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ACADEMIC SUSPENSION
Students on
probation who fail to achieve either a 2.00 semester or 2.00
cumulative average will be suspended. Students who are placed on
probation or suspension will be notified by mail at the end of a Fall
or Spring Semester. A copy will be sent to the student's parent or
guardian if the student is a dependent as defined elsewhere in this
catalog.
Students notified of academic suspension have the following
alternatives:
If this is your first suspension:
1.
You may appeal the suspension by submitting a typed letter of
appeal to the Academic Standards Committee. Each appeal is considered
carefully and individually on its own merits.
2.
You may attend summer school at Clarion. Summer session course
information is available on the web at:
http://www.clarion.edu/registrar/schedule. Consult with your
academic advisor or your Dean's office to ensure that you are
enrolling in appropriate courses. If you enroll in sufficient courses
and earn the required cumulative average by the end of the
summer, you will be readmitted and will be permitted to return for the
Fall Semester. The most direct way to improve your cumulative
quality point average is to repeat courses at Clarion for which grades
of E or D were originally earned. However, before repeating
courses, please be aware that students receiving financial aid must
earn a minimum of 21 new credits to renew federal financial aid
and 24 new credits to renew state financial aid (contact the
Office of Financial Aid, 104 Egbert, 814-393-2315 for more
information).
3.
You may enroll in summer classes at another college. Consult
with your Dean's Office to obtain approval for courses taken at other
institutions. Grades from courses taken at other institutions do
not transfer to Clarion and they are not included in
your quality point average. Courses in which grades were previously
earned at Clarion may not be repeated at another institution. If
prior approval has been received from the Dean's Office, credits from
courses taken at other institutions may be transferred to Clarion.
4.
You may accept the suspension, in which case you will be
eligible for readmission to Clarion after an absence of one term.
If you have
been suspended more than once:
1.
You must file a typed academic appeal with the Academic
Standards Committee. Each appeal is considered carefully and
individually on its own merits.
2.
You may attend summer school at Clarion or enroll in classes at
another college as outlined in options 2 and 3 above. You must
also file an appeal letter to the Academic Standards Committee.
Each appeal is considered individually on its own merits.
Suspended students are permitted to take six credits at another
accredited institution after consulting with their dean. Clarion
permits transfer of these credits provided the credits are applicable
to the student's program and a grade of "C" or better is earned.
Clarion accepts credits from accredited institutions, but grades and
quality points do not transfer.
Readmission after Academic Suspension:
Students appealing an academic suspension or applying for
readmission after an academic suspension must apply in writing to the
Office of the Registrar. Deadline is one week before the beginning of
classes for both the Spring and Fall Semesters. Students readmitted
following academic suspension are on probationary status for at least
the semester of their readmission regardless of their academic
performance during any interim summer periods.
Use the following guidelines when writing the petition. If
possible, include independent documentation and/or references in the
petition.
- A statement indicating why the academic performance was so poor.
- A statement indicating how the student expects to improve his or
her academic performance and how he or she intends to correct the
problem as stated.
- If possible, a statement concerning the projected course of
study, if a change of majors is planned.
- Students returning to school after a suspension should indicate
what they have been doing since last attending Clarion.
Any other statements and supporting evidence thought helpful to the
committee in deciding the petition.
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