WILKES UNIVERSITY

forms with the Registrar and making the necessary arrangements with the professors
involved.
3. Students should refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin to familiarize themselves with
required grade point averages as established by the faculty for class standing and
graduation requirements.
Academic Standards Committee
Contact: Harvey Jacobs, Ph.D., Assistant Dean
At the conclusion of each grading period, the Academic Standards Committee reviews
the record of any student whose grade point average does not meet the requirements
established by the faculty. Failure to meet the required average may result in a student
being placed on academic probation by the Committee or being dismissed from the
University for academic deficiency.
Decisions made by the Committee regarding ineligibility and restrictions on activities
may be appealed. A student may petition the Committee by completing the appropriate
form from the Registrar’s Office and submitting it to the chairperson of the Committee.
Students petitioning the Academic Standards Committee for special consideration
regarding academic standards must adhere to the following procedure:
1. All requests for action must be submitted in writing to the chairperson of the
Academic Standards Committee.
2. Student requests may be supported by a letter of recommendation from a faculty
member, advisor, department chairperson, or the Dean(s) of Student Affairs.
3. In the event of a negative decision by the Committee, a personal hearing for
reconsideration may be requested.
Decisions of the Committee are final.
Attendance at Class
Attendance at all classes is expected. Repeated absence is deemed a sufficient cause for
failure. Instructors are expected to (1) inform students in writing of their attendance
policy at the beginning of the semester, (2) take attendance and report excessive
absences to the Dean of Students, and (3) discourage absence from classes prior to the
beginning of a holiday period.
After five consecutive instructional hours of unexcused absences from a class, students
may be readmitted to the class only by action of the Office of Student Affairs and the
department chairperson concerned.
Any absence beyond that permitted in the course is a matter between the student and
the instructor. Absences due to illness, religious holidays, or participation in athletic or
University sponsored activities are usually considered to be acceptable reasons for
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