University Academic and Suspension Policies
(from the Students Rights and Responsibilities Booklet, University of Kentucky)

Dean's List
You must attain an overall semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. Each semester, full-time students with 12 or more hours are eligible for this College honor.

Students are placed on probation if:

• Their cumulative grade point average (GPA) falls below 2.0. Students on probation for this reason who achieve a cumulative 2.0 GPA shall be removed from probation.
• They are freshman students who have completed a semester of 18 or fewer hours with a GPA of less that 1.75. Students on probation for this reason who achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 shall be removed from probation. The dean shall warn students with GPAs between 1.75 and 1.99 inclusively that they are not making satisfactory academic progress.
• They have two consecutive academic terms with semesters GPAs below 2.0 regardless of their cumulative GPA. Students who achieve a 2.0 or better in the next term and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better will be removed from probation.

Students are subject to suspension if:

• They have three consecutive semesters in which their cumulative GPA remains below 2.0.
• They fail to earn a 2.0 semester GPA for any term while on probation.
• Students are subject to suspension without a preliminary probationary semester if their GPA is below 0.6 after their first term of full-time enrollment in the University System. This provision does not pertain to students who have transferred from the Community College System.
• In cases of students eligible for suspension, the dean of the student's College may continue a student on academic probation if the individual case so justifies.
• A student who is under academic suspension from the University may not enroll in any courses offered by the University of Kentucky nor take any examination for University of Kentucky credit while on academic suspension.
• A student who has been academically suspended from the University a second time shall not be readmitted to the University except in unusual circumstances and then only upon recommendation of the dean of the college in which the student plans to enroll and approval of the University Senate Council.
• Once reported to the University Registrar an academic suspension may be rescinded by the dean only in the event of an error in the determination of the student's eligibility for suspension, an official grade change that alters the student's suspension eligibility, or exceptional circumstances. In such cases a written notice of rescission documenting the basis for the action must be filed with the University Registrar by the dean imposing the original suspension. (US: 10/16/89)

University regulations regarding the grading system, scholastic probation, academic suspension because of low scholarship, and reinstatement and readmission are found in the University of Kentucky Bulletin and Student Rights and Responsibilities. You should obtain each of these publications, as you are responsible for knowing these regulations which apply to all University students.

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