Academic Information - Peabody Institute - Johns Hopkins University

The Associate Dean, in consultationwith a standing committee of the FacultyAssembly, will then select an appropriatecorrective action for students to improvetheir academic standing. Students who donot meet the minimum benchmarks willbe placed on warning for dismissal andwill be informed accordingly before thestart of the subsequent semester.It is the preference of the Conservatoryto inform students by letter mailedto their permanent address as designedby FAFSA in the ISIS registration system.Because of the comparatively short breakbetween the fall and spring semesters andgiven the high percentage of internationalstudents, many notifications betweenthe fall and spring semester will be madeby email with a hard copy sent to thestudent’s campus mailbox. In each case,every notification concerning a student’sacademic progress will be copied to thestudent’s major teacher, who is rightlyidentified as an academic advisor in ISIS.A student who has been warned for dismissalis still eligible for financial aid forone semester until Academic Affairs canre-evaluate the student’s academic progressat the conclusion of the subsequent regularsemester (i.e., the “warning” semester).If a student fails to meet the benchmarkat the end of the warning semester, thestudent will be dismissed.AppealsConservatory students contend with thesame difficulties faced by other collegestudents, but the Conservatory’s curriculademand a much higher credit loadthan curricula for other degree programs.The extensive academic requirementscoupled with musical performance and ashorter cycle for formative assessments—aweekly private lesson and a yearly jury orrecital—may create a situation that hindersthe academic performance of somestudents. Moreover, like athletic programs,the physicality of extensive performingcan cause injuries that work against astudent’s success both in the Conservatoryand beyond.If a student fails to meet the benchmarksfor Standard Academic Progressbecause of health issues, personal difficulties,or the competing demands ofemployment or family responsibilities, thestudent may submit an appeal and supportingdocumentation to the AssociateDean for Academic Affairs in pursuit ofa waiver or other provisional mitigationsuch as an informal letter of concern.To be considered for a waiver or mitigationbecause of health issues, the studentmust provide documentation from aprofessional provider with licensure inthe United States. For matters unrelatedto health, the student must submit a letterindicating: 1) the nature of his or herpersonal difficulties; 2) the length of theperiod of time the difficulties have affectedthe student’s performance; 3) the stepstaken to resolve the difficulties; and 4) aplan for resolving all difficulties before theend of the subsequent semester.Appeals must include: working too many hours, medicalissues, etc.) standsthe reason behind his or herfailure to meet the SAP requirements current academic statusThe appropriate standing committeewill review the appeal and consult withfaculty as appropriate. If it is determinedthat the student will not be able to meetthe minimum standards by the end ofthe next semester but the committee is inagreement that the student’s grounds forappeal are reasonable and the student hasa reasonable chance to succeed and graduate,the committee may choose to create acustomized academic plan for the student.27