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Administrative policy regarding dismissal of undergraduate students for academic reasons

  1. Purpose. Undergraduate students whose academic performance indicates a limited chance of obtaining the minimum grades required for graduation will be subject to dismissal from the university.
  2. Eligibility. Specifically, the provost will dismiss a student if any of the following conditions apply to that student:
    1. Any student who earns between a 0.000 and 0.500 grade point average (GPA) in the student's first semester at Kent state.
    2. Any continuing student who is:
      1. Placed on academic probation (0.000 to 1.999 overall GPA) for the most recent fall or spring of attendance at the undergraduate level, and
      2. Earns between 0.000 and 1.999 semester GPA in the semester under review, and 
      3. Earns one of the following:
        1. Between 0.000 and 1.099 overall GPA for students with 0.000 to 29.999 GPA credit hours or
        2. Between 0.000 and 1.499 overall GPA for students with 30.000 to 59.999 GPA credit hours or 
        3. Between 0.000 and 1.749 overall GPA for students with 60.000 to 89.999 GPA credit hours or 
        4. Between 0.000 and 1.999 overall GPA for students with 90.000 or more GPA credit hours.
    3. Any full-time student on academic probation who receives nine or more credit hours of any combination of the following grades or marks in the semester under review F (fail), NF (never attended-fail), SF (stopped attending-fail), U (unsatisfactory). This policy applies without regard to whether the designated grades were included or excluded from the student's overall GPA.
    4. Any less-than-full-time student on academic probation who receives six or more credit hours of any combination of the following grades or marks in the semester under review: F (fail), NF (never attended-fail), SF (stopped attending-fail), U (unsatisfactory). This policy applies without regard to whether the designated grades were included or excluded from the student's overall GPA.
  3. The notation of academic dismissal will be printed on the student's official transcript.
  4. Privileges. A dismissed student no longer has the privileges of an enrolled student. The student may not register for or attend any credit-bearing courses at any campus or location of Kent state university. The student is not permitted to reside in the university’s residence halls.
  5. Dismissal appeal. An undergraduate student who is academically dismissed has the right to appeal the decision. Appeals must be based on circumstances within the past academic that were beyond the control of the student and affected the student’s academic performance.
    1. An appeal must be submitted by the deadline stated in the student’s dismissal email. 
    2. Appeal letters must include the following.
      1. An explanation of the extenuating circumstances such as personal illness/injury, critical family illness or other situations of sufficient severity — and an explanation as to how those circumstances affected academic performance. These circumstances must be documented with physician statements or other appropriate documentation.
      2. A detailed plan of action for achieving academic success for any future enrollment at Kent state university.
    3. Appeals that do not meet these requirements will not be reviewed.
    4. Decisions made by the appeals committee are final. Faculty serving on the appeals committee will be appointed by the Faculty Senate Committee on Committees.
  6. Reinstatement.
    1. Reinstatement after dismissal from Kent state university is neither automatic nor guaranteed. A student may be reinstated only if the student provides convincing evidence of probable academic success if permitted to return to the university. A dismissed student who has previously accumulated a substantial number of credit hours and/or an excessively low GPA should expect that reinstatement is not likely to be approved.
    2. Application for reinstatement after the required period of time away from the university should be to the dean of the college or campus that houses the major program the student wishes to enter. Students wanting to be reinstated into a program with selective admission requirements, specified certification standards or additional graduation requirements may be approved to be reinstated into the university but not into that particular program. The application should include convincing evidence of the student’s motivation to continue and of the student’s specific efforts during the period of dismissal to eliminate previous weaknesses. After evaluating the application for reinstatement and all supporting materials, the dean will inform the student of the reinstatement decision.
    3. A student who is reinstated is automatically placed on probation until good academic standing (minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA) is attained. Academic requirements will be determined by the catalog-in-force at the time the student re-enrolls at the university.
Policy Effective Date:
Sep 09, 2026
Policy Prior Effective Dates: 
3/22/1982, 9/19/2005, 6/1/2007, 8/21/2012, 9/1/2014, 3/1/2015, 9/8/2015, 8/28/2017
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