Academic Probation & Suspension

These policies come from the UB Graduate Catalog: 

SATISFACTORY AND UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS 

Please note: These policies are for determining satisfactory academic progress. Review the Financial Assistance section of this catalog to determine the standards for satisfactory progress for eligibility for receiving or continuing to receive financial assistance. 

A student is making satisfactory academic progress toward completion of his/her program as long as a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is maintained. Requirements for specific grades in certain courses within a program may also exist. Moreover, additional academic policies might exist within specific programs. Students are responsible for understanding these additional policies and discussing them with program advisers. 

1) A student who attempts 6 or more credits at the University of Baltimore and earns less than a 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. Notification of this action will be from the appropriate dean’s office. It is the responsibility of each student to check the transcript when grades are posted at the end of each semester and to keep personal contact information current with UB. Probationary status is a warning that satisfactory progress is in jeopardy. 

2) A student who is placed on probation must obtain advisement from the appropriate academic adviser before attending classes the following semester or summer session, even if the student has already pre-registered. At the discretion of the appropriate academic dean, a student on probation may take up to 6 credits. Students on probation may not take more than 3 credits at any given time during the summer. 

3) A student who has been placed on academic probation because of a deficient grade point average will be allowed up to 6 semester hours to obtain a cumulative GPA of3.0. If the student does not reach a GPA of 3.0 or higher by the time these additional credit hours are accumulated, the student will be suspended. 

4) A suspended student may not register for classes at the University of Baltimore for at least one semester (nor may the student attend summer sessions) until reinstated by the appropriate academic dean (see paragraph 5). In addition, for-credit courses taken elsewhere during this time require permission and may not be applied to the academic program at UB. 

5) Reinstatement at the University of Baltimore is not automatic. The suspended student must request reinstatement in writing from the appropriate graduate program director and appropriate academic dean by Oct. 15 for the spring semester, by April 15 for the fall semester or by March 15 for the summer session. As a condition of reinstatement, a suspended student may be required to successfully complete certain remedial or prerequisite courses at the University of Baltimore or another institution of higher education. 

6) If the suspended student has been away from the University for longer than two regular semesters, he/she must also apply for readmission. A suspended student must meet the requirements of the new catalog in effect upon return if he/she is readmitted. 

7) A student returning from suspension must receive advising and be cleared by the appropriate program director and academic dean’s office before registering. A Reinstatement or Readmission on Probation form must include a specific plan for academic recovery and must be signed by the student, the adviser and the appropriate dean and filed in the student’s official record in the Office of Records and Registration. 

8 ) A student suspended for a deficient GPA, when reinstated and/or readmitted, must achieve a grade of B (3.0) or higher in each course taken in the semester after re-entering and must fulfill the plan for academic recovery as determined by the academic program. Failure to do so will result in immediate dismissal. 

9) A suspended student may petition in writing for a waiver of suspension under extraordinary circumstances. The petition is made to the appropriate program director and dean and will be reviewed by them. If the petition is granted and the suspended student is not required to sit out a semester or is permitted to enroll in a summer session, a Waiver of Suspension form and accompanying course plan approved by the appropriate program director and academic dean must be filed in the student’s official record in the Office of Records and Registration.