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Academic Suspension

DEFINITION: 

Students who have an EOU term GPA below 2.000 while on academic probation will be placed on Academic Suspension. Suspended (and, hence, "former") students are denied all student privileges including, but not limited to: registration, class attendance, financial aid and residence in EOU housing. Students who petition for reinstatement should attend classes until their case is resolved with the Academic Standards Committee.

 

PROCEDURES:
Students on Academic Suspension for the first time will be notified by letter and may petition the ASC for possible reinstatement. In the meantime, students are strongly encouraged to attend classes for which they are registered. Petitions for reinstatement must be:

• Typewritten and include (at a minimum) information about the causes of poor academic performance and information about possible remedies. Petitions not meeting these minimal requirements will not be considered.

• Received by 5 pm on the first Tuesday of classes for the term in which the suspended student seeks reinstatement. The ASC will not consider petitions received after the deadline for the term in which the student seeks reinstatement.

 

Students attending on-campus classes will then be required to meet with the committee as part of the decision process. A student who does not attend will not be reinstated unless they have obtained written permission from the committee.

 

Advisors will be notified at the end of each term of those students who are on academic suspension.

 

The committee must meet and consider all petitions before the end of the first week of the term. Should the ASC act favorably upon such a petition, the restrictions are lifted and all the conditions of probationary status are applied but 'suspension' will still appear on the transcript. The committee may also require the student to meet other conditions as appropriate. These conditions may include (but are not limited to) meeting with the student's advisor, limitations on credits taken, and testing (where appropriate) to determine the student's academic level. Such conditions are intended to help the student achieve academic success.

 

Students returned to probationary status after being suspended must maintain term GPA's of 2.000 or better in order to maintain, at least, probation status. A student who has been reinstated to probationary status and who subsequently has a term GPA drop below 2.000 will be suspended. This suspension may not be appealed to the ASC without at least one term of good standing since the previous suspension. Suspended students seeking reinstatement will be automatically reinstated if one year has passed since the suspension or if they have earned, after their suspension, a GPA of 2.000 or better with at least 24 graded credits from accredited colleges or universities. Their academic status upon reinstatement will be academic probation.