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Academic Probation and Dismissal

It is expected that matriculants-part time and full time, graduate and undergraduate-will make continuous progress toward a degree in a timely manner. In support of those efforts, the University, through the Admissions and Academic Standards Committee, reserves the right to take the following academic actions:

• All full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average (GPA) of less than 1.0 in any semester may be dismissed from the University. All full-time graduate students who earn a GPA of less than 2.0 in any semester may be dismissed from the University.
• Undergraduate students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher. An undergraduate student whose cumulative or semester GPA falls below 2.0 is automatically placed on academic probation for the following semester. In a probationary semester, a student must attain a semester GPA of at least 2.0; further, the student must raise the cumulative GPA to the 2.0 or higher level in order to be removed from academic probation. A student who fails to earn at least a 2.0 semester GPA while on academic probation may be dismissed from the University. A student who earns a 2.0 or higher semester GPA while on probation, but fails to raise the cumulative GPA to the required 2.0 or higher level, will be continued on probation for a second semester; however, a student who fails to raise the cumulative GPA to the required 2.0 or higher level after three consecutive semesters of academic probation may be dismissed from the University.
• Graduate students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. A graduate student whose cumulative or semester grade point average falls below 3.0 is automatically placed on academic probation for the following semester. In a probationary semester, a student must attain a semester GPA of at least 3.0; further, the student must raise the cumulative GPA to the 3.0 or higher level in order to be removed from academic probation. A student who fails to earn at least a 3.0 semester GPA while on academic probation may be dismissed from the University. A student who earns a 3.0 or higher semester GPA while on probation, but fails to raise the cumulative GPA to the 3.0 or higher level, will be continued on probation for a second semester; however, a student who fails to raise the cumulative GPA to the required 3.0 or higher level after three consecutive semesters of academic probation may be dismissed from the University.
• Students who are on probation for three nonconsecutive semesters may be dismissed from the University.
• Part-time undergraduate students will not be subject to academic action until they have attempted 12 credits at Marymount; part-time graduate students, until 6 credits. Thereafter, regardless of the number of credits they attempt in a given semester, they will be liable to academic action under the same directives as full-time students.
• Students dismissed from the University may not apply for readmission until a semester has elapsed. Readmission will be considered by the Admissions and Academic Standards Committee only if the student presents evidence of satisfactory academic efforts in the time he or she has been separated from the University. The Committee will not review applications that do not have demonstrations of academic success. A nonrefundable fee of $35 must accompany the application for readmission.
  The Committee reserves the right to establish any and all specific terms and conditions under which students who have been dismissed from the University may be allowed to return. Failure to comply with these terms and conditions will result in automatic dismissal from the University.
• Students who have been academically dismissed twice from the University will not be eligible to be readmitted to the University.

Appealing an Academic Dismissal from the University

If a student wishes to appeal an academic dismissal from the University, the following procedures must be observed:

1. All appeals must be in writing. The appeals are to be addressed to the associate vice president for Academic Affairs. Appeals will be reviewed by the Committee on Admissions and Academic Standards.
2. Appeals are due to the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs by the date specified in the letter of dismissal. No appeals will be accepted after this time. It is the student's responsibility, whether in the United States or abroad, to be aware of mail sent to them by the University. The University will make every attempt to contact the student in writing using the addresses on file with the Registrar's Office.
3. An appeal must explain in full the student's reasons for seeking a reversal of the academic dismissal. It should also propose a plan for returning the student to good academic standing.
4. Appeals will be responded to in writing by the associate vice president for Academic Affairs on behalf of the chair and Committee on Admissions and Academic Standards. The response of the vice president to the written appeal will bring the process to an official end.

Students who have been readmitted to the University after three or more semesters of academic dismissal will return to the University under the catalog in force at the time of their readmission and must meet the requirements of their degree program stated in that catalog.

These directives are to be reviewed annually by the Admissions and Academic Standards Committee and they may be suspended when, in the opinion of the Committee, the interests of the student and of the University will best be served by such suspension. Such action, however, may not be construed as a precedent by any petitioner.