Ac Pro

[marcmagus]

"Dear Mr. [Magus],

At its meeting of January 9, 2003, the Committee on Student Records reviewed your academic record and voted to place you on academic probation. The Committee based its action on the fact that your grade point average for the fall term is 1.5, below the 2.0 minimum standard for graduation. The Committee urged[sic] you to complete a petition to the Committee on Leaves and Privileges in order to transfer a credit to complete your degree, or to take another course.

As a student on probation you may expect that your instructors will submit midterm reports of your academic progress to the Office of the Dean of Studies and that your record will be reviewed at the completion of your next semester. I hope that at that time your progress will permit the Committee to remove you from probation.

You should plan to make an appointment with me as soon as possible upon your return to Vassar. I hope that you will do what is necessary to complete your requirements for graduation.

Sincerely,
[name]
Adviser to the Class of 2003"

Where to begin? I think my favorite bit is the first paragraph. If I read it correctly their advice is that I should graduate, that in order to do so I should get the credit I need. They further advise that I should either transfer a credit or take another course at Vassar. I'm not aware of any other way of getting a credit, so this strikes me as funny.

Something about being put on academic probation when I only need ONE MORE CLASS also seems rather silly.

Comments

[wylddelirium.livejournal.com]

I guess what I don't get is what happens to a part time student on academic probation? I mean, I know that when I was a full time student [not that it ever happened to me], it meant a cut in my co-op hours and a threatening letter from scholarship committee...but neither of these are an issue to you. I'm just curious.

*shrug*

[mosephine.livejournal.com]

about the first paragraph - i dunno. it seems pretty logical to me. you haven't talked to them about transfering a credit, and you aren't registered for a class this semester, so i think it makes a lot of sense for them to give the suggestions they did.

[marcmagus]

Mostly it's a threat that if I don't start doing better they'll kick me out.