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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 alert.

Academic Watch, Academic Alert, and Dismissal

An undergraduate student may be placed on academic watch after any semester in which

1. the student does not achieve a satisfactory grade in a music theory or music history course (D– or minimum required grade), or
2. the student fails to achieve a satisfactory grade or does not enroll in any required secondary piano course.
3. the student's semester GPA falls below 2.0.

An undergraduate student may be placed on academic alert after any semester in which

1. the student’s cumulative GPA falls below 2.0; or
2. the student receives a grade of F or does not enroll in a major ensemble; or
3. the student receives a grade of F or does not enroll in the major area of study; or
4. the student receives an unsatisfactory grade (below D- or below minimum required grade) in a core course for the second time; or
5. 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 alert at the recommendation of the director of undergraduate studies. To be removed from academic alert, a student must meet the terms specified by the Jacobs School of Music. Students on academic alert are not eligible for financial aid from the Jacobs School of Music.

An undergraduate student may be subject to dismissal from the school when

1. the student’s semester GPA falls below 1.0; or
2. the student does not fulfill the terms of academic alert; or
3. the student engages in an act of academic, personal, or professional misconduct; or
4. the student, in the judgment of the director of undergraduate studies, fails to make satisfactory progress toward the degree; or
5. the student fails the upper-division examination.

The Administrative Committee considers petitions for readmission from students who have been dismissed. Any prior findings of the campus Office of Student Conduct, Office of Institutional Equity, or Dean of Students will be examined as part of the holistic evaluation process when the student petitions for readmission to the Jacobs School. The student’s eligibility for merit-based financial aid may also be reevaluated at the time of readmission.

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.