Academic Probation

The regulations of Manhattan University provide that students will be placed on academic probation when their cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) falls below the requirement for satisfactory academic progress, which is a cumulative 2.0 across all disciplines.

Academic probation is designed to assist students return to good academic standing through thoughtful planning, participation in programming, and engagement with support services and personnel at the University. Students will be removed from academic probation when their GPA returns to a cumulative 2.0. Students on academic probation might be required to take a reduced course load, and restrictions could be placed on students participating in Manhattan University activities.

Students who do not return to good academic standing after their first semester of academic probation (Probation One) will be placed on a second semester of academic probation (Probation Two). If a student does not return to good academic standing after a second semester of academic probation, they will face academic suspension or dismissal from the University. Students can return to good academic standing after either their first or second semester of academic probation. Each semester of probation will be accompanied by an academic recovery plan as detailed below.

Probation One Recovery Plan:

Required online workshop that is provided by the Center for Advising and Academic Success to be attended the week before the semester begins
A Moodle course facilitated by the Center for Advising and Academic Success to be completed during the first six weeks of the semester
Regular meetings with a member from Centralized Academic Advising
No reduction in course load will be mandated at this stage

Probation Two Recovery Plan (an individualized plan between Deans’ Offices and Centralized Academic Advising):

A contract that is agreed with and signed by the student, which establishes the recovery plan and is housed with Associate Deans in each Dean’s Office
A collaborative approach between Dean’s Offices and Centralized Academic Advising throughout the semester, with regular meetings taking place to discuss the needs of students on Probation 2
A required online workshop provided by the Center for Advising and Academic Success in collaboration with each of the Dean’s Offices to be attended by students the week before the semester begins
A second Moodle course, with different content, facilitated by the Center for Advising and Academic Success, to be completed during the first six weeks of the semester
A suggested list of tailored services offered to the students, which might include access to Student Success Mentors, study plans, attendance at workshops, and regular meetings with individuals from the Dean’s Office of the student’s primary major and/or representatives from the Center for Advising and Academic Success
A mandatory reduction in course load to four courses maximum

A student who returns to good academic standing and enters probation in a future term will enter Probation One again, regardless of their academic probation status in any past semesters. Any student who faces academic suspension or dismissal has the ability to appeal the decision. All appeals will be reviewed by the Deans’ Offices and must be submitted within ten days of the academic suspension or dismissal notice.

** Academic Schools, Departments, and Programs may have additional requirements for GPA or completion of specific courses.