Undergraduate Catalog - University of Louisiana at Monroe

76 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE 2012-2013 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
toward the degree program by earning credit toward the
degree. Therefore, any failure to register and earn credit
toward the degree in a regular semester will result in a
mandatory change of curriculum to an active program.
CHANGES OF CURRICULA/CATALOG
After their first registration, students will not be
permitted to change curricula except on the advice and
consent of the academic dean/associate dean of their
new college. A Change of Curriculum Request form must
be used, and the proposed change is not official until the
required approval has been obtained and the slip has
been filed in the Registrar’s Office.
Once the Change of Curriculum Request Form is on
file in the Registrar’s Office, the change becomes effective
immediately. The new catalog year will be the catalog year
in effect when the change is submitted. The student will
be subject to regulations of the new catalog. EXCEPTION:
Any change of curriculum which involves a change into
or out of a program with a program-related fee (usually
professional programs) will be effective the next term of
enrollment.
If participation in specific programs (e.g.,
intercollegiate athletics, Veterans Affairs) and/or receipt of
financial aid/scholarships is based on the student’s current
curriculum, the student’s eligibility may be adversely
affected. Students in these circumstances should first
consult with the appropriate University advisor prior to
submitting the curriculum change.
Students who interrupt their college work for two
or more calendar years, students who change their
curriculum, or students who enroll in programs requiring
a new application will graduate according to the
requirements of the catalog in effect at the time of their reentry
or curriculum change. It should be noted, however,
that class prerequisites must be completed as prescribed
by the most current catalog, regardless of the catalog or
curriculum in effect for any student. Students must change
catalogs if they change their major, apply for admission
or readmission, or gain admission to a professional
program. EXCEPTIONS: 1) Teacher education majors or
2) students who change to the distance learning mode of
delivery for the exact same curriculum.
ACADEMIC STATUS:
GOOD STANDING, PROBATION,
AND SUSPENSION
The undergraduate probation and suspension
regulations listed below were adopted by the University of
Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, effective at ULM
with the Fall 1995 Semester. Administered by the Council
of Academic Deans, these probation and suspension
regulations are minimum standards which apply to
all students except those enrolled in the professional
programs of Nursing and Pharmacy. Refer to the catalog
sections of the College of Health Sciences and College
of Pharmacy for respective probation and suspension
regulations.
ACADEMIC GOOD STANDING. Students who are
enrolled or eligible to be enrolled are considered to be in
good academic standing.
ACADEMIC PROBATION. Undergraduate students
will be placed on academic probation whenever their
cumulative grade point average (GPA) is below a 2.0.
1. Once on academic probation, a student will
remain on probation (as long as each semester
or summer term GPA is at least 2.0) until a
cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher is achieved.
Individual institutions are encouraged to provide
academic advising and/or intervention for these
students.
2. Once a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher is
achieved, a student will be placed in academic
good standing.
3. Transfer students may be admitted on probation
pending the receipt of official transcripts
(credentials) to determine academic status.
ACADEMIC SUSPENSION. Undergraduate students
on academic probation will be suspended from the
institution at the conclusion of any semester or summer
term in which they fail to earn a GPA of at least 2.0.
First-time freshmen will not be suspended prior to the
completion of two terms of enrollment.
1. Students suspended for the first time at the
end of the spring semester may attend summer
school without appeal. If these students raise their
cumulative GPA to 2.0 or higher, they are placed
in academic good standing and their suspension
periods are lifted. They may then attend the fall
semester without appeal. If they do not raise their
cumulative GPA to 2.0 or higher in the summer
term, the suspension for the fall semester is
in effect. In this case, only one suspension is
counted against the student.
2. Students suspended for second or subsequent
suspension at the end of the spring semester may
also attend summer school. To be readmitted to
any semester other than the summer session,
they must appeal.
3. Universities in the System shall have one
semester suspension, except for second or
subsequent suspensions that shall be for one
calendar year.
4. An undergraduate student suspended from a
System university may not enroll in another
university within the System, but may enroll in
a community college. To ensure minimal or no
loss of credits upon return to the university, it is
recommended that the student consult with his/
her university advisor regarding the choice of
courses to be taken at the community college.
Credits earned under these conditions may
be accepted for a degree at the suspending
institution provided grades of “C” or higher are
earned in each of the courses to be transferred.