Policy Resolution on #S17-275, Academic Probation and Disqualification

Reference Number: S20-288
Senate Approval Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Presidential Approval Date: 
Thursday, April 23, 2020

Policy #:                       S20-288

Supersedes:                 N/A

Senate Approval:          3/31/2020 

PresidentialApproval:        04/23/2020 

Effective:                      Immediately

Last Review:                 Spring 2020

Next Review:                Fall 2020

 

Policy Resolution #S20-288: Policy Resolution on S17-275,

Academic Probation and Disqualification

 

Source Committee: Executive Committee

Unit(s) Responsible for Implementation: Division of Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning, Office of the Registrar

Consultations: Dean of Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, Office of the Registrar

 

 

Rationale

 

As a result of the COVID-19 epidemic reaching San Francisco, SFSU suspended (on March 11, 2020) in-person classes and directed that faculty move to remote instruction. While these changes were instituted for good public health reasons, they have necessarily disrupted the normal processes of the University. Faculty are no longer available for normal advising of students and many students will have a smaller number of letter grades issued, resulting in an inability to make progress towards removing themselves from probation.

 

 

Policy

The following parts of #S17-275 shall be suspended for the spring 2020 term. Section I: Undergraduate Student Probation

Undergraduate students on academic probation shall have their academic probation holds removed without being required to seek advising so that they may register for

summer and fall 2020 courses. Section II: Academic Disqualification

A.  No undergraduate student shall be academically disqualified at the end of the spring 2020semester.

B.  Undergraduate students who are subject to disqualification shall have their academic probation holds removed without being required to seek advising so that they may register for summer and fall 2020 courses.

 

 

 

 

 

Section VI: Graduate student probation and disqualification

A. No graduate student shall be academically disqualified at the end of the spring 2020 semester.

 

This policy shall be in effect through spring 2020. The Academic Senate shall consider whether an extension of this policy is needed in fall 2020.

The policy resolution was approved unanimously by the Senate Executive Committee, acting on the Senate’s behalf, at its meeting on March 31, 2020.

Signed Memo: 
S20-288 memo