Regulations and Procedures
Academic Standing-Undergraduate
Students are in good standing in the Jacobs School of Music if they are admitted to a music degree, if they are making satisfactory progress toward that degree, and if they are not on academic probation.
Academic Warning, Academic Probation, and Dismissal
An undergraduate student will receive an academic warning after any semester in which
- the student does not achieve a satisfactory grade in a music theory or music history course (D– or minimum required grade), or
- the student fails to achieve a satisfactory grade or does not enroll in any required secondary piano course.
An undergraduate student will be placed on academic probation after any semester in which
- the student’s semester or cumulative GPA falls below 2.0; or
- the student receives a grade of F or does not enroll in a major ensemble; or
- the student receives a grade of F or does not enroll in the major area of study; or
- the student receives an unsatisfactory grade (below D- or below minimum required grade) in a core course for the second time; or
- the student receives unsatisfactory grades (below D- or below minimum required grade) in two or more music courses in one semester.
A student who has had two consecutive semesters of academic problems may also be placed on academic probation at the recommendation of the director of undergraduate studies. To be removed from academic probation, a student must meet the terms specified by the Jacobs School of Music. Students on academic probation are not eligible for financial aid from the Jacobs School of Music.
An undergraduate student will be subject to dismissal from the school when
- the student’s semester GPA falls below 1.0; or
- the student does not fulfill the terms of academic probation; or
- the student engages in an act of academic, personal, or professional misconduct; or
- the student, in the judgment of the director of undergraduate studies, fails to make satisfactory progress toward the degree.
The Jacobs School of Music Administrative Committee considers petitions for readmission from students who have been dismissed.
Class Standing
Class standing is based on the number of credit hours successfully completed: freshman, fewer than 27 credit hours; sophomore, 27 to 55 credit hours; junior, 56 to 85 credit hours; and senior, 86 or more credit hours.