Scholarship Standards Academic Warning, Probation and Continuing Probation

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Scholarship Standards Academic Warning,
Probation and Continuing Probation
Special Tutorial for Peer Advisors!
LK 5/08
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What we will cover today

• Scholarship Standards Policy Warning, Probation
  and Continuing Probation
• Academic Dismissal
• Reinstatement Procedures
• GPA Calculator
• Case Studies
• Student Needs and Concerns
• AAC Probation Outreach

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Academic Warning

• A warning is issued to a first-quarter freshman
  whose first quarter GPA is below 2.00 and to any
  continuing student whose quarterly GPA is below
  2.00 but whose cumulative GPA is 2.00 or higher. 

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Academic Probation

• Any student, except a first-quarter freshman,
  whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 is placed
  on academic probation. Students on probation are
  in danger of being academically dismissed. 

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Continuing Probation

• A student who begins a quarter on probation and,
  during that quarter, earns a quarterly GPA of
  2.00 or higher without raising his/her cumulative
  GPA to at least 2.00 is placed on continuing
  probation.
• The student must then improve his/her cumulative
  GPA to at least 2.00 or earn at least a 2.30
  quarterly GPA during the next quarter of 
  enrollment. 

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Academic Dismissal

• A student will be dropped from the University if
  he or she (a) begins a quarter on probation and
  earns a quarterly grade average below 2.00 or (b)
  begins a quarter on continuing probation and
  fails to raise his or her cumulative grade
  average to at least 2.00 or, alternatively, fails
  to attain at least a 2.30 quarterly average.

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Reinstatement Procedures

• Students who have been dismissed for low
  scholarship can seek reinstatement.
  Responsibility for reinstatement to the
  University rests with the Scholastic Standing
  Committee. Petitions for reinstatement and
  information on the procedure are available in the
  Academic Advising Center, Old Main 380.
• Factors considered in determining reinstatement
  may include measure of academic aptitude, lapse
  of time since dismissal, change of major goals,
  nature of academic or other experience since
  dismissal or extenuating circumstances. 

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Guaranteed Reinstatement

• Students must achieve all of the following
• 1) Complete four classes, and
• 3) Complete a minimum of 15 credits,
• 3) And earn a 3.3 GPA

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GPA Calculator

• I am on probation and need to earn a 2.0 this
• quarter. These are my final grades
• ANTH 201 5cr C
• ACCT 240 4cr C
• PLSC 250 5cr C-
• Did I make it?

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GPA Calculator Results

• 5 C
• 4 C
• 5 C-
• 1.97

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Student Needs and Concerns

• Students may
• Not fully understand the policy
• Not understand how GPA is calculated
• Think they can remove a grade from their
  transcript
• Repeating a course without needing to
• Try to Make up credit by taking too full of a
  load
• Be afraid that a W looks bad on transcript
• Be disappointed and embarrassed about their
  grades

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Other Scenarios

• They are actually on Financial Aid Probation, not
  academic probation

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Academic Advising CenterProbation Outreach

• Standard letters/emails
• New Strategies workshops
• Mandatory requirements

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Our Wish List

• Online modules
• PodCasts, VodCasts
• More advisors for mandatory appointments

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Resources

• 07/08 WWU Bulletin on pages 39 and 40
• WWUs AAC website under Academic Policies
• Your Peer Advisor Manual