Reedley College Catalog 2018-19

31 Academic Regulations 2018-2019 Catalog ACADEMIC/PROGRESS DISMISSAL A student shall be dismissed for one semester, exclusive of summer session, if, during each of three consecutive semesters, the student’s performance falls under one or the combination of the following two conditions: • a. The student’s cumulative (GPA) is 2.0 or less. • b.The percentage of units in which the student has been enrolled for which entries of “W,” “I” and “NP” are recorded reaches or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of all units attempted. A dismissed student may attend summer session(s), and, by doing so, have the opportunity to improve his/her academic standing. A dismissed student who wishes to attend summer session(s) must see a counselor for appropriate summer session course planning and must have the counselor’s approval of the student’s course enrollment plans before the student may enroll in any summer session course(s). APPEAL OF ACADEMIC OR PROGRESS DISMISSAL Following successful appeal, a student dismissed after academic or progress probation due to verified extenuating circumstances may be reinstated, and the mandatory dismissal period of one semester shall be waived. EXCEPTIONS A student on academic probation may not be dismissed after the third consecutive semester of unsatisfactory work (cumulative GPA below 2.0) if, during that third semester and every subsequent semester, the student maintains a 2.0 GPA until the cumulative GPA is above the probationary level. A student on progress probation will not be dismissed after the third semester of unsatisfactory work if, during that third semester and every subsequent semester, the student completes more than 50% of the attempted units until the percentage of units successfully completed is above the probationary level. READMISSION FOLLOWING ACADEMIC/ PROGRESS DISMISSAL Following a student’s first dismissal, he/she will not be enrolled at a district college for the entire subsequent semester, excluding the summer sessions. A student who has been dismissed because of the district’s academic or progress dismissal policy must petition for readmission. The dismissed student must complete the readmission petition at the College or Center he/she plans to attend. Petitions are available at the College/Center Admissions and Records Office. If a readmitted student fails to complete more than fifty percent (50%) of all units attempted and fails to maintain a semester GPA of at least 2.00 in all completed courses of the first semester of readmission following his/her initial dismissal, the student will be dismissed again. This second dismissal will be for a period of one year, excluding summer sessions. After this dismissal period of one year, a student may again petition for readmission. A student readmitted after the second dismissal who fails to meet these same academic and progress standards during the first semester of readmission will be dismissed again. This third dismissal will be for a period of two years. After this dismissal period of two years, a dismissed student may again petition for readmission. The dismissed student’s petition for readmission requires the dismissed student to address the academic and/or progress deficiencies which led to dismissal from the college. It also includes an educational plan developed by a counselor in consultation with the dismissed student. The petitioning student must sign the readmission petition to acknowledge this educational plan he/she needs to complete to remain in college. Unit limitations and course selection for readmitted students will be determined by a counselor. Upon approval by the college counselor reviewing the petition, a dismissed student may be readmitted to the college subject to the conditions specified in this section. A student readmitted after any period of dismissal will be readmitted on academic and/or progress probation and, unless dismissed again, will continue on academic and/or progress probation until he/she has completed more than 50% of all units attempted and his/her cumulative grade point average is 2.00 or higher.