The Four Stages of Academic Action

Academic Warning

To stay in good academic standing, you must keep your cumulative GPA above 2.00. Academic probation awaits if your cumulative GPA drops below 2.0.

To help you to avoid the serious consquences of probation - keep in mind that probation places you a step closer to suspension and then possibly dismissal - your record will updated to Academic Warning status if your cumulative GPA falls between 2.25 and 2.00. Academic warning thus signifies that you are perilously close to academic probation status.

Consequently, the Center for Academic Advising and Adult Learning urges students who reach warning status to take all necessary corrective action to avoid the possibility of probation.

Most importantly, raise your cumulative GPA as soon as possible and without delay! A way to do this is to repeat courses for which you have received a D or an F. This time around, earn at least a C if not higher. CAAAL will support you in this. Don't hesitate to contact our office to make an appointment with an academic advisor. Our advisors, in turn, can assist you in devising a strategy for academic success.

Probation

Montclair State considers a cumulative GPA below 2.0 to be probation status which, in turn, causes two registration holds to apply to a student account. Montclair State University requires students with probation status to

• raise the cumulative GPA to 2.0 or higher in one term.
• clear the registration holds which requires
  • attending an Academic Success Workshop
  • meeting with an academic advisor at least once and preferably on a regular basis.
• enroll in the Student Academic Success Program

Students who don't raise their cumulative GPA to 2.0 or higher in one term proceed automatically academic suspension status.

Suspension

Students who have a cumulative GPA below 2.0 for two terms reach academic suspension status which is in effect for a full calendar year. Suspended students cannot take classes at Montclair State during this period; the suspension means that Montclair State will automatically remove students from any future classes for which they may have registered.

After suspension, the only way to return to Montclair State is to complete at least 15 academic credits with a minimum GPA of 2.50 at a NJ community colleg - over the course of a year. The NJ Transfer website provides extensive information about the 15 credit and 2.5 GPA thresholds. Suspended students who fulfill this requirement become eligible for a conditional readmit-from-action status which is granted only to students who demonstrate that they're prepared to succeed academically.

Students who return to Montclair State with conditional readmit-from-action status must immediately earn a term GPA of 2.0 or higher. If this is accomplished, the suspended students automatically moves to academic-monitoring status which, in turn, grants one more term to raise a cumulative GPA to 2.0 or higher.

Students with academic-monitoring status who do not raise their GPAs to a 2.0 or higher are dismissed.

There is an appeals process for students who are placed on academic suspension. However, appeals are not approved automatically and as standard practice are granted only for extremely mitigating circumstances that can be documented.

Dismissal

Students on academic monitoring status who do not raise their GPAs to a 2.0 or higher are dismissed from Montclair State University. Dismissed students cannot enroll in Montclair State courses and cannot apply for re-admission.

There is an appeal process for dismissed students.