BP 4250 - Probation, Dismissal, and Readmission

BP 4250 - Probation, Dismissal, and Readmission

 

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Board of Trustees Policy

Chapter 4 - Instructional Services

BP 4250 - Probation, Dismissal, and Readmission


  1. Notice

    1. A student shall be placed on academic notice if he/she/they has attempted a minimum of 12 semester units of work and has a grade point average of less than a "C" (2.0).

    2. A student shall be placed on progress notice if he/she/they has enrolled in a total of at least 12 semester units and the percentage of all units in which the student has enrolled, for which entries of "W," "I," "NC," and “NP” were recorded reaches or exceeds 50 percent.

    3. A student who is placed on notice may submit an appeal in accordance with procedures to be established by the Chancellor.

    4. A student on academic notice shall be removed from notice when the student's accumulated grade point average is 2.0 or higher. A student on progress notice shall be removed from notice when the percentage of units in the categories of "W," "I," "NC," and “NP” drops below 50 percent.

  2. Pause

    1. A student who is on academic notice shall be subject to academic pause if the student has earned a cumulative grade point average of less than 2.0 in all units attempted in each of three consecutive primary semesters.

    2. A student who is on progress notice shall be subject to progress pause if the cumulative percentage of units in which the student has been enrolled for which entries of "W," "I," "NC," and “NP” are recorded in at least three consecutive primary semesters reaches or exceeds 50 percent.

    3. A student who is subject to pause may submit a written appeal in compliance with administrative procedures. Pause may be postponed and the student continued on probation if the student signs a Student Academic Contract with Counseling.

    4. For the purposes of this section, primary is considered Fall and Spring semesters only.

  3. Restart

    1. A student who has been placed on pause may request an academic or progress restart.

    2. The Chancellor shall develop procedures for the implementation of this policy that comply with the Title 5 requirements.

References:

Education Code Section 70902 subdivision (b)(3); Title 5 Sections 55031-55034

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