A student will be placed on academic probation when they fail to meet the Standards of Academic Standing at the end of the academic semester.

A. Students placed on academic probation are required to enroll in and pass the Academic Skills Course (0 credit, graded Pass/Fail) conducted by the Center for Academic Excellence. Failure to participate in this course will result in immediate academic suspension.

B. Students on academic probation must earn a minimum 2.00 semester GPA each semester to be eligible to continue to enroll until good academic standing is restored.

C. In consultation with their academic advisors, students on academic probation must develop an academic plan of action for each semester they are on academic probation. The student, the academic advisor, the academic unit’s retention coordinator and the Office of Enrollment Management will receive copies of the academic plan of action for information purposes and for monitoring compliance.

D. Students on academic probation shall be limited to a maximum of 15 credit hours per semester in the fall and spring semesters. Students on academic probation may enroll in a maximum of 7 credit hours per session during the summer semesters. Students on academic probation must consult with their academic advisor in choosing classes and credit hour loads.

Students are expected to be aware of their academic standing at all times and are responsible for knowing whether or not they are on academic probation.

A student will be placed on academic suspension for one semester if they fail to earn a 2.00 semester GPA each semester of the academic probationary period.

Students placed on academic suspension are denied permission to enroll for the next regular fall or spring semester, whichever comes first. Suspended students may enroll in the summer semester for a maximum of 7 credit hours per summer semester. After a one-semester suspension, students may apply for readmissions to the University. The student’s academic department and college/school must approve the readmission. Students must be accepted into an academic department in order to be readmitted after academic suspension. During the readmission process, students may simultaneously seek and execute a change of major. Such a change of major and the student’s readmission must be supported by the student’s new academic department. Students are advised to begin the readmission process/change of major with their academic department and college/school prior to the University’s posted application deadline. If readmitted, the student will return in an academic probation status, which will be maintained until the student achieves good academic standing. In consultation with their academic advisor, students on Academic Probation after Suspension must develop an academic plan of action for each semester they are on academic probation after suspension. The student, the academic advisor, theacademic unit’s retention coordinator and the Office of Enrollment Management will receive copies of the academic plan of action for information purposes and for monitoring compliance. Suspended students wishing to appeal their academic suspension may appeal in writing to the Dean of their academic unit (for undecided students, the Director for the Center for Academic Excellence) by the appeals deadline in the academic calendar. Academic suspension appeals are considered where circumstances beyond a student’s control interfered with the student’s academic progress.

An appeal of academic suspension should include:

A) Academic term of academic suspension for which the appeal is being made,

B) An explanation of the circumstances that interfered with academic performance,

C) Supporting documentation of the circumstances that merit the appeal,

D) How the circumstances that generated the poor academic performance have been resolved,

E) The student’s plans for ensuring satisfactory academic progress in the coming academic semester should the appeal be approved.

Academic suspension appeals will be reviewed by the Dean’s Office (or, in the case of undecided students, the Director’s Office for the Center for Academic Excellence). Students will be notified of the decision on the appeal in writing. If an appeal of academic suspension is approved, the student will return in an academic probation after suspension status, which will be maintained until the student achieves good academic standing. An academically suspended student who has not been enrolled at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University for at least 5 years (10 consecutive fall and spring semesters) may be eligible for one readmission under the “Five Year Readmission Policy” described below.

Academic dismissal will occur when a student returns after a one semester suspension, or a successful appeal after suspension, and fails to achieve a minimum 2.00 semester GPA while on academic probation after suspension. Students who have been academically dismissed cannot enroll at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.  One year after an academic dismissal, a student may apply for readmission to the University. The student’s academic department and college/school must approve the readmission. Students must be accepted into an academic department in order to be readmitted after academic dismissal. During the readmission process, students may simultaneously seek and execute a change of major. Such a change of major and the student’s readmission must be supported by the student’s new academic department. Students are advised to begin the readmission process/change of major with their academic department and college/school prior to the University’s posted application deadline. If readmitted, the student will return in an academic probation status, which will be maintained until the student achieves good academic standing. In consultation with their academic advisor, students on Academic Probation after Dismissal must develop an academic plan of action for each semester they are on academic probation after dismissal. The student, the academic advisor, the academic unit’s retention coordinator and the Office of Enrollment Management will receive copies of the academic plan of action for information purposes and for monitoring compliance.  An academically dismissed student who has not been enrolled at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University for at least 5 years (10 consecutive fall and spring semesters) may be eligible for one readmission under the “Five Year Readmission Policy”.

Any student who has been dismissed from the University must be out for a minimum of one semester before an appeal may be made to the Committee on Admission and Academic Retention. Appeals are to be addressed to the Committee on Admission and Academic Retention in care of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

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