Academic Penalties

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

Academic Warning

Students whose overall grade point average falls below 4.00 (C) at the end of any session, or who enter the Faculty with a grade point average equivalent to less than 4.00 (C) on the Faculty of Fine Arts scale, receive an academic warning. Students on academic warning must earn a sessional grade point average of at least 5.00 (C+) in each session until the overall grade point average reaches 4.00 (C). Students who do not meet these conditions will be required to withdraw.

Major Warning

Students whose major grade point average falls below 4.00 (C) at the end of any session receive a major warning. Students on major warning must earn a sessional major grade point average of at least 5.00 (C+) in each session until the major average reaches 4.00 (C). Students who do not meet these conditions will be required to withdraw.

Required Withdrawal

Students whose academic record shows marked weakness may be required to withdraw from their studies for one year, 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:

Overall grade point average below 4.00 (C): students who have received an academic warning for an overall grade point average below 4.00 (C) and who do not meet the conditions outlined in the academic warning section must withdraw for 12 months.

Major grade point average below 4.00 (C): students who have received a major warning for a major grade point average below 4.00 (C) and who do not meet the conditions outlined in the major warning section must withdraw for 12 months.

Grade point average below 3.00 (D+): students whose overall and/or major grade point averages have dropped below 3.00 (D+) must withdraw for 12 months.

Petition to continue without interruption: students who have been required to withdraw may submit a petition to the Faculty of Fine Arts Academic/Administrative Policy and Planning Committee requesting permission to continue their studies without interruption. For further information see the Petitions section.

Reactivation after required withdrawal: students who have been required to withdraw must apply for reactivation after the requisite period of absence by submitting a Reactivation form to Student Client Services (form is available on the Current Students Web site at http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm). 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 Academic/Administrative Policy and Planning Committee, receive a debarment warning.

Debarment Warning

Students who have been required to withdraw from the Faculty of Fine Arts or from another Faculty at York or another postsecondary institution, receive a debarment warning upon continuing their studies in the Faculty. Students on debarment warning, upon continuing their studies in the Faculty, must earn a sessional grade point average of at least 5.00 (C+) in each subsequent session until the overall and/or major average reaches 4.00 (C), and must then maintain this average. Students who do not fulfill these conditions will be debarred from the University. Students whose cumulative average fall below 3.00 (D+) while on debarment warning will be debarred.

Debarment

Students who have already been required to withdraw because of their unsatisfactory academic record and whose record does not show improvement are 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.

Petition to continue without interruption: students who have been debarred may submit a petition to the Faculty of Fine Arts Academic/Administrative Policy and Planning Committee requesting permission to continue their studies without interruption. For further information see the Petitions section.

Re-applying after debarment: students who have been debarred and who wish to resume their studies must apply for admission through the Admissions Office and must provide persuasive evidence that they are ready and able to complete a degree program.

Debarment warning remains in effect: students who have been debarred and who subsequently resume their studies in the Faculty of Fine Arts, whether by petition to continue without interruption or by reapplying for admission, receive an academic probation.