Student Guidebook 2012 (PDF) - College of Engineering - The ...

Academic AdvisingTitle Goes HereThe College of Engineering is committed to the belief thatacademic advising engages students by teaching them how tobecome members of the higher education community, to thinkcritically about their role and responsibilities as engineers,and to prepare them to be educated members of a globalcommunity.New StudentsNew freshman students are assigned to Engineering AdvisingServices for academic advising until they have completedthe freshman curriculum. Freshman students admitted to theCollege of Engineering are required to designate a field ofstudy by the end of their freshman year. Upon completion ofEngineering Fundamentals 152 (or equivalent), the studentsare assigned faculty advisors in their selected departments.The Engineering Advising Office deliversacademic advising on an appointment basis.To make an appointment, contact the AdvisingOffice at (865) 974-4008 or come by 202Estabrook Hall. Advising appointments arenormally offered on thirty-minute individualintervals. Hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern), Monday through Friday.All students must meet with an advisor in the EngineeringAdvising Office until they successfully complete EngineeringFundamentals 151-152 or 157-158 and Math 141-142 or 147-148.Computer Science students must complete Math 141-142,147-148 and Computer Science 102 and 140. Once EF 151-152and Math 141-142 are successfully completed and studentshave a cumulative GPA of 2.00 (good academic standing)then students’ files are sent to the engineering major oftheir choice. Students are assigned to faculty advisors intheir major of choice who assist with academic advising andcareer planning to the completion of the degree. Successfulcompletion of courses is a grade of C or better. The NC (NoCredit) grade or W (withdrawal) are not passing grades.Students must repeat courses with a grade of NC or W untilsuccessfully completed.Academic StandingThe University of Tennessee, Knoxville, expects all studentswho enter to make progress toward graduation. To graduatefrom UT Knoxville, a student must earn a minimum cumulativegrade point average (GPA) of 2.00. The university reviewsstudents’ academic records at the end of each term todetermine academic standing. The catalog contains additionalrequirements for specific programs.Good Academic StandingA student is in good academic standing when both thestudent’s term and cumulative GPAs are 2.00 or higher or, ifafter two consecutive terms, the student’s cumulative GPA is2.00 or higher and at least one term GPA is also 2.00 or higher.Academic ProbationA student will be placed on Academic Probation when (1) his/her cumulative GPA falls below the minimum acceptable levelof 2.00 for one semester or (2) the semester GPA falls belowthe minimum acceptable level of 2.00 two consecutive termsof enrollment. During the semester that a student is placed onAcademic Probation, and any other semesters in Academic5Probation, a student must participate in a special directiveadvising program to help the student address concerns thatare impacting his/her academic performance and to outlinea plan for achieving academic success. This model of earlyintervention is designed to help students regroup and positionthemselves for academic success. Students on AcademicProbation status during a term will automatically be dismissedat the end of that term if both:A student will no longer be on academic probation when hisor her cumulative grade point average is 2.00 or higher andthe term grade point average is 2.00 or higher. This policy is inplace in recognition of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’sminimum grade point average of 2.00 for graduation.Academic DismissalAcademic dismissal is the end result of a pattern of receivinggrades that are below the university’s standards for goodacademic standing (GPA of 2.00 or better). Students whohave been academically dismissed are not eligible to enrollin classes, either full-time or part-time at the University ofTennessee (including correspondence and on-line courses).Academically dismissed students are not permitted to livein university housing and no longer have the privilegesprovided through the UT student identification card (VolCard).Academically dismissed students must remain away from theuniversity for a mandatory absence and should use the periodof dismissal to reflect on and address the factors that led topoor performance.A student dismissed for the first time may not bereadmitted until after a full semester (not includingsummer) has elapsed.A student dismissed for the second time may bereadmitted after one calendar year has elapsed and aftercompleting a minimum of 12 semester credits of academiccoursework with at least a 2.50 cumulative grade pointaverage from accredited institution(s) of higher education.Students who have been dismissed twice are required tomeet with the Undergraduate Council Appeals Committee.Students may be readmitted only when they presentevidence that they are capable of performing at the levelrequired to meet university academic standards andcompleting all degree requirements within a reasonablelength of time.After a third dismissal, a student is ineligible to attend theuniversity and may not apply for readmission. Studentswho have been academically dismissed and who arereadmitted will be dismissed again if they fail to earn a 2.00minimum term GPA at the end of the first semester afterreadmission and every term thereafter until the cumulativeGPA reaches a 2.00. For further information on readmissionafter academic dismissal, see Readmission to the Universityunder the Admission to the University section of thecatalog.Students dismissed from the College of Engineering and/orthe University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will be removed fromall courses if pre-registered for the following term. Dismissedstudents may no longer pursue a major in the College ofEngineering.