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NOTE: Students may lose eligibility for federal or state financial aid programs if their minimum cumulative grade point average falls
below 2.0.
All students will be informed of the dismissal and appeal process and deadlines prior to the end of each semester. Students
readmitted to the College by the Academic Appeals Board following academic dismissal will be required to sign an Academic
Probation Student Reinstatement Agreement. This document supersedes the conditions for dismissal listed in this catalog. Students
readmitted to the College can be dismissed by the vice president for Academic Affairs or his designated representative at any time
during the semester for non-compliance with the Reinstatement Agreement.
Dismissal and Probationary Status for students enrolled with the Office of Career and Extended Learning Services
Students initially enrolling in part-time study are not required to matriculate into a degree program. However, all students
enrolled in part-time study must be matriculated into a degree program upon the completion of 30 credits taken at Cazenovia. At the
time of matriculation students will be evaluated according to the academic standards and policies set for all Cazenovia College
students adjusted to the circumstances created by part-time rather than full-time study. Fifteen credits attempted is equivalent to one
term’s study by a full-time student. Evaluation of Extended Learning student performance will take place at the 15 credit intervals,
subsequent to completing 30 credits. If a full-time student is dismissed academically and wishes to enroll in classes on a part-time
basis through the Office of Extended Learning, the student may do so but must achieve the minimum GPA standard set for fulltime
students within the equivalent of one term of full time study. Fifteen credits attempted is equivalent to the one semester
probation accorded to full-time students allowed to re-enroll (after dismissal) with a one term waiver of academic eligibility
requirements. GPA for these students is cumulative and therefore will be calculated based on all course work taken regardless of
full-time or part-time status.
Regardless of whether students are receiving financial aid, students will be required to follow the academic progress standards set by
the College. Students enrolled through Extended Learning who receive financial aid will be held to the standards established by the
Enrollment Services Center in order to maintain their financial aid package. Please review the Financial Aid section of this catalog
for more information on the implications of dismissed for Extended Learning students. This policy is also published on the
College’s website.
Students may appeal this policy if they feel extenuating circumstances apply. Appeals are initiated with the director of the Office of
Extended Learning.
Requirements for Graduation
Only students who have successfully completed all general education and program requirements, including necessary academic
credit hours, a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or greater and have completed 45 credits or more of upper division coursework
will be permitted to graduate. Completion of these requirements allows for participation in the graduation ceremony at
Commencement.
The graduation requirements of the College, as published in the catalog in effect at the time of the student’s initial enrollment,
are those that must be met for completion of a degree program, assuming that the student is continuously enrolled until graduation.
In the event that program requirements are amended during the student’s enrollment, the student has the option of completing the
requirements for either the original or the amended program.
Academic Appeal of Grade
The purpose of the Grade Appeal Policy is to provide the student with a safeguard against receiving an unfair final grade, while
respecting the academic responsibility of the instructor. Thus, this procedure recognizes that,
• Every student has a right to receive a grade assigned upon a fair evaluation that is not arbitrary, prejudiced or based on
error; and,
• Instructors have the right to assign a grade based on any method that is professionally acceptable, submitted in writing to all
students, and applied equally.
Instructors have the responsibility to provide careful evaluation and timely assignment of appropriate grades. Course grading
methods should be explained in a written syllabus to students at the beginning of the term and supplemented as necessary by written
directions for specific assignments and projects. Cazenovia College presumes that the judgment of the instructor of record is
authoritative and the final grades assigned are correct.
A student has a right to expect a thoughtful and clearly defined approach to grading, but it must be recognized that varied
standards and individual approaches to grading are valid. The grade appeal considers whether a grade was determined in a fair and
appropriate manner; it does not attempt to grade or re-grade individual assignments or projects. It is incumbent on the student to
substantiate the claim that his or her final grade represents unfair treatment, compared to the standard applied to other students.
Only the final course grade may be appealed. In the absence of compelling reasons, such as error, prejudice, or arbitrariness, the
grade assigned by the instructor of record is to be considered final.
In a grade appeal, only arbitrariness, prejudice, and/or error will be considered as legitimate grounds for an appeal.
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