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For countless college students, completing their degree requirements and progressing to graduation day is not the linear, 4-year journey they expected. Dropped courses, family crises, and health challenges can lead to disruptions in enrollment and dips in GPAs. Getting back on the degree track can be a burdensome challenge, putting accumulated credits and invested tuition dollars at the risk of being wasted.
But you don't have to figure it out alone.
Read more about:
- Appealing Dismissal
- Petitions for Reinstatement
- Satisfactory Academic Progress and Financial Aid
- How a Lawyer Can Help
The following is a sample of the downloadable guide:
BEYOND PROBATION
There are additional penalties beyond probation.
- Suspension: Usually, the next consequence, if you are not improving while on
probation is suspension. Some schools–Tulane, for example—refer to this as a
“leave of absence.” Others call it “dismissal,” though more often, that term means a
more permanent separation from the university.
A few skip suspension altogether as a penalty and simply permanently dismiss students
who are under-performing, but this is unusual.
The one commonality when it comes to suspension is that most schools require students to take some time away from the university, either a semester or a full year when they aren't meeting probation requirements.
It is also worth pointing out that many schools require suspended students to complete
certain requirements while they are away. You may have to attend classes at another school, find employment, or complete a certain number of volunteer hours. Often, students are required to submit a formal petition for reinstatement before they are allowed to return, and that statement may ask them to reflect on what caused their academic struggles and what they plan to do to improve.
Some schools, though, take the opposite approach. That is, you may be prohibited during suspension from transferring in any hours taken at another institution.
Some schools' demands are even more unusual. William and Mary College expects you to attend classes elsewhere in order to prove you deserve to return to the university but bars you from counting those hours towards your degree.
A few schools offer what they refer to as “immediate reinstatement.”
Basically, this allows students to return to classes immediately rather than serving an actual suspension. Typically, such reinstatement requires students to convince a dean or a committee that they will redouble their scholastic efforts. In essence, such policies amount to an appeal for additional time on probation.
Contact the Lento Law Firm today at 888-535-3686 to fight for your student's rights, and request the free downloadable guide to Academic Progression using the form above.
