Guidelines.
Students are expected to progress toward graduation
at a more or less constant rate. Given the
graduation requirement of 112 hours, students with
no advanced placement or transfer credit should
average 14 hours per semester over eight
semesters.
There is a
minimum level of acceptable accomplishment
each semester. Students who enter Oberlin with
fewer than 14 hours of transfer credit and are in
their first semester of enrollment must earn 10
hours of credit. After the first semester, students
must earn 12 hours every semester. Students who at
the beginning of a semester need fewer than 12
hours to graduate are required to complete only the
hours necessary for graduation. Students
transferring to Oberlin with at least 14 hours of
transfer credit will be required to complete 12
hours each semester. Students who wish to register
in any semester for fewer than 12 or more than 16
semester hours must obtain permission in advance
from the Associate Dean of Student Academic
Affairs.
The Academic
Standing Committee reviews the records of students
whose achievement in a given semester falls below
the appropriate established minimum. (The records
of students who withdraw after the end of the ninth
week of classes are subject to review by the
Committee.) The decision of the Academic Standing
Committee regarding a student's academic standing
is final.
The academic
standing of Double-Degree students is determined
jointly by the College of Arts and Sciences and
Conservatory of Music Academic Standing
Committees.
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Probation.
Students who do not achieve the required minimum
number of hours in a given semester will usually be
placed on academic probation (see below under
"Suspension"). Such students will be removed from
probation upon meeting the required minimum during
the next semester; otherwise, they may be
suspended.
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Suspension.
A student who does not achieve the minimum required
hours in any semester and who has previously been
on probation may be suspended for one or two
semesters. For relatively small deficiencies, the
student may be continued on probation. Students
passing fewer than half the minimum required hours
may be suspended for one or two semesters,
regardless of whether they have previously been on
probation. A suspended student should apply for
reinstatement through the Registrar's Office. The
student must also write to the Associate Dean of
Student Academic Affairs indicating what she or he
has done during the absence, and include a letter
from the advisor supporting the request to
return.
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Dismissal.
If a student has been sent a letter of suspension
by the Academic Standing Committee, and if
thereafter the student does not achieve the
required minimum in any semester, the Academic
Standing Committee may dismiss the student from
Oberlin College.
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