Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

60Academic Standards
2. Approves sufficient credit hours to
demonstrate academic progress toward
degree completion as illustrated in the
following timetables:
4-year
programs
5-year
programs
8 consecutive
years
10 consecutive
years
Or, stated in terms of percentage of credit
hours approved:
Minimum Percentage of Approved Credit hours
According to the Duration of the Program
Academic
years studied
Four-year
programs
Five-year
programs
1 12.5% 10%
2 25.0% 20%
3 37.5% 30%
4 50.0% 40%
5 62.5% 50%
6 75.0% 60%
7 87.5% 70%
8 100% 80%
9 90%
10 100%
Probations
Students who, at the end of an academic year, do
not show satisfactory academic progress may
continue studying under probationary status if
they satisfy the following three conditions:
1. Have a GPA not lower than 0.20 below that
required for the completed year of study.
2. Approve during the last two semesters at least
twelve credits, if regular students and six
credits, if part-time students.
3. Accumulate a percentage of credit-hours
according to the following set standards:
Minimum Percentage of Approved Credit hours
According to the Duration of the Program
for Probationary Status
Academic
years studied
Four-year
programs
Five-year
programs
1 7.5% 5%
2 17.5% 15%
3 30.0% 25%
4 42.5% 35%
5 55.0% 45%
6 67.5% 55%
7 80.0% 65%
8 92.5% 75%
9 85%
10 95%
Dismissal
Students who do not qualify for probation
according to the requirements stated above will
be dismissed from the University of Puerto Rico,
Mayagüez Campus. The Registrar will notify
the student and pertinent authorities of this
action.
Regular students on probation will carry a course
load of no less than nine and no more than
fifteen-credit hours per semester, and no less
than three nor more than six credit-hours per
semester if part-time students. Students must
also maintain the number of credit-hours
required under probationary status.
After a year on probation, students must:
1. Comply with the minimum GPA
2. Attain the minimum number of credit hours
required for good standing
3. Satisfactorily complete more than half the
credit hours registered during the academic
year
Students who comply with only two of the three
criteria stated above will be placed on probation
for another year. Students who do not comply
with at least two of these criteria in the first year
on probation or those who do not comply with
any criteria in the second year on probation will
60 Undergraduate Catalogue 2004-2005