Academic Policies and Procedures

Undergraduate

Academic Regulations

Academic Unit Dismissal and IUB Dismissal

Academic Unit Dismissal – An undergraduate student on Academic Alert or Academic Watch can be academically dismissed by their academic unit if the student does not return to good academic standing by the end of the next semester in which the student is enrolled. 

  • Students will be dismissed from the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering if their term grade point average is below 2.0 or their cumulative Luddy grade point average is below 2.0 and they have had a previous Academic Alert or Academic Watch while in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering
  • Students will be notified in writing by Luddy that they have been dismissed from their academic unit and will be adminstratively withdrawn from all classes registered. 
  • The academic unit will notify the student and the Office of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (OVPUE) of the student's dismissal. 
  • Students must sit out a full term (summer sessions do not count) from Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering and will be directed to the Office of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (OVPUE).
  • Students will communicate directly with OVPUE while on academic unit dismissal. 
  • Students who wish to return to the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering must submit a petition for readmission through OVPUE. 
  • Upon completion of the petition with OVPUE, a member of the OVPUE staff will review the petition. If approved by OVPUE, the petition will route to Luddy where the department Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS) will review the petition for final approval. 
  • If approved, the Luddy DUGS will contact the undergraduate Academic Operations Office and undergraduate Advising Office who will term activate the student and refer them to schedule an appointment with their academic advisor.
  • Students whose petitions are denied will not be allowed to register and will be referred back to OVPUE. 
  • Find more information about the petition for readmission here. 

Indiana University – Bloomington (IUB) Dismissal - An undergraduate student who: 

  •  Has been dismissed from their academic unit; is not eligible for another major; and has a cumulative GPA below a 2.000; will be academically dismissed from IUB by OVPUE. IUB dismissal appears on the advising record and not on the student’s transcript. 
  • Information on the IUB Academic Dismissal process can be found here. 

 

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