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Policy on Academic Probation

What is Academic Probation?

A student will be placed on academic probation for having a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) below a “B” (5.00) or for having accumulated 9 credits of incomplete grades.

What happens next?

The UM-SPH Registrar will notify a student, the student’s advisor, department student services coordinator and department chair by e-mail if one of the criteria above is met. If a student finds his/herself on academic probation he/she will need to:

  1. Contact his/her faculty advisor. If his/her advisor is not available, he/she will need to get in contact with the Department Chair or designate.
  2. Discuss his/her situation and the steps needed to rectify this problem with his/her faculty advisor or Department Chair or designate.
  3. Follow through on the information received from his/her contact above.

Upon the recommendation of his or her departmental chair, and with the consent of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, a student may be granted an opportunity to continue their studies. A letter will be mailed and e-mailed to the student regarding the decision of the Department Chair and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.

If a student is not allowed to continue his/her studies, he/she will be withdrawn from any classes for which he/she is currently registered and will be discontinued from his/her program. A notation is placed on the student’s transcript that states he/she has been dismissed for academic reasons.

For students with a current term GPA of below a “B” (5.00), but with a cumulative GPA above a “B” (5.00):

A student, his/her advisor, department student services coordinator, and department chair will be sent a warning e-mail if the student’s current term GPA is below a “B” (5.00). Upon receipt of the e-mail, the student should contact his/her faculty advisor immediately to discuss the student’s academic situation.