work” is defined as a minimum of 12 semester hours; two semesters, 24 semester hours; three semesters, 36 semester hours; four semesters, 48 semester hours. The maximum course load for a student on academic probation is 16 semester hours. Any student with a cumulative grade point average of less than 2.0 is also limited to 16 semester hours. The limit can be exceeded only with the written endorsement of the student’s faculty advisor and the approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Each student is responsible for being aware of his or her own academic standing relative to the University policy and is entitled to appeal the decision of the Academic Standing Committee. Letters of appeal should be directed to the committee chairperson located in the Registrar’s Office. Probation and Suspension Thresholds for Full-Time Students Number of semesters
Automatic Probation
Eligible for suspension or dismissal
After one semester After two semesters After three semesters After four semesters
Below 1.6 Below 1.8 Below 2.0 See Note*
Below 1.4 Below 1.6 Below 1.8 Below 2.0
Special case, applicable to any semester
Failure of half or more of semester hours after completion of one or more semesters
* After four semesters, students with a GPA below 2.0 can be placed on probation by the Committee on Academic Standing, or suspended or dismissed by the Committee.
Selective Retention Policy for Part-Time Students The general standards applicable to full-time students cover part-time students in both the day and EWP programs. For part-time students, however, the thresholds for probation and suspension are set out in terms of credit hours rather than semesters, according to the following table. Probation and Suspension Thresholds for Part-Time Students Number of semesters
Automatic Probation
Eligible for suspension or dismissal
After 8 credit hours After 16 credit hours After 24 credit hours After 32 credit hours
Below 1.6 Below 1.8 Below 2.0 See Note*
Below 1.4 Below 1.6 Below 1.8 Below 2.0
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