Performance Review
At the conclusion of each semester, the Academic Standards Committee (ASC) reviews the performance of students in academic difficulty (defined as grade-point averages that do not satisfy the graduation requirement, or one or more F's or U's on the past semester's transcript.)
Warnings:
If the ASC believes that the student's performance does not represent dangerous academic jeopardy, a simple letter of warning is sent.
Commendations:
If the student was previously warned about a deficiency in his or her academic performance and that deficiency is corrected, the ASC sends a letter of commendation and encouragement.
Hearings:
If the ASC deems a student is in academic jeopardy, it sends a letter requesting that he or she appear before the ASC to discuss his or her academic performance. This letter indicates the actions the ASC is contemplating and alerts the student that he or she may have witnesses with pertinent information attend the hearing.
Actions after a hearing:
Upon completion of the hearing, the Committee will exercise one (1) of the following options by majority vote:
- Send a letter of warning that the student's record will be reviewed at the end of the next semester for further possible actions;
- Specify conditions under which the student is permitted to re-register. These conditions typically specify a minimum grade-point average that must be attained in the next semester.
- Take the formal action, "May not Re-Register, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management." This action is taken when the committee deems the student incapable of satisfactory completion of MBA degree requirements. An accumulation of (9) or more credit hours of failing grades or a grade-point average of less than 2.0 will be considered prima facie grounds for this action. This action must be reviewed and approved by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs prior to student notification.
Appeals:
Decisions of the ASC regarding academic performance shall be final and nonappealable except that a decision "May not Re-Register" may be appealed to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He or she decides either to confirm the ASC's decision or request the Committee to reconsider the case.
Copies of all correspondence
between the ASC and students will be sent to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a copy kept in the student's academic file.
Faculty By-Laws. Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management. November, 1993. p. 31.
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