ACADEMIC PROBATION

WHAT IS IT?

Academic Probation is an indication that your GPA has fallen below a 2.0 for either the last semester or cumulatively, and that you must take action to improve your grades or risk suspension.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

If you have received a letter from the dean of your college or school that informs you that you have been placed on academic probation, or if you believe that, because of your grades you will be placed on probation, you should take the following steps:

If you are in the College of Arts & Sciences or if you are an undeclared major:

1. Email or call the probation advising office at 254-710-3828 to make an appointment to create an Academic Improvement Plan.

2. Download the Self Assessment form and complete it. You may email it as an attachment or bring it with you to your improvement plan meeting. You should also bring a copy of the letter you received about your academic status.

3. If you currently have 60 or fewer Baylor earned hours, you are required to take EDC 1200, College Reading and Study Skills, or EDP 1101.02, Mentoring. You will find information about registration for these courses here.

If you are in the Hankamer School of Business, the School of Education, the School of Engineering and Computer Science, the School of Music, the Louise Herrington School of Nursing, or the School of Social Work:

1. You should contact your advisor at the earliest possible opportunity.

2. You should complete the Download the Self Assessment form and bring it with you to your meeting with your advisor.

3. You may enroll in one of the academic improvement elective-credit courses offered by the Paul L. Foster Success Center.

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENSES OF IGNORING THE DEAN'S LETTER?

It is to your advantage to comply with the request by your dean that you meet with an advisor to formulate a plan to improve your academic performance. Your advisor can offer assistance in the form of campus resources to help you overcome whatever obstacle prevents your success. Your advisor can help you also to devise a strategy for raising your GPA as quickly as possible. Failure to take these steps may result in academic suspension.

An additional consequence is that you will not be permitted to register for classes for the next semester until you have met with an advisor.

University Policy Regarding Academic Probation

At any time a student's term and/or cumulative grade point average (GPA) is below 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, the dean of the academic unit in which the student is enrolled will notify the student that he or she will be placed on academic probation during the upcoming term. If at the end of the first probation term the student's term and/or cumulative GPA is again below a 2.0, the student will be subject to suspension. However, if at the end of the first probation term the student's term and/or cumulative GPA is 2.0 or above but the student's cumulative GPA is still below 2.0, the student will be continued on probation until the cumulative and/or cumulative GPA also reaches at least a 2.0. On the other hand, if at the end of the first probation term both the student's term GPA and cumulative GPA are 2.0 or above, the student will be removed from probation. If the student's term and/or cumulative GPA subsequently again falls below a 2.0, the student will be subject to suspension. A student on academic probation is encouraged to seek counseling regarding course load, course selection, and other academic assistance from the dean's office in the academic unit in which the student is enrolled and from the Baylor Student Success Center.