Academic Progress
Academic Standing
Good Academic Standing - Students attending the College who maintain at least a 2.00 cumulative GPA are considered to be in good academic standing.
Academic Probation - Students who have completed up to three semesters in a degree level programme of study and have attained less than a 2.00 cumulative GPA are considered to be on academic probation. They will be issued an academic warning letter by the Office of the Registrar. Students on probation must show two consecutive semesters of improved GPA to regain the “good academic standing” status.
Suspension - Students who placed are on academic probation, having completed up to three semesters of study with a cumulative GPA of less than 2.00 and who fail to improve their GPA by the end of the fourth semester will be placed on suspension from their programme of study for one semester.
Mandatory Withdrawal on Academic Grounds - Students who are re-admitted to their programme of study after having being placed on suspension for one semester and who are still unable to achieve the minimum passing GPA of 2:00 in the semester in which they have been re-admitted to their programme of study will be advised to withdraw from their programme of study.
Re-Admission after Mandatory Withdrawal – Students who have been advised by the Administration to withdraw from the programme of study in which they are enrolled on academic grounds are, nonetheless, eligible for admission to other programmes of study offered by the College, once they meet the matriculation requirements.
Repeating a Course
Students who have failed a particular course may re-register for the course and repeat the course in order to achieve a passing grade.
The highest grade achieved in this process will be recorded as the final grade for that course and will be used in the computing of the cumulative GPA.
Opportunities to repeat a course are constrained by the programme completion limits established by the College. (See Duration of study in College Catalogue.)
Leave of Absence
A leave of absence is a temporary interruption of one's studies, generally for a period of one or two semesters. The College recognizes two types of leave of absence:
Personal Leave - A personal leave of absence allows a student to interrupt his/her studies for one or two semesters with the approval of the department chair.
Students are expected to request a personal leave of absence before the last day of classes in the preceding semester of enrollment, as it is assumed that personal leave of absence is something one plans for in advance.
Medical Leave - A medical leave of absence will be granted if, due to personal or health problems, it becomes impossible for the student to continue. A grade of W (withdrawn) will be assigned to each course for which the student was registered.
Obtaining Leave of Absence Approval
A student who is contemplating personal or medical leave shall notify his/her department chair. For a personal leave of absence, the student only needs to explain his/her reasons and sign a form. For medical leave of absence, the student is required to provide a letter from a health professional, physician or therapist, recommending the leave. |
