4. If approval is granted by the Registrar, the student’s academic advisor will be consulted for approval, followed by the course instructor. 5. The Registrar will contact the student, academic advisor, and course instructor regarding the outcome of the request. 6. The student will be charged the current independent study fee by the Business Office before the registration in the course is finalized. The current registration and add/drop processes apply. XIX. LOW GRADE REPORTS All main campus students will be notified at the 5-week point and 9-week point in the semester if they have a grade below a C- in any of their courses. Low grade reports are sent to athletic coaches, Health Services and Student Development so that staff can support students as needed. Students with excessive low grades may be placed on academic probation.
XX. ACADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL POLICY Davis College places the following types of full-time students on academic probation:
• Any continuing student who has a cumulative GPA below 2.00 • Any new transfer student with a cumulative GPA below 2.00 • Any new first-time student who has a high school GPA below 2.00 (or equivalent), class rank in lower 20%, ACT Composite score of lower than 15, or a SAT combined score below 1200 • Any new student who is in danger of failing two or more courses or returning student in danger of failing four or more courses at the 5-week and 9-week periods Part-time students are not placed on academic probation but are sent warnings and are still subject to dismissal. Students on academic probation must attend the Academic Success Center for three hours each week (with the exception of online only students; online only students can request to have an assigned tutor by contacting Student Support Services). They must take a reduced course load of no more than 13 credit hours per semester. This will result in a delay in graduation but will allow students to concentrate their efforts to improve grades. The reduced course load is not required but strongly recommended for new/transfer students in their first semester at Davis. Students must receive written approval from the Student Development Officer before accepting on campus employment in excess of 15 hours per week and must comply with regulations specified in the Academic Probation Contract. Students are not permitted to take junior or senior level courses until all freshman and sophomore courses have been completed. Students are required to retake any failed courses being offered. Students on academic probation will only be eligible for extracurricular activities if they adhere to these guidelines. Students not fulfilling the terms of their contracts will be disqualified from extracurricular activities. Continuing students will remain on probation until their cumulative GPA reach the required minimum. First-time and transfer main campus students may have probation lifted during their first semesters if they are progressing satisfactorily at the 5-week and 9-week periods. First-time and transfer online-only students may have probation lifted upon successful completion of online term A courses. After two consecutive semesters of academic probation with no marked improvement, students will be asked to submit an appeal to defer their dismissal for an additional semester. Any students who do not petition will be academically dismissed for failure to comply with their academic contract. Any students subject to academic dismissal may be granted a deferral of dismissal of up to two semesters to retake failed courses. If the minimum cumulative GPA is achieved during the deferment period, the academic dismissal will be canceled. If the minimum cumulative GPA is not achieved, the dismissal will go into effect, and students cannot apply for readmission until one semester has passed.
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