Academic Action is a classification for students who are in academic jeopardy at the University. The Center for Student Success at BCMSU provides support and services to help students raise their grades in the short term and to develop better study habits so that they can keep their grades up throughout their academic careers.
Stages of Academic Action
Academic Warning (Good Standing/Warning)
To help students avoid the serious consequences of being on academic notice, students with a cumulative GPA between 2.249 – 2.00 have an academic standing of Good Standing/Warning. This standing signifies to the student that additional academic support is recommended.
Students on Good Standing/Warning are strongly encouraged to meet with their assigned advisor(s) to assist them in developing a strategy for academic success. This strategy may include the recommendation to repeat those courses for which a grade of D or F was earned. Students should meet with an academic advisor, faculty advisor or secondary academic advisor/counselor (EOF, TRIO SSS,TRIO McNair, PBI-F, PBI-C, Athletics, etc.).
Academic Notice
Good academic standing requires a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. If you have not met this requirement, you are placed on Academic Notice. Students on Academic Notice must:
Raise their cumulative GPA to 2.0 or higher in one term to return to good academic standing.
Meet with an academic advisor or faculty advisor (advisors found in Navigate)
Participate in, and successfully complete, the required notice requirements. Requirements include academic support, academic workshop attendance and meetings with advisor(s) through the semester. Requirement details covered at academic notice workshop
Students who are unable to raise their term/semester GPA and cumulative GPA to 2.0 or higher in one term will face Academic Suspension. Students who earn a term/semester GPA of 2.0 or higher, but their cumulative GPA remains below 2.0, will be placed on Continued Notice.
Continued Notice
Following a (one) semester of Academic Notice, students who earn a term/semester GPA of 2.0 or higher, but their cumulative GPA remains below 2.0, will be placed on Continued Notice. Students on Continued Notice must earn a term/semester GPA of 2.25 or greater if their cumulative GPA remains below a 2.0 to remain enrolled at the University.
Students on Continued Notice must:
Raise their cumulative GPA to 2.0 or higher in one term to return to good academic standing.
Meet with an academic advisor or faculty advisor (found in Navigate).
Participate in, and successfully complete, the required notice requirements. Requirements include academic support, academic workshop attendance and meetings with advisor(s) through the semester. Requirement details covered at a Continued Notice workshop.
Students on Continued Notice who are unable to earn a term/semester GPA of 2.25, and cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in one term, will face Academic Suspension.
Academic Suspension
Students who do not meet the stated retention standards are placed on Academic Suspension. Suspended students cannot take classes at Bloomfield College of Montclair State University for a full calendar year (two consecutive semesters, including summer and winter sessions). Please note that BCMSU does not offer ADVS 198 as a recovery option from suspension or dismissal.
Academic Retention Standards
View the Academic Retention Standards Policy
ADVS 198
ADVS 198 Pathways to Success (For BCMSU Academic Action Only)
The goal of ADVS 198 Pathways to Success is to support students on Academic Action in developing academic, personal and social skills needed to succeed and graduate from Bloomfield College of Montclair State University.
Course Objectives:
1. To assist students in identifying their areas of strength and those in need of development
2. To guide students in developing personalized action plans for self-improvement
3. To connect students to campus and community resources that can be of assistance to them as they execute their self-improvement plan
4. To help students develop strategies and life-skills that will promote academic and personal success
Course Description:
ADVS 198 Pathways to Success is a one-credit graded course that assists students in academic jeopardy in developing strategies and life-skills to increase their academic and personal success. Through focused discussions and activities, students will work to identify their areas of strength and those in need of development and based on these discoveries, develop individualized action plans that map out their personal paths to improvement. Students in ADVS 198 will actively work to improve their academic standing by utilizing campus and community resources, completing self-assessments, using Canvas and other forms of technology and working with their instructor and Peer Academic Coach/advisor.
Course Requirements:
Students will meet each week during the semester with their instructor and a Peer Academic Coach to work on hands-on activities to improve their life skills and study skills.
Students will also be required to connect with the campus and community resources that can be of assistance to them as they execute their self-improvement plans and engage in activities on Canvas.
Students will be required to have monthly meetings outside of the classroom with an instructor to discuss faculty feedback and overall academic performance throughout the semester.
Students will be required to attend mandatory tutoring sessions for a minimum of three hours each week of the semester with the appropriate center on campus.
Those who do not successfully complete ADVS 198 Pathways to Success and do not achieve the necessary retention standards will be placed on the appropriate academic standing based on their academic history. This includes, but is not limited to, academic suspension.