Chapter 12. Academic Standing and Disqualification
12.1 Academic Standing. The following provisions govern the academic standing of undergraduates entering the University of California, Santa Cruz, fall 2001 and later. All references to the grade-point average in this chapter are to the UCSC grade-point average. (En 30 May 01; EC 31 Aug 06)
12.1.1 Academic Probation. At the end of a term, an undergraduate student is on academic probation if the student's grade-point average for that term or the student's cumulative grade-point average is less than 2.0. (En 30 May 01)
12.1.2 Academic Disqualification. At the end of a term, an undergraduate student is subject to disqualification from further registration in the University (a) if the student's grade-point average for that term is less than 1.5, or (b) if the student is already on academic probation and the student's cumulative grade-point average is less than 2.0. (En 30 May 01)
12.1.3 Good Academic Standing. A student is in good academic standing if the student is neither on academic probation nor subject to disqualification. (En 30 May 01)
12.2 Supervision of Probationary Students and Denial of Registration. (En 30 May 01) a. An undergraduate student on academic probation is subject to such supervision as the Faculty of the student's college or their agents may determine.
b. Continued registration of an undergraduate student subject to academic disqualification is at the discretion of the Faculty of the student's college or their agents and is subject to such conditions as they may impose. If a student is found to be subject to disqualification at the end of a term, the student's college will: (a) waive disqualification but indicate that disqualification is pending and the basis for the waiver; (b) waive disqualification but bar registration at UCSC for one or more terms; or (c) disqualify the student indefinitely from further registration. The college must notify the student of the pending action. In the case of (b) or (c), the college must allow an opportunity for the student to appeal the pending action by bringing new considerations before the designated representatives of the college Faculty. (EC 31 Aug 06) The college shall inform the Registrar of the final disposition of the students who are subject to disqualification. After any appeals have been resolved, confirmed actions (b) or (c) are entered on the student's official academic record. c. Annually, the appropriate officer of each college shall report to the Committee on Educational Policy a summary of all actions taken under these regulations.
12.3 Standing Based Upon Minimum Progress. (Am 30 May 01) The following regulations govern academic standing and disqualification for undergraduates entering the University of California, Santa Cruz, before fall 2001. (Am 30 May 01; EC 31 Aug 06)
12.3.1 A student is subject to academic disqualification if they are not making minimum progress as defined in SCR 6.2.2. Prior to the student actually falling below the minimum standards defined in SCR 6.2.2, the student's college may warn, place on probation, or otherwise caution the student regarding academic progress. (Am 26 May 71 EW, 28 Jan 72, 9 Oct 85; EC 1 Aug 77, 31 Aug 16)
12.3.2 Determination of whether a student is subject to disqualification is made at the end of each regular term. If a student is found to be subject to disqualification, the Faculty of their college will: (a) waive disqualification but indicate that disqualification is pending for one or more quarters; (b) waive disqualification but bar enrollment for one or more quarters; or (c) disqualify the student from further registration for an indefinite period of time. Actions (b) or (c) are entered on the student's official academic record. Action (a) is noted in the file maintained by the student's college.
If action (a) is taken, the college must notify the student of the action being taken; in the event it considers (b) or (c), the college must notify the student of the pending action before it is taken and allow an opportunity for the student to appeal the pending action by bringing new considerations before the College Academic Standing Committee. In all cases, the student shall be informed of SCR 12.1.1 and this Regulation, and referred to their appropriate adviser and/or college senior/academic preceptor.6 (Am 26 May 71 EW, 28 Jan 72, 24 Oct 73, 2 June 82, 9 Oct 85; CC 31 Aug 98; EC 1 Aug 77, 31 Aug 09, 31 Aug 16)
12.3.3 A final judgment to disqualify a student or to bar enrollment for one or more quarters shall be made by the Faculty of the college as expeditiously as possible and normally before the end of the tenth day of instruction of the succeeding winter or spring quarter, or within twenty-five working days of the end of the spring quarter. The Faculty shall notify the Registrar in writing of the names of the students who are disqualified and barred from further registration, so that notations may be added to their academic records. In the event that a student subject to disqualification is not barred or disqualified, they shall not again be subject to disqualification unless they pass, with grade P, A, B, or C, fewer than 15 credit hours as a full-time student in a succeeding quarter of enrollment, or otherwise fails to satisfy the written condition of a contract administered by the college. (Am 26 May 71 EW, 28 Jan 72, 2 June 82, 9 Oct 85, 12 Feb 92, 29 May 96, effective 1 Sept 97; EC 1 Aug 77)
6 In the event that a student who is not making minimum progress as defined in SCR 6.2.2 is not placed on disqualification-pending status, the specific reasons for the exception shall be noted in the file maintained by the student's college.
