Academic Suspension
At the end of each semester, the class dean will bring forth to the Committee on Academic Standing any student with low academic performance and/or credit deficiency. Following Academic Review, the class deans will issue letters to students with low academic performance and/or credit deficiency.
These letters reflect different levels of concern leading up to academic probation. They include Letter of Concern, Academic Probation 1, Academic Probation 2, and Academic Suspension.
Students who are placed on Academic Probation 2 for a second semester in a row or three consecutive semesters on any Academic Probation status will be placed on academic suspension. The committee will also place on Academic Suspension students who at the end of their second semester of the sophomore year (completed four semesters) have not declared their major; in this case, suspension is lifted immediately upon declaration of the major, provided that the major declaration takes place prior to the first day of spring semester classes for those who are suspended after the fall semester or by August 1 for those who are suspended after the spring semester. Students on academic suspension will be withdrawn from their classes and will not be permitted to be on campus without prior approval from the Dean of Students office.
Students on academic suspension must take at least eight credits at another institution and raise their overall GPA to 2.000 or higher before returning to Connecticut College. Because a transcript may not be available by the date of readmission, a mid-semester grade and good standing form must be completed by each instructor as evidence of satisfactory coursework or a written plan for summer coursework at another institution. The Committee must receive an official transcript prior to the student’s return to campus. Students who do not meet the GPA requirement for readmission will be suspended for another semester.
Students are eligible to take summer courses at Connecticut College at their own expense. If students are depending on these credits to meet the eight-credit requirement and the 2.000 GPA threshold, they must successfully complete (grade of C+ or higher) one course by July 15. Failure to do so will result in the student being placed on academic suspension for the upcoming semester.
Students returning from Academic Suspension must request readmission from their class dean by October 31 for the spring semester and March 31 for the fall semester. Financial aid for a student who is placed on Academic Suspension status will be renewed (if needed) upon readmission to the College.