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Charter Oak State College Official Catalog

Academic Dismissal

Undergraduate

GPA Dismissal

Students who have been dismissed from the College for failure to meet the minimum career GPA requirements, must wait a minimum of one semester to reapply. Upon readmission, the student will have the opportunity to take 12 credits in order to obtain a minimum career GPA of 2.0 or be dismissed a second time from the college. If at any time during the completion of the 12 credits, the student does not meet the 2.0 semester GPA requirement, the student will be dismissed.

Students who have been dismissed from the College for failure to meet the minimum semester GPA requirements, must wait a minimum of one semester to reapply. The student must obtain a semester GPA above 1.0 in the first Term back. Failure to obtain a semester GPA above a 1.0 will result in dismissal from the college. This includes withdrawals and administrative withdrawals.

Cornerstone & Capstone Dismissal

Students who fail (C- or below) or withdraw from (W or AW) the Cornerstone or Capstone courses more than once will be dismissed from the College. Please review the Academic Residency Requirements for further information.

The minimum dismissal period is one year during which a student may not earn any credits at Charter Oak State College. After one year, an undergraduate student may apply to be re-admitted. During the re-admission process, a student will have to provide evidence, in writing, of improved ability to assume responsibility for college work. Re-entry is not guaranteed.

Graduate

If a student's career GPA fails to meet the minimum required cumulative GPA of 3.0, after being placed on Academic Probation for one (1) semester, the student will be dismissed from the College.

If at any time a graduate student receives a second grade below a 'B-’, in any course, the student will be dismissed from the College.

Appeal of Academic Dismissal

If a student is dismissed from the College for academic reasons and not because of any other disciplinary action, the student may appeal the dismissal decision in writing to the Provost via email. The student has fifteen (15) business days from the dismissal date to file an appeal. The appeal will then be reviewed by the Readmission Committee. The decision of the Committee will be communicated to the student.

Within fifteen (15) days of receiving the appeal decision, the student may request in writing to the Provost to have his/her case presented to a hearing panel. The hearing panel will be comprised of the Dean of the Faculty, two additional faculty members, and one student. The hearing will follow the procedures outlined in the Student Code of Conduct. The decision of the hearing panel is final and cannot be appealed.