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16.21  UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC SALVAGE

Effective: May 11, 1998

PURPOSE
To provide academic pardon to former FIU undergraduate students who have a history of inadequate academic
performance at the University and who subsequently obtain an Associate of Arts degree from a Florida public institution.

AUTHORITY/SOURCE
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

POLICY
FIU undergraduate students who are academically dismissed from the University or who have a GPA below a 2.0, and who subsequently receive an Associate of Arts degree from another Florida public institution of higher learning, if readmitted to FIU will have their grade point average calculated again. Students readmitted under Academic Salvage will be credited with a maximum of 60 semester credit hours.

PROCEDURE
Students must follow the regular readmission application process and complete a written request to be considered for Academic Salvage by the student's academic dean.

     
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Kenneth Johnson
Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs
PC 529 · Phone (305) 348-2168 · Fax (305) 348-2566

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