Academic Dismissal, Probations and Warning
You will be Academically Dismissed under the following guidelines:
- If you have completed fewer than 40 credit hours and your cumulative GPA is less than 1.60 for two consecutive semesters
- If you have completed 40 or more, but fewer than 90 credits, and your cumulative GPA is less than 1.80 for two consecutive semesters
- If you have completed 90 or more credits with an overall cumulative GPA of less than 2.0
You will be notified of your dismissal by the VP, Academic Affairs. If you are academically dismissed, you will not be readmitted for the following semester, unless so recommended by the Selective Retention Committee. You will be eligible for possible readmission for subsequent semesters. You will be encouraged to repeat a failed course or courses at Salem State through the Evening Division to demonstrate your commitment and to improve your academic standing. Academic Dismissal will be noted on your transcript.
Academic Probation
At the end of each semester, you will be placed on Academic Probation under the following guidelines:
- If you have completed fewer than 40 credit hours and your cumulative GPA is less than 1.60
- If you have completed forty or more, but fewer than 90 credits and you cumulative GPA is less than 1.80
If you are on Academic Probation, you may not enroll for more than 12 credit hours and are required to meet with your faculty advisor and to participate in academic support activities as prescribed by Academic Advising. You are prohibited from participating in major extracurricular activities which require a significant amount of time, including but not limited to the SGA, intercollegiate and intramural athletics, the Program Council, academic student organizations, special interest groups, and The LOG. Students readmitted after an academic dismissal will be readmitted on Academic Probation (see Readmission After Academic Dismissal). Academic Probation will be noted on your transcript.
Academic Warning
At the end of each semester, you will be placed on Academic Warning under the following guidelines:
- If you have completed fewer than 40 credit hours and your cumulative GPA is greater than or equal to 1.60 but less than 1.80
- If you have completed forty or more, but fewer than 90 credits and your cumulative GPA is greater than or equal to 1.80 but less than 2.0
If you are placed on Academic Warning, you are to meet with your faculty advisor to discuss your academic problems and to plan a course of corrective action, and you're urged to meet with a member of Academic Advising to get help in using Salem State's many academic support services. Students on Academic Warning are prohibited from participating in major extracurricular activities which include a significant amount of time, including but not limited to, SGA, intercollegiate and intramural athletics, the Program Council, academic student organizations, special interest groups, and The LOG. Academic Warning will be noted on your transcript.
Selective Retention Committee
All academically dismissed students have the right to appeal their dismissal to the Selective Retention Committee. You are encouraged to utilize the appeals procedures if you feel your academic deficiencies are the result of extenuating circumstances or due to computational errors that resulted in your cumulative GPA being below the required minimum.
Letters of appeal supporting your case for readmission the following semester should be sent to the committee, c/o the Registrar's Office, on or before the date specified in your dismissal letter. The Committee will convene before the beginning of the following semester to consider all student appeals. The committee will recommend for each appeal either that:
- The dismissal terms be upheld
- The student be readmitted the following semester on Academic Probation; or,
- The student be reinstated if the dismissal was due to a non-debatable computational error in their GPA
- The Academic Affairs Office will notify students of the results of appeals in time to allow readmitted students to register for the following semester
The committee will provide information pertinent to your case for readmission to Academic Advising for use in advising you. Students readmitted through Selective Retention will be deregistered for the next semester until they meet with a member of the Academic Advising staff to make realistic adjustments to their schedules. Readmitted students will be allowed to continue in their major.
Readmission After Academic Dismissal
If you are dismissed from Salem State for academic deficiencies, you may apply for readmission through Admissions or through an appeal to the Selective Retention Committee (see Selective Retention Procedures). Students readmitted by Admissions, or by recommendation of the committee, will be readmitted on Academic Probation and will be required to attain a temporary minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 at the end of their first two semesters following readmission. This temporary average will be used for the purpose of determining continuing enrollment or possible dismissal. In all instances, however, the regulations on minimum cumulative GPA will apply in all subsequent semesters (see Academic Dismissal). In addition, you'll be required to meet with a staff member in Academic Advising to discuss your academic problems and to plan a course of corrective action. Readmitted students on Academic Probation may not participate in Salem State's extracurricular activities (see Academic Probation). Readmission after Academic Dismissal will be noted on your transcript.