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

Program Warning for BAS, BDEM, BHRM and BPA

BAS

Program warning for BAS:

BAS students who have completed less than 90 passed credits, whose cumulative grade point average is below 5.00, 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 5.00. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 2.50 upon completion of at least 24 York credits.

Failure to meet program warning conditions:

Students who fail to meet program warning conditions will be ineligible to continue in BAS.

BDEM

Program warning for BDEM:

BDEM students who have completed less than 90 passed credits, whose cumulative grade point average is below 5.00, 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 BDEM:

BDEM students on program warning, within the next 24 credits taken, must raise the cumulative grade point average to at least 5.00. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 2.50 upon completion of at least 24 York credits.

Failure to meet program warning conditions:

Students who fail to meet program warning conditions will be ineligible to continue in BDEM.

BHRM

Program warning for BHRM:

BHRM students who have completed less than 90 passed credits, whose cumulative grade point average is below 5.00, 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 5.00. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 2.50 upon completion of at least 24 York credits.

Failure to meet program warning conditions:

Students who fail to meet program warning conditions will be ineligible to continue in BHRM.

BPA

Program warning for BPA:

BPA students who have completed less than 90 passed credits, whose cumulative grade point average is below 5.00, 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 BPA:

BPA students on program warning, within the next 24 credits taken, must raise the cumulative grade point average to at least 5.00. At no time may the cumulative grade point average fall below 2.50 upon completion of at least 24 York credits.

Failure to meet program warning conditions:

Students who fail to meet program warning conditions will be ineligible to continue in BPA.

BA

Academic warning:

BA students who, prior to completion of 90 passed credits, whose cumulative grade point average falls below 4.00 at the end of any session, or who enter the Faculty with a grade point average equivalent to less than 4.00 on the York scale, receive an academic warning.

BA academic warning conditions:

BA students on academic warning must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00 within the next 24 credits taken, or earn a sessional grade point average of at least 5.00 in the session in which that 24th credit is taken and in each subsequent session until the cumulative grade point average reaches 4.00, or be required to withdraw. Students whose cumulative grade point average on at least 24 York credits is below 2.50 will be required to withdraw for 12 months.

Failure to meet academic warning conditions:

Students on academic warning who fail to meet the academic warning conditions must withdraw for 12 months.

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 2.50: students whose cumulative grade point average on at least 24 York credits is below 2.50 must withdraw for 12 months.
• BA students whose grade point average is below 4.00 and equal to or greater than 2.50: students who have received an academic warning for a cumulative grade point average below 4.00 must satisfy the academic warning conditions as specified above or be required to withdraw for 12 months.

Petition to continue without interruption:

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

Reactivation after required withdrawal:

Students who have been required to withdraw may apply for reactivation after the requisite period of absence by submitting a request online at the Reactivation Web page (http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/enrol/reactivate/index.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 Committee on Petitions) receive a debarment warning.

Debarment Warning

Students who have been required to withdraw from the Faculty of Liberal Arts 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 4.00 within the next 24 credits taken or earn a sessional grade point average of at least 5.00 in the session in which the 24th credit is taken and in each subsequent session until the cumulative average reaches 4.00, and must then maintain this average. Students who do not fulfill these conditions will be debarred from the University.

Students on debarment warning are allowed to complete their subsequent 24 credits without restriction.

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.

Petition to continue without interruption:

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

Reapplying after debarment:

Students who have been debarred and who wish to resume their studies must apply for re-admission through the Admissions Office http://futurestudents.yorku.ca and must provide persuasive evidence that they are ready and able to complete a degree program. Students who are re-admitted (as well as those who have been allowed to continue their studies by virtue of a petition) receive an academic probation.

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.