w88 casino School Academic Standing and Dismissal Policy

The term“Academic Policies”is defined as those policies, procedures, and regulations of w88 casino System of Higher Education (NSHE), the w88 casino, Reno, the w88 casino, Reno Graduate School (“Graduate School”) and particular graduate departments or graduate programs.

A Degree Programis defined as the student’s approved academic course of study or program of study, which outlines the courses the student shall complete for their w88 casino degree in the program the student was admitted to within a particular college.

AnInterdisciplinary w88 casino Programis defined as a specific type of Degree Program which has participating faculty from multiple disciplines, departments or colleges. An Interdisciplinary w88 casino Program is directly under the w88 casino School and reports to the dean of the w88 casino School (“w88 casino Dean”).

The term “w88 casino Programs” shall refer to the Degree Programs and Interdisciplinary w88 casino Programs collectively.

The term“Recommending Party”shall refer to the person within the college or Interdisciplinary w88 casino Program who shall make the recommendation to the w88 casino School for a student to be placed on probation or be dismissed from a Degree Program or Interdisciplinary w88 casino Program. For purposes of this Policy, the Recommending Party shall be the dean of the college or the director of the Interdisciplinary w88 casino Program.

The term“dismissed”shall mean removal from the student’s w88 casino Program and removal from the w88 casino School. If a student is dismissed, the student needs to reapply to the w88 casino Program and the w88 casino School.

The term “discontinuation” shall mean the suspension of the student’s active status in the w88 casino Program and w88 casino School. If a student is discontinued, the student does not need to reapply to the w88 casino Program and the w88 casino School. A student can be reinstated at the discretion of the w88 casino Program and the w88 casino School.

A student may be placed on probation and/or dismissed from a w88 casino Program for numerous reasons, which may include, but are not limited to:

1. Failure to maintain good academic standing as defined by this Policy or the particular w88 casino Program.
2. Failure to make satisfactory progress as defined by the standards in this Policy or a particular w88 casino Program.
3. Failure to meet the conditions of academic probation as described in the Academic Probation Notice.
4. Unsatisfactory performance as a w88 casino teaching assistant, w88 casino research assistant, or w88 casino project assistant.
5. Failure to comply with professional or ethical standards applicable to a particular w88 casino Program while the student is in a clinical or professional setting.
6. Violations of University Student Code of Conduct or the Academic Standards Policy for academic dishonesty (UAM 6,502) where the disciplinary sanction is expulsion.

All probation and dismissal recommendations shall be submitted to the w88 casino School. Only the w88 casino School may officially place students on probation or dismiss students. Colleges and w88 casino Programs may not place students on probation, nor dismiss students from the w88 casino Programs unless authorized to do so by the w88 casino School.

3.1. Good standing

A student may be placed on probation and dismissed from the w88 casino School for failure to maintain academic good standing. To be considered in good academic standing, w88 casino students shall:

1. Complete each w88 casino course with a grade of “C” or better for the units to be acceptable toward an advanced degree. Some w88 casino Programs, at their discretion, do not accept any grade lower than “B” or “B-“ for the fulfillment of w88 casino Program requirements.
2. Maintain a University w88 casino cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.0.
3. Maintain a passing grade in the clinical or practicum course.
4. Have not been placed on probation by the w88 casino School for academic deficiencies or clinical or practicum placement deficiencies.

3.2. Failure to make satisfactory progress

A student may be placed on probation and dismissed from a w88 casino Program for failure to make satisfactory progress in their course of study. Failure to make progress is indicated by one or more of the following academic progress standards (“Academic Progress Standards”):

1. Failure to complete three (3) w88 casino credits per semester toward their w88 casino Program; if an exception has been issued allowing a student to enroll for fewer than three (3) w88 casino credits, failure to complete the agreed-on number of w88 casino credits.
2. Unsatisfactory grades (including grades below C, or grades lower than a B or B- in the case of w88 casino Programs which only accept B or B- or higher for the fulfillment of w88 casino Program requirements)
3. Repeated withdrawals from courses.
4. Failure to consult with their advisor when requested.
5. Failure to establish a w88 casino advisory committee.
6. Failure to develop an official, approved program of study.
7. Failure to establish the groundwork for a thesis or dissertation.
8. Failure to comply with other specific w88 casino Program requirements or policies as stated in the w88 casino Program’s dismissal policy, if any, or in the w88 casino Program’s student handbook and website.
9. Failure to meet a w88 casino Program milestone or benchmark within the timeframe specified by the w88 casino Program.
10. Failure to correct or remediate an “out-of-status” course per the student’s Program of Study or the w88 casino Program.
11. In w88 casino Programs with clinical or practicum components, failure to perform at a level commensurate with the training received from either the w88 casino Program or the clinical/practicum placement site while the student is in a clinical or practicum setting.
12. Failure to maintain the standards of academic and professional integrity expected in a particular discipline or w88 casino Program, as described in the w88 casino Program’s student handbook and website, while the student is in a clinical or practicum setting.

Colleges and w88 casino Programs may establish their own benchmarks or requirements for the academic progress standards stated above. The benchmarks or requirements for the academic progress standards shall be consistent with w88 casino Program requirements, standards in the field, and as specified in the w88 casino Program section and on the website for that w88 casino Program. A College or w88 casino Program shall not create or add any additional academic progress standards beyond those listed in this section 3.2.

Colleges and Interdisciplinary w88 casino Programs are required to review the academic performance and progress of a student at least once per year.

3.3. Probation and dismissal

A Recommending Party may request that the w88 casino School place the student on probation and/or dismiss a student for failure to maintain academic good standing and/or failure to make satisfactory progress. A request by a Recommending Party for a student to be placed on probation and/or dismissed from a w88 casino Program shall follow the procedures stated in the specific dismissal policy for that particular w88 casino Program. If the w88 casino Program does not have a specific w88 casino dismissal policy, this Policy shall be applied for probation and dismissal.

A Recommending Party may request that the w88 casino School place the student on probation for one of the following reasons:

1. Failure to maintain academic good standing as stated in subsection 3.1.
2. Failure to make satisfactory progress as stated in subsection 3.2.

3.3.a. Placing the student on probation – Failure to maintain academic good standing.

If the student's cumulative grade-point total falls below 3.0, but not below 2.31, the student shall be placed on probation following the process stated in Section 3.3(b). The student must then raise their cumulative w88 casino GPA to 3.0 by the end of the following semester during which the student is enrolled or the student shall be summarily dismissed from the w88 casino School with no further process or appeal. If in the following academic semester, the student fails to enroll for the minimum number of credits required, or if the student is not granted a leave of absence, the student shall be discontinued per Section 3.4.

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3.3.b. Placing the student on probation – Failure to make satisfactory progress.

If the Recommending Party determines that the student has failed to make satisfactory progress, the Recommending Party shall make a written request to the Director of Operations of the w88 casino School (“Director of Operations”) to place the student on probation. In the request, the Recommending Party shall provide documentation of the student’s failure to meet the specific provisions(s) of this Policy or the specific provisions of the College or w88 casino Program dismissal policy, where applicable, warranting probation. The Recommending Party also shall provide specific requirements and/or conditions, including deadlines, which the student shall complete in order for the w88 casino School to remove the student from probation.

If the w88 casino School approves the request to place the student on probation, the Recommending Party shall notify the student in writing that the student has been placed on academic probation (the“Academic Probation Notice”). The Recommending Party shall forward the Academic Probation Notice to the w88 casino School.

The Academic Probation Notice shall outline what the student must do and the dates by which the student must do so in order to return to good standing in the student’s w88 casino Program. The Academic Probation Notice also shall inform the student that if the student does not meet the conditions of probation, the student shall be dismissed from the w88 casino Program, contain information about the applicable w88 casino School, College or w88 casino Program dismissal appeal process that shall be used and provide the student with the contact information for the Director of Operations for any questions or concerns the student may have. The Academic Probation Notice also shall inform the student of the student’s right to participate in a review conference with the College or Interdisciplinary w88 casino Program to discuss the terms and conditions of the probation and that the student must submit, within ten (10) Working Days from the date of the Academic Probation Notice, a written request to the w88 casino School to have a review conference (“Review Conference Request”).

The student shall be afforded the opportunity for a review conference, which shall be administered by the Interdisciplinary w88 casino Program Director or the College dean or the College dean’s designee who shall be a department chair, program director or associate dean(“Review Conference Administrator”). The student shall have ten (10) Working Days from the date of the Academic Probation Notice to submit a written request to the student’s College or Interdisciplinary w88 casino Program for a review conference (“Review Conference Request”). The College or Interdisciplinary w88 casino Program shall direct the Review Conference Administrator to schedule the Review Conference to occur no later than ten (10) Working Days from receipt of the Review Conference Request.

3.3.c. Dismissal

If the student fails to meet the requirements and/or conditions of probation, violates the terms of the probation or is recommended for dismissal without probation under Section 3.4 for all instances except for failure to maintain academic good standing as stated in Section 3.4(a), the Recommending Party shall make a written request to the w88 casino School to dismiss the student from the w88 casino Program and w88 casino School. In the request, the Recommending Party shall provide documentation of the student’s failure to meet the terms of the probation, the student’s violation of the terms of the probation, or the grounds for dismissal without probation as stated in Section 3.4.

If the w88 casino School approves the request to dismiss the student, the Recommending Party shall notify the student in writing that the student is being dismissed from the w88 casino Program and w88 casino School (“Dismissal Notice”). The Dismissal Notice shall include a written statement of reasons for the dismissal action, information about the applicable appeal procedures and the time period by which the student shall file an appeal (set forth in Section 6 below).

3.4: Dismissal without prior probation

In rare instances, a student may be dismissed or discontinued from the w88 casino Program and w88 casino School without being placed on probation. These instances include the following circumstances:

1. Failure to maintain the following required grades: (1) a student’s University w88 casino GPA of 2.31 or higher; or (2) a required GPA for the particular w88 casino Program or a required grade for a course within the w88 casino Program, as stated in the w88 casino Program’s dismissal policy, student handbook and website. If the student fails to maintain the GPA requirements described in this Section 3.4(a), the w88 casino Program dismissal procedure in this Policy shall not apply and the student may be summarily dismissed from the w88 casino Program.
2. Failure to pass required courses in the number of attempts allowed by the w88 casino Program.
3. Failure of comprehensive and/or qualifying exams in the allowable number of attempts specified by the w88 casino Program.
4. Failure to successfully defend a thesis prospectus or dissertation prospectus in the allowable number of attempts specified by the w88 casino Program.
5. Failure to successfully defend a final thesis document in the allowable number of attempts specified by the w88 casino Program.
6. Failure to pass the culminating experience in the allowable number of attempts specified by the w88 casino Program. The term culminating experience does not include: thesis, dissertation, comprehensive exam, clinical, practicum, fieldwork or internship.
7. Failure to complete all degree requirements within a timeframe required by the program not shorter than 8 years for doctoral students, and not shorter than 6 years for Masters students.
8. When a sanction of expulsion is issued by the Office of Student Conduct resulting from a student conduct issue or a violation of the Academic Standards policy (UAM 6,502) for academic dishonesty.
9. When a student’s behaviors or actions while in a clinical or practicum setting endanger the life, health, well-being or safety of any person at the clinical or practicum setting.

For those instances involving a disciplinary sanction of expulsion by the Office of Student Conduct, the student is subject to the procedures as outlined in Section 4.

For the other instances described above (other than the instances described in Section 3.4(a)), the student is subject to the same procedures as outlined in Section 6 for w88 casino Program dismissal. The student shall be provided with a Dismissal Notice which shall include information about the appeal procedures, the appeal conference and the time period by which the student shall file an appeal (set forth in Section 6 below).

All disciplinary issues relating to a student’s alleged violations of the Student Code of Conduct and the Academic Standards Policy are processed through the Office of Student Conduct and not the w88 casino School. The w88 casino School does not dismiss students from the w88 casino Program or w88 casino School as a result of a finding of responsibility of violations of the Student Code of Conduct or the Academic Standards Policy. The w88 casino School does dismiss a student from the student’s w88 casino Program and w88 casino School upon direction from the Office of Student Conduct after all conduct hearings and appeals have been completed and the Office of Student Conduct notifies the w88 casino School that the sanction imposed against the student is expulsion from the University and therefore, dismissal from the student’s w88 casino Program.

Probation and/or dismissal from the w88 casino School for lack of professionalism or professional misconduct while in a clinical or practicum setting shall be allowed only for those w88 casino Programs with licensing, accreditation or national standards outlining professional behaviors or expectations. Colleges and w88 casino Programs shall establish their own benchmarks for professionalism or professional conduct, consistent with w88 casino Program requirements, licensing, accreditation or national standards in the field, and as stated in the w88 casino Program’s dismissal policy, student handbook and website.

All probation and/or dismissal recommendations based upon lack of professionalism or professional misconduct in a clinical or practicum settling shall be submitted to the w88 casino School and only the w88 casino School may officially place students on probation or dismiss students. Colleges and w88 casino Programs may not place students on probation, nor dismiss students from the w88 casino Programs unless authorized to do so by the w88 casino School.

A recommendation for probation and/or dismissal due to lack of professionalism or professional misconduct shall follow the procedures stated in the specific dismissal policy for that College or w88 casino Program for dismissals based upon failure to make adequate progress. If the College or w88 casino Program does not have a specific w88 casino dismissal policy for lack of professionalism or professional misconduct, the College or w88 casino Program shall follow the procedures stated in this Policy for dismissals based upon failure to make adequate progress (Section 3.3) or dismissal without probation (Section 3.4(i)), whichever section is applicable.

A. Student’s appeal request

The student shall have ten (10) Working Days from the date of the Dismissal Notice to submit an appeal to the student’s College or Interdisciplinary w88 casino Program. The College or Interdisciplinary w88 casino Program then shall have ten (10) Working Days to submit the student’s appeal to the w88 casino School. Within ten (10) Working Days of receipt of the student’s written request for appeal, the w88 casino Dean shall review the student’s appeal and provide the student with written notification of the opportunity for a review conference on the appeal (“Appeal Conference”).

B. Appeal conference

The Appeal Conference shall be administered by the w88 casino Dean. The Appeal Conference is a meeting that is not intended to be adversarial in nature. The student may be accompanied by an advisor during the Appeal Conference, who may serve in a support role to the student during the Appeal Conference. In this process, the advisor has no right to speak during the Appeal Conference except to the student.

If a student, who has been given notice does not appear for the Appeal Conference with the w88 casino Dean, then the review conference shall proceed in the absence of the student.

The Appeal Conference is the time for presentation of the information, documents or witnesses in support of the dismissal. The Appeal Conference is the time at which the student is afforded the opportunity to present information, documents or witnesses on the student’s behalf. Witnesses may present a statement to the w88 casino Dean; however, only the w88 casino Dean is allowed to ask questions of any witnesses. Furthermore, the Recommending Party has the opportunity to participate in the Appeal Conference and may present information, documents or witnesses in support of the dismissal recommendation. The w88 casino Dean also may include representatives from the applicable discipline or w88 casino Program in the Appeal Conference.

The Appeal Conference shall occur within thirty-five (35) Working Days but no earlier than ten (10) Working Days after the date the Dismissal Notice was sent to the student by email or by personal delivery. The student can make a written request to the w88 casino Dean asking that the 10-day period be waived if the student wants the Appeal Conference to occur sooner. If necessary, the student can make a written request to the w88 casino Dean for an extension of time for the Appeal Conference and the w88 casino Dean in their sole discretion, may grant the extension with regard to the Appeal Conference. If an extension of time for the Appeal Conference has been granted by the w88 casino Dean, the Appeal Conference shall take place no later than forty-five (45) Working Days from the date of the Dismissal Notice.

C. Written decision

After a review of all the materials, statements and relevant circumstances, the w88 casino Dean shall issue a written decision setting forth the reasons upon which the final decision is based. The w88 casino Dean’s determination shall be made on the basis of whether it is more likely than not that the student engaged in behavior or actions related to the w88 casino Program that warrant dismissal.

If the w88 casino Dean does not uphold the recommendation for dismissal, the student shall be reinstated in the w88 casino Program. The w88 casino Dean shall provide the written decision to the student and the w88 casino Program within five (5) Working Days after the Appeal Conference.

D. Decision final

The decision of the w88 casino Dean is final and is not subject to appeal.

Pursuant to the Academic Policies of the w88 casino School, a student is required to be enrolled in either: (1) three (3) w88 casino-level credits per semester; or (2) the minimum number of credits agreed to by the w88 casino School and the student prior to the beginning of the semester (the“Continuous Enrollment Policy”). Any student in violation of the Continuous Enrollment Policy is subject to discontinuation from the w88 casino Program and the student’s academic record shall be closed.

The w88 casino School shall notify a student prior to the beginning of the next semester if they are in danger of violating the Continuous Enrollment Policy (“Discontinuation Notice”). The Discontinuation Notice shall be issued by the w88 casino School within 10 (ten) business days prior to the beginning of the semester. The Discontinuation Notice shall inform the student that failure to register for the minimum number of credits violates theContinuous Enrollment Policy and will result in their discontinuation.If thereafter, the student fails to register for the minimum number of required credits, the student is discontinued from the w88 casino Program.

If a student is unable to enroll in the minimum number of credits the next semester, the student shall submit a Leave of Absence Form signed by the w88 casino Program and the w88 casino School prior to the start of that next semester.

Failure to timely submit the Leave of Absence form or failure to return to the w88 casino Program after the leave of absence has expired shall result in discontinuation from the w88 casino Program and the student’s academic record shall be closed.

Students who were discontinued due to non-enrollment and whose academic record was previously closed may request reinstatement to the w88 casino Program. A Notice of Reinstatement to w88 casino Standing form must be received by the w88 casino School no later than the last day of enrollment for the semester in which the reinstatement is to begin.

The decision to reinstate occurs at the discretion of the w88 casino Program and the w88 casino School. A w88 casino Program may deny the request for reinstatement and require the student to reapply to the w88 casino Program.

Students whose request for reinstatement is approved by the w88 casino Program and the w88 casino School must pay a reinstatement fee which is equivalent to the application fee.

In some instance, there will have been changes in the w88 casino Program’s curricular requirements between the time at which the student was enrolled last, and the time when the student is being reinstated. A reinstated student is required to follow the curriculum that was applicable when the student was last enrolled in the program unless the w88 casino Program agrees in writing to allow the student to follow the most recent curriculum.

A student who has been dismissed from a w88 casino Program is not permitted to request reinstatement to the w88 casino Program from which they were dismissed.