Important Information for Academically Suspended Students

As a result of an Academic Suspension, a suspended student is required to sit out the following semester and may not take additional classes at the University until academically reinstated.  If a registration exists for the following semester, those classes will be dropped and a hold placed on further Cyberbear registration until a Reinstatement is transacted.

We understand that a student can get in over his or her head in college, and that an academic suspension may feel like a dead end.  However, every student who has been placed on academic suspension has the opportunity to apply for reinstatement to The University. We encourage students to use the time away to develop a plan which will maximize opportunity for success when studies are resumed.

Academic Reinstatement Plan Form

Academic Suspension and the Academic Reinstatement Plan

Students are rarely suspended because of one bad grade, or even just one poor semester. More typically there is a pattern of underachievement.   Your education is an investment in your future, and it should be approached with the same degree of careful consideration you would give any other long-term investment.

Your required semester of non-attendance will give you the opportunity to re-assess your educational goals.  We encourage you to meet with your academic advisor and discuss your academic difficulties and how to best resolve them.  You may apply for reinstatement after you've prepared an Academic Reinstatement Plan in consultation with the reinstatement advisor in your major's academic department.  

The Plan will cover both the academic and out-of-classroom issues that impacted your prior academic performance.  The meeting serves as an opportunity for you and the advisor to explore the factors that led to your suspension, and develop strategies to address the identified issues.  For example, an Academic Reinstatement Plan often includes referrals to the Office for Student Success, math tutoring, STUDY JAM group tutoring sessions, the Financial Aid office, study skills courses, and other appropriate resources.  

We encourage you to begin working with your advisor early. Your Academic Reinstatement Plan is then submitted for approval by the academic Dean of your college.  If you are denied reinstatement by the academic Dean, you may appeal the decision in writing to the University President within ten days of receiving the notice of denial.

Academic Reinstatement Plan Advising Contacts

For 4-year degree seeking students:

If your major is: 

• General Studies(undeclared)
• Pre-Communication Studies
• Pre-Psychology
• Freshman Business

If your major is not listed above, see your assigned departmental advisor.  If you do not know who that is, contact the Dean's Office in your school or college.

For 2-year degree or certificate program students: