College
of Arts and Sciences Advising Center:
FAQ’s
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What does Academic Warning,
Probation and Dismissal mean? |
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Warning |
Probation |
Dismissal |
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A student goes on Warning the first term their Cumulative
(Institutional) GPA falls below 2.0. |
If the student’s Cumulative
GPA remains below 2.0 for two consecutive semesters, the student is placed on
Probation. A student will remain on
probation until his or her cumulative GPA rises to 2.0 or higher. One can remain on academic probation
indefinitely. However, a student cannot graduate from the |
If a student is already on
Academic Probation AND his or her Semester GPA falls below 2.0, the
student is Dismissed. Dismissed student must not
register for one calendar year and then apply fro readmission
to FIU. A student may appeal to be
allowed to register sooner than that. In
order to register the student must appeal for reinstatement*. For reinstatement to the
College of Arts and Sciences a dismissed student must get the consent of his
or her major department and bring a signed memo to either Assistant Dean
Kenton Harris (ECS 411 at UP) or Associate Dean Joyce Peterson (ACI 318a at
BBC) in the Arts and Sciences Advising Center. |
*When a student is reinstated
they are placed back on academic probation where they will remain until their
institutional GPA is 2.0 or better. This means that, once reinstated, they run
the risk of being dismissed again so they should be very careful as to what
courses they take and how many credits they attempt.