Academic Policies & Procedures
Undergraduate Policies & Procedures
Dismissal
Students may be dismissed from their division or program if they fail to meet academic or professional standards. The student will be informed of the dismissal in writing by the division head or the division head’s campus representative.
Academic Dismissal Policy for Beginning Students
This policy applies to all beginning students who enroll in 12 or more credit hours their first semester at IU Columbus. Beginning students (those admitted with fewer than 12 credit hours or transfer credit) who attempt 12 or more credit hours (including Ws) must obtain at least a 1.0 GPA at the end of their first semester or they will be dismissed. This includes students whose first semester is summer. Students who withdraw from all courses are exempt from this policy.- Students who are dismissed for the first time must sit out for a minimum of one fall or one spring semester before being eligible to petition for reinstatement.
- Students dismissed two or more times must remain out of school for at least two consecutive (fall and spring or spring and fall) semesters before being eligible to petition for reinstatement.
- Students must petition by the established deadlines to be considered for reinstatement. Reinstatement is not automatic.
This policy was ratified by IU Columbus Faculty Senate on February 8, 2011 and amended on March 16, 2012.
Academic Dismissal Policy for Continuing or Returning Students
Some factors considered when continuing or returning students are dismissed are failure to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 (IU Columbus’s GPA of good standing) or the division’s GPA of good standing after being placed on probation, a lack of progress toward the degree requirements in the judgment of the faculty, or a lack of acceptable ethical or professional behavior. Students who have completed a minimum of 12 IU Columbus/IU Indianapolis grade point average (GPA) hours are subject to dismissal if they fail to attain an overall GPA of at least 2.0. Continuing and returning students should check with their academic division for specific information about the dismissal policy of that division.
Reinstatement
Students who are dismissed for the first time must sit out for a minimum of one semester and petition by the established deadlines to be reinstated. Reinstatement is not automatic. Students’ chances of reinstatement will be enhanced by the student removing grades of incomplete, undertaking assessment of their academic problems, participating in career workshops, and providing evidence of their ability to do successful academic work upon their reinstatement to IU Columbus.
Students dismissed more than once must remain out of school for at least one full year and petition by the established deadlines to be reinstated. Readmission after a second dismissal is extremely rare. Students’ chances of reinstatement will be enhanced by the length of time the student has been away from the university, successful academic course work completed at other accredited institutions, military service, participation in career workshops, and providing evidence of their ability to do successful academic work upon their reinstatement to IU Columbus.
Individual divisions may refuse to readmit students on the basis of their academic records.
Students already enrolled in and even attending classes will be administratively dropped from those classes and their money returned if they are dismissed.
