SP 04-36 - Policy on Academic Disqualification

Approved By: Academic Senate
Policy File:
SP 04-36 Policy on Academic Disqualification

Purpose: Revision of academic disqualification policy to include mid-year disqualification. Also makes disqualification automatic and gives the student the right to appeal disqualification.

Background: Currently students are subject to disqualification only after Spring semester. In the new policy, disqualification will be automatic, but the student will have the right to appeal. Successful appeals will result in the student remaining on probation, while unsuccessful appeals will result in the student needing to apply for reinstatement

Accountability: Academic Affairs, Registrar, Academic Appeals Board

Applicability: Students

Policy:
Academic Disqualification: An undergraduate student on academic probation will be academically disqualified when the student’s GPA in all units attempted or in all units attempted at CSUCI falls below the following: as a freshman, 1.50; as a sophomore, 1.70; as a junior,1.85; as a senior, 1.95. Students’ records will be evaluated for disqualification at the end of each semester. Students cannot be placed on probation for the first time at CSUCI and be disqualified in the same semester. However, students who have previously been on probation at CSUCI and fall below the GPA listed above will be academically disqualified, even if the probation and disqualification semesters are non-consecutive. A student may appeal disqualification no later than three weeks before the start of the semester following the disqualification. Appeals should be made to the Office of the Provost or Designee. Appeals will be decided by the Academic Appeals Board. Typical grounds for a successful appeal include significant improvement towards meeting the GPA requirements and/or extraordinary circumstances beyond the student’s control, as determined by the Academic Appeals Board. A successful petition of appeal for disqualification will result in the student remaining on academic probation. Students who appeal unsuccessfully will need to apply for reinstatement as specified in the Policy on Reinstatement if they wish to continue at CSUCI.