[nabs-l] academic status

[Ashley Bramlett]

Desiree,
Not exactly. You are only kicked out of school if you do not raise your GPA 
in a certain amount of time.
You would have to have several Fs for more than one semester to be kicked 
out.
Academic probation means a trial period. It’s a warning before you are 
kicked out.
It’s a good thing so students who really want to succeed are not just thrown 
out of school. They are given a trial period to get their grades up. 
Everyone has hard classes and a bad semester at one time or another. IMO, 
its pretty easy to fall onto academic probation. you do not even have to 
fail a class to get it. You can
just have Ds and that brings your GPA down enough to be on academic 
probation.

It won't affect your job prospects to have a bad semester or two. But it may 
affect financial aid. Not sure on that.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Desiree Oudinot
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 9:08 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] academic status

Thanks for the information. It was just the way Beth was talking about
it that made it sound, at the very least, like she was kicked out of
college for being on academic probation. I apologize if that's not the
case and I'm totally reading the situation wrong.

On 7/24/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I’m responding to what Desiree said here. It will clear up confusion for
> those who wondered about the term or got scared of it.
> Schools have performance standards. Such standards are based on your Grade
> point average, GPA.
> The deans list is for the top students; at community college deans list
> means students who get a 3.5 or over taking at least 6 credits.
>
> On the opposite side is academic probation if you do not do well a few
> semesters.
> Desiree said:
> “I never heard of academic probation in my life until reading
> this thread, but it sure sounds scary. Sounds like the shady side of
> the law, or if not that, a sure way to fail every job interview as
> well. “
>
> Hi, actually, its not too bad; as long as you get off it. Basically it 
> means
> you fell below a certain GPA; schools vary what this is. I think for my
> school, Marymount university, it was 2.0. What happens is you’re given a
> warning and you have to raise your GPA within two semesters. That is all. 
> It
> basically means you need to  improve and it’s a trial period. I do not 
> think
> its on your transcript; only way anyone knows is if they get your file 
> from
> them. True, some employers request transcripts, but I don’t think it says
> academic probation, just your grades for every class. Although I might
> clarify that to see that I’m giving  correct info.
>
> Most students can get off academic probation by studying more, going to
> classes regularly and getting extra help such as tutoring. But even if you
> drop out or get thrown out of school, you can go back to school in a year 
> by
> reapplying. Academic probation has nothing to do with the police and only
> way I can see it comprimising a job or interview, is if the employer 
> looked
> at every grade and class you took seeing where you got Ds and Fs.
> Most employers though want to  see you got a diploma, when you got it, and
> when. They don’t want to know the specifics.
> So, an employer will never know the terrible grade I got in ethics. Yes I
> got some bad grades because it was too hard for me. But I did get a 
> diploma
> and that is what I can state on my  resume and job interviews.
>
> Okay, just wanted to clear this up so no one has misinformation what
> academic status is.
>
> Ashley
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