Any graduate student may be denied further registration if progress toward completing the program becomes unsatisfactory to the academic unit, college, or Dean of the Graduate School. Unsatisfactory scholarship is defined as failure to maintain a B average (3.00) in all work attempted. Graduate students need an overall GPA of 3.00 truncated and a 3.00 truncated GPA in their major (and in the minor, if a minor is declared) at graduation. Students with less than a 3.00 GPA may not hold an assistantship or fellowship.
Academic progress policy for students who drop below a 3.0 GPA
Probation
Academic probation serves to formally notify a student of unsatisfactory progress. The conditions of academic probation specify the achievement standards required to graduate, identify unsatisfactory academic performance at an early date, provide for necessary counseling, and give students an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to meet academic expectations.
Academic probation is imposed when a graduate student has less than a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) for University of Florida course work and a grade point deficit of fewer than 15. Academic probation will continue for up to two semesters if a student has a grade point deficit of fewer than 15. It will be removed when the grade point deficit has been reduced to zero. Should i) the grade point deficit increase to 15 or more, or ii) the student not have resolved their grade point deficit within two semesters of probation, then the student will be dismissed from the university.
Each student placed on probation must meet with their Graduate Academic Advisor during the semester before registering for future semesters. The student will be required to meet with the advisor for every subsequent semester that the student remains on probation. The advisor will determine the appropriate academic intervention that could include any or all of the following:
- A decrease in number of credit hours of enrollment (This can impact Financial Aid)
- Meeting with Advisor or Chair to determine appropriate course selection for registration during the probationary period.
- Referral to counseling, student affairs or other department’s that could assist with academic progress issues.
- Specific grade requirements that must be attained in coursework in order to progress through the program and obtain a grade point deficit of zero. The Graduate Academic Advisor will register every student who is on probation—such students will not be permitted to register on their own.
If a student who is on probation must withdraw from or drop a course, the student must meet with their Graduate Academic Advisor before the action takes place. This includes schedule adjustments during the drop/add period. NOTE: Students with less than a 3.00 GPA may not hold an assistantship or fellowship.
Dismissal
Academic dismissal from the university denies registration privileges to students who have a grade point deficit of 15 or more in their UF course work or who have been on academic probation for two semesters without obtaining a grade point deficit of zero. Such students will be dismissed from the university and their advance registration(s) will be cancelled.
Students who are dismissed will not be permitted to enroll for the semester after the dismissal. If they wish to be reconsidered for the CISE graduate program, they must complete an application for readmission by the application deadline. The department and the college must approve the readmission. The student must also follow the guidelines outlined under the probation statement for continued program enrollment until no longer on academic probation.
A student who is readmitted after academic dismissal will be dismissed again if his or her grade point deficit is 15 or more at the end of any term.
Any courses, including extension, correspondence and courses taken at another institution while dismissed from the University of Florida for academic reasons, will not be counted as credit earned toward a University of Florida degree. However, upon approved readmission, transfer credit earned elsewhere by a student dismissed from UF for academic reasons may be accepted upon recommendation of the department and college and approval of the Faculty Senate Committee on Student Petitions.
Students who have been reinstated cannot hold an assistantship or a fellowship unless their overall GPA meets or exceeds 3.0.