<Joseph E. Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies

Academic Penalties

Students whose academic record does not meet the Faculty or program standards are subject to the academic penalties of academic warning, program warning, required withdrawal, debarment warning, debarment and academic probation.

1. Academic warning for BA and BSc:

Students who, prior to completion of 90 credits, whose cumulative grade point average falls below 4.0 (C) at the end of any session, or who enter the Faculty with a grade point average equivalent to less than 4.0 (C) on the York scale, receive an academic warning.

Academic warning conditions:

Students on academic warning must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.0 (C) within the next 24 credits taken, or earn a sessional grade point average of at least 5.0 (C+) in the session in which that 24th credit is completed and in each subsequent session until the cumulative grade point average reaches 4.0 (C), or be required to withdraw. Students must attain a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.0 upon completion of 90 credits.

Students whose cumulative grade point average on at least 24 York credits is below 2.5 will be required to withdraw for twelve months.

2. Program warning for BAS, BHRM, BHS, BScN, BSW:

BAS

BAS students who have completed less than 90 credits, whose cumulative grade point average is below 5.0, will be placed on program warning and may continue in the 90 credit bachelor degree only providing they meet the program warning conditions outlined below.

Program warning conditions for BAS:

BAS students on program warning, within the next 24 credits taken, must raise the cumulative grade point average to at least 5.0. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 2.5 upon completion of at least 24 York credits. Upon completion of 90 credits, BAS students who do not have both the cumulative and major grade point average's of at least 5.0 will be ineligible to proceed in the program.

Note 1: Students who plan to graduate with the 90-credit bachelor BAS must meet both the cumulative and major grade point averages of at least 5.0 at the 90th credit.

Note 2: Students with both the cumulative and major grade point averages of at least 5.0 at 90 credits may elect to proceed with the honour's degree. Graduation with the honours BAS at the 120th credit requires the cumulative grade point average of at least 5.0 and the major grade point average of at least 5.5.

BHRM

BHRM students who have completed less than 90 credits, whose cumulative grade point average is below 5.0, will be placed on program warning and may continue in the 90 credit bachelor degree only providing they meet the program warning conditions outlined below.

Program warning conditions for BHRM:

BHRM students on program warning, within the next 24 credits taken, must raise the cumulative grade point average to at least 5.0. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 2.5 upon completion of at least 24 York credits. Upon completion of 90 credits, BHRM students who do not have both the cumulative and major grade point average's of at least 5.0 will be ineligible to proceed in the program.

Note 1: Students who plan to graduate with the 90 credit bachelor BHRM must meet both the cumulative and major grade point averages of at least 5.0 at the 90th credit.

Note 2: Students with both the cumulative and major grade point averages of at least 5.0 at 90 credits may elect to proceed with the honour's degree. Graduation with the honours BHRM at the 120th credit requires the cumulative grade point average of at least 5.0 and the major grade point average of at least 5.5.

BHS

BHS students who have completed less than 90 credits, whose cumulative grade point average is at least 4.0 but is below 5.0, will be placed on program warning and may continue in the program providing they meet the program warning conditions outlined below.

Program warning conditions for BHS:

BHS students on program warning, within the next 24 credits taken, must raise the cumulative grade point average to at least 5.0. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 4.0. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 2.5 upon completion of at least 24 York credits.

Upon completion of 90 credits or greater, BHS students who do not have the cumulative grade point average of at least 5.0 will be ineligible to proceed in the program.

BScN

BScN students who have completed less than 120 credits will be placed on a program warning if the cumulative grade point average is at least 4.0 but is below 5.0.

Students may continue in BScN providing they meet the program warning conditions outlined below.

Program warning conditions for BScN:

BScN students on program warning, within the next 24 credits taken, must have both a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.0. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 4.0. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 2.5 upon completion of at least 24 York credits.

Upon completion of 120 credits BScN students who do not have cumulative grade point average of at least 5.0 including a minimium grade of C (4.0) in all courses used in the major will be ineligible to proceed in the program or graduate.

BSW

BSW students who have completed less than 120 credits will be placed on a program warning if:

(i) the cumulative grade point average is at least 4.5 but below 5.0, or

(ii) the overall major grade point average is at least 5.5 but below 6.0.

Students may continue in BSW providing they meet the program warning conditions outlined below.

Program warning conditions for BSW:

BSW students on program warning, within the next 24 credits taken, must have both a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.0 and overall major grade point average of at least 6.0. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 4.5 and/or the overall major grade point average fall below 5.5. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 2.5 upon completion of at least 24 York credits.

Note: BSW students with a grade less than C+ for courses used in the major will be ineligible to proceed in the program.

Upon completion of 120 credits BSW students who do not have the cumulative grade point average of at least 5.0, and an overall major grade point average of at least 6.0, and a minimum grade of C+ in each course used in the major will be ineligible to proceed in the program or graduate.

Failure to meet the above program warning conditions:

Students who do not meet the program warning conditions for their program as listed above will not be eligible to continue in the program and must declare a new degree program to be eligible to continue with their studies.

Students with less than a 4.0 cumulative grade point average who have completed less than 90 credits must declare a new degree program and will proceed in the new degree program on academic warning.

Students whose cumulative grade point average on at least 24 York credits is below 2.5 must withdraw for twelve months.

3. Required withdrawal:

Students whose academic record shows marked weakness may be required to withdraw from their studies for twelve months, during which they are encouraged to identify and remedy any problems which may have contributed materially to their failure to perform up to their potential, and to reflect on their reasons for pursuing a university education. The following regulations apply to required withdrawals.

Grade point average below 4.0 and equal to or greater than 2.5: Students who have received an academic warning for a cumulative grade point average below 4.0 (C) must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.0 (C) within their next 24 credits taken or earn a sessional grade point average of at least 5.0 (C+) in the session in which that 24th credit is completed and in each subsequent session until the cumulative grade point average reaches 4.0 (C); otherwise, they must withdraw for twelve months. Students will be required to withdraw for twelve months should their cumulative grade point average fall below 2.5 at any time after completion of 24 York credits.

Grade point average below 2.5: Students whose cumulative grade point average on at least 24 credits is below 2.5 must withdraw for twelve months.

4. Petition to continue without interruption:

Students who have been required to withdraw may submit a petition to the Atkinson Faculty Council Office requesting permission to continue their studies without interruption. Students granted such a petition would be allowed to continue their studies on debarment warning.

5. Reactivation after required withdrawal:

Students who have been required to withdraw may apply for reactivation after the requisite period of absence by submitting a form obtainable from Student Client Services. Students who return to their studies after such a required withdrawal (as well as those who have been allowed to continue their studies by virtue of a petition to the Committee on Petitions) receive a debarment warning.

6. Debarment warning:

Students who have been required to withdraw from the Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, or from another Faculty at York, or elsewhere receive a debarment warning upon continuing their studies in the Faculty.

Debarment warning conditions. Students on debarment warning must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.0 (C) within the next 24 credits taken or earn a sessional grade point average of at least 5.0 (C+) in the session in which the 24th credit is completed and in each subsequent session until the cumulative average reaches 4.0 (C), and must then maintain this average. Students who do not fulfill these conditions will be debarred from the University. Students whose cumulative grade point average falls below 2.5 at any time while on debarment warning will be debarred.

7. Debarment:

Students who fail to meet the debarment warning conditions outlined above will be debarred from the University. Debarment, the minimum period for which is normally two years, means that the student is no longer a student at York University.

8. Petition to continue without interruption:

Students who have been debarred may submit a petition to the Atkinson Faculty Council Office requesting permission to continue their studies without interruption. Students granted such a petition would be allowed to continue their studies on academic probation.

9. Reapplying after debarment:

Students who have been debarred and who wish to resume their studies must apply for readmission through the Admissions Office, and must provide persuasive evidence that they are ready and able to complete a degree program. Students who are readmitted (as well as those who have been allowed to continue their studies by virtue of a petition to the Committee on Petitions) receive an academic probation.

10. Academic probation:

Students who have been debarred and who subsequently resume their studies in the Faculty whether by petitioning to continue without interruption or by applying for readmission, receive an academic probation. Students on academic probation must meet the debarment warning conditions outlined above; otherwise, they will be debarred.

11. Suspension:

A penalty imposed for serious academic offences for a variable but limited period during which students may not be registered in the University. This penalty may be imposed only by a Faculty-level committee which has received authority to do so from a Faculty Council.

12. Rustication:

A sanction terminating the right of students to continue as a student of the University permanently or for a fixed or indefinite period of time, imposed by the University Discipline Tribunal for non-academic misconduct.