Over One in Ten UC Students on Academic Probation
Danielle Kane
Issue date: 3/5/10 Section: News
Approximately 11 percent of students every semester, whose grade point average fall below 2.0, are put on academic probation, according to Stephen M. Pattarini, dean of student success. Academic probation is used to closely monitor students' academic standing throughout the semester.
Both Pattarini and Coordinator of Orientation, Jarrett Kealey, agreed that the number of students on academic probation has been relatively the same over the last few years.
"It's just over 200 students who are on academic probation per semester," Pattarini said.
Kealey said that after being put on academic probation, a student can only take a maximum of 12 credits the next semester in order for them not to overload themselves.
"If a student wanted to take anymore than 12 credits, they would need to get approval," Kealey said.
The goal is that students work on their GPA each proceeding semester until they pull themselves out of academic probation, according to Pattarini.
According to Pattarini, it is with certain guidelines that the school determines what students are dismissed due to their grades and student dismissal is determined on a case by case basis. If professors, or deans see a student putting in effort, that's a good enough reason to stay. He also made the point that even students who has below a 1.0 GPA can pull themselves off academic probation if they are determined enough.
Both Pattarini and Coordinator of Orientation, Jarrett Kealey, agreed that the number of students on academic probation has been relatively the same over the last few years.
"It's just over 200 students who are on academic probation per semester," Pattarini said.
Kealey said that after being put on academic probation, a student can only take a maximum of 12 credits the next semester in order for them not to overload themselves.
"If a student wanted to take anymore than 12 credits, they would need to get approval," Kealey said.
The goal is that students work on their GPA each proceeding semester until they pull themselves out of academic probation, according to Pattarini.
According to Pattarini, it is with certain guidelines that the school determines what students are dismissed due to their grades and student dismissal is determined on a case by case basis. If professors, or deans see a student putting in effort, that's a good enough reason to stay. He also made the point that even students who has below a 1.0 GPA can pull themselves off academic probation if they are determined enough.
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joe
posted 3/05/10 @ 9:15 AM EST
Stop letting anybody into the school.
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