Academic Standing
Academic standing that indicates a student has failed to meet minimum requirements.
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Academic Probration
Probation at the graduate level is a non-punitive mechanism used to ensure Graduate Students who are not successfully progressing in their graduate programs are provided with clear information and requirements to guide them to appropriate progression and successful program completion.
A Graduate Student will be subject to academic Probation if, after attempting nine (9) or more graded units,
the Student’s cumulative graduate NSC GPA falls below 3.0;
the Student fails to earn satisfactory grades, including two or more Incompletes;
the Student fails to meet approved requirements in their program’s graduate handbook.
Probationary Students will be advised of their status via NS e-mail. The communication will include conditions for removal from Probation and the circumstances that would lead to Disqualification. All Probationary Students are required to seek advising no later than the second week of the following enrolled term. Students shall be removed from academic Probation once they have received such advising and a) the cumulative graduate GPA at NS is 3.0 or higher or b) the student meets approved requirements and timelines set by their program.
Academic Disqualification
A Graduate Student on academic Probation will be academically Disqualified for any of the following:
the Student’s GPA in all units attempted at NS falls below 2.5;
the Student fails to meet the requirements for removal from academic Probation within the prescribed time frame;
the Student fails to follow degree program handbook requirements.
Students cannot be placed on Probation for the first time at NS and be Disqualified in the same semester.
Student will be informed of Disqualification via NS email. A Student may appeal academic Disqualification up to thirty (30) calendar days from the date of academic Disqualification. Appeals should be made to the Office of the Provost or designee. Typical grounds for a successful appeal include significant improvement toward meeting the GPA requirements and/or extraordinary circumstances beyond the Student’s control. A successful appeal of Disqualification will result in the Student returning to Probationary status. Students who appeal unsuccessfully will need to apply for reinstatement as specified below if they wish to continue at NS.
Reinstatement
A Student may submit a petition for reinstatement into a graduate program no later than thirty (30) calendar days before the beginning of the term in which the Student wishes to return. The College will only consider the petition for reinstatement of a Student who has remained outside of the College for at least one regular (Fall or Spring) semester after Disqualification. The Student may be required to reapply to their desired degree program.
A Student who is Disqualified, reinstated, and becomes Disqualified a second time will not be granted a second reinstatement to the program.