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Academic Review: At the end of each term, the Committee on Scholastic Standing, composed of elected faculty and representatives of the Dean of the School of Engineering, reviews and may take action on the record of every student whose university term or cumulative grade-point average is 2.0 or less or whose cumulative grade-point average within the major is 2.0 or less. Students who were placed on probation at the end of the previous term also are reviewed. These students may be given a warning, placed on probation, or dismissed from the School of Engineering. Probation: Students are placed on probation when the academic record and/or circumstances indicate that the student is in danger of being dismissed unless substantial improvement is shown. Students are notified in writing of probationary status and the conditions of probation before the start of the next term. While on academic probation, students must consult with faculty advisers regularly, curtail extracurricular activities, including employment, and attend class regularly. Removal from probation depends on academic performance, including grades and progress in the major, in the following term. Students placed on probationary status may appeal in writing to the Associate Dean. Grounds for appeal include technical error and/or changes in temporary grades. Letters of appeal must state the reasons for appeal and must be written by the student, although advice from others may be sought in formulating the appeal. Once on probation, in order to be removed from it, we are generally looking for a semester gpa, cumulative gpa, and major gpa of 2.0+ along with no D’s, F’s, or W’s in engineering related courses. Dismissal. Students in their first term may be dismissed if their grade-point average for the term is less than 1.0. Students are notified in writing of academic dismissal. Students dismissed from the school by action of the Committee on Scholastic Standing may appeal their dismissal in writing to the committee chairperson. All other students may be dismissed if (1) the university cumulative grade-point average is 2.0 or less, or (2) the cumulative grade-point average in the major is 2.0 or less, or (3) the term grade-point average is 1.4 or less, (4) there have been two prior terms in which the student was placed on probation, or (5) there has been 1 or more terms of non-engineering coursework (see Non-engineering Dismissal below). The dismissal procedure is different after the fall semester than after the spring semester. Because of the short time in between semesters, there is not adequate time for students to make alternate academic plans for the spring. Thus, after the Fall term, students are placed on Deferred Dismissal. These students will be given 3 options: 1. Withdraw from Rutgers University for the spring semester. 2. Enroll in non-engineering courses for the spring and arrange to transfer out of the School of Engineering by the following fall. 3. With approval of Dean Bernath, continue enrollment in courses related to engineering and request a review for consideration of reinstatement based on Spring grades. After the spring semester, there is no deferment; students are placed on Dismissal. These students have to compelte coursework outside of Rutgers (which can include Rutgers Summer Session courses) in order to be eligible for readmission. See readmission info below. Non-engineering Dismissal: The School of Engineering (SOE) allows students to take one semester of non-engineering coursework in preparation for a transfer out of SOE. A student can be dismissed from SOE after completing 1 or more semesters of non-engineering corusework. In special circumstances, with a semester gpa of 2.0+, students can be approved/readmitted for an additional semester of non-engineering coursework in order to continue preparing for a transfer. If the semester gpa is below 2.0, the student will not be allowed to continue studies at Rutgers University in the proceeding term. Readmission: Students who have been dismissed from the college because of poor academic performance may not apply for readmission until they can produce evidence to indicate that the causes of failure have been overcome. Normally, this evidence consists of the satisfactory completion of one year of work at another accredited college in a program of study approved in advance by the associate dean for academic affairs. If the student wishes to pursue engineering, the program of study should include at least 24 credits of engineering or engineering-related courses. If the student wishes to pursue a non-engineering (in preparation to transfer out of the School of Engineering), the program of study should include at least 24 credits of coursework from any field. Students are usually not considered for readmission after a second dismissal action. Juniors and seniors are considered for readmission only in special cases with the approval and advice of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Each application for readmission is considered on its own merits. In no case may it be assumed that satisfactory grades at another institution will lead automatically to readmission. Readmission procedures and forms NOTE: Students who were DISMISSED after the spring semester should be aware that your Fall schedule, Housing, Financial Aid, Meal Plan, etc. may be cancelled as a result of the Dismissal even if you are applying for Readmission based on summer courses. |
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