UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis

78 Academic Information
A student will be placed on probation for quantitative reasons if,
at the end of any Spring Quarter, the minimum progress calculation
for the preceding academic year shows that the student passed
an average of less than 13 units but greater than or equal to 12
units per quarter.
A student will be subject to disqualification for quantitative reasons
if, at the end of any Spring Quarter, the minimum progress
calculation for the preceding academic year shows that the student
passed an average of less than 12 units per quarter.
For every student who fails to meet minimum progress at the end
of Spring Quarter, a “degree progress average” will be calculated at
the close of the next full-time quarter of enrollment at UC Davis.
The degree progress average is defined as the quotient of the number
of units passed during all full-time quarters from the initial
quarter of matriculation at UC Davis divided by the number of
full-time quarters completed at UC Davis.
A student whose degree progress average is less than 13 units shall
be “subject to disqualification for quantitative reasons.” A student
whose degree progress average is 13 or more units shall not be
“subject to disqualification for quantitative reasons.”
If a student fails to make minimum progress at the end of Spring
Quarter, the degree progress average shall be calculated each subsequent
full-time quarter of enrollment as long as the student is
“subject to disqualification for quantitative reasons.” A student
who is “subject to disqualification for quantitative reasons” at the
end of two consecutive full-time quarters of enrollment shall be
disqualified from the university.
In the case of probation or subject to disqualification, for either
qualitative or quantitative reasons, the official transcript will state
“not in good standing.” Once a student has met qualitative and
quantitative standards of scholarship, or has satisfied all requirements
for graduation, the notation will be removed from the transcript.
Dismissal
Dismissal for either qualitative or quantitative reasons (defined
above) is based on the decision of the dean of the college in which
the student is enrolled. Such dismissal is from the University of
California system and not simply the college or the UC Davis campus.
Should a former UC Davis student later wish to be readmitted
to the UC Davis campus, the authority to do so rests with the dean
of the college from which the student was dismissed. If a student is
dismissed from their college, they will automatically receive a full
refund of registration fees paid for that term.
Students should go to the dean’s office of their college if they need
academic advising about probation and dismissal.
A student will be placed on probation or subject to disqualification
for failure to meet qualitative or quantitative standards of scholarship.
HONORS AND PRIZES
Scholarships
1100 Dutton Hall
(530) 752-2804; http://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/scholarships/
By mail:
Scholarship Office
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8696
Students with outstanding academic records who show promise of
continued scholarly achievement are encouraged to apply for
scholarship recognition and awards. Awards include a financial
honorarium or stipend.
Deans’ Honors Lists
According to UC Davis campus regulations, the quarterly Dean's
Honors List includes names of students who have completed, for a
letter grade, a minimum of 12 units in a specific quarter with a
grade point average equal to or higher than the minimum grade
point average attained by the upper 16 percent of those registered
in the same class level and college during that quarter. Honors lists
will be posted quarterly on deans' office Web sites or made available
by other means and a notation of these honors will be placed
on each student's permanent record by the Office of the University
Registrar.
Graduation Honors
Honors at graduation are awarded to students who have a grade
point average in the top percent of their college as shown in the
table below. The College of Letters and Science requires that additional
criteria be met for high and highest honors; see the sections
below for more information.
Total Quarter
Units
Completed
Highest Honors High Honors Honors Total
at UC
45-89 2% next 2% next 4% 8%
90-134 3% next 3% next 6% 12%
135+ 4% next 4% next 8% 16%
Grade point averages from the winter quarter prior to graduation
are used to determine the averages that will earn an honors designation.
Following are the averages for winter quarter 2008. These
averages will be used through winter quarter 2009.
Percent
Determining
Cut-Off Point
Agricultural &
Environmental
Sciences
Grade Point Average by College
Biological
Sciences
Engineering
Letters and
Sciences
2% 3.904 3.962 3.942 3.909
3% 3.851 3.930 3.883 3.878
4% 3.815 3.895 3.839 3.840
6% 3.739 3.842 3.777 3.775
8% 3.687 3.801 3.694 3.727
12% 3.597 3.700 3.581 3.622
16% 3.507 3.621 3.491 3.531
An honors notation is made on students’ diplomas and on their
permanent records in the Office of the University Registrar.