BSCMPE Academic Notice

General Academic Notice Information

Major Academic Notice Causes:

  • Major GPA < 2.0 or
  • Lack of progress in major: 鈥淣ot taking (or not getting passing grade in) any class in major for 2 consecutive semesters鈥�
  • Failing 2nd repeat (3rd attempt) of any CMPE/SE/CS course

Major Academic Notice Potential Outcomes:

Due to low major GPA:

  • Overall Major GPA 鈮� 2.0: removed from Major Academic Notice
  • Overall Major GPA < 2.0 but Term Major GPA 鈮� 2.0: continued Major Academic Notice
  • Overall Major GPA < 2.0 and Term Major GPA < 2.0: subject to Major Disqualification

Due to lack of progress:

It depends on progress (if any) in Major.

Due to multiple repeats:

  • Passing repeated course: removed from Major Academic Notice
  • Failing after 3rd repeat (4th attempt): DQed from major
  • Failing 2nd repeat of another CMPE/SE/CS course: DQed

Petitions to Take a Class More Than Twice:

  • If student files petition to take a CMPE/SE/CS class more than twice, then the petition might be granted (depending on space availability) but student will be warned that if she/he does not pass the class, then she/he will be placed on major academic notice. If the student fails the class then she/he will be put on major academic notice.
  • If student fails the class after 2nd petition, then she/he will be disqualified from major. Also, if student on academic notice because of repeats fails after 1st petition of a different CMPE/SE/CS then she/he will be disqualified from major.

Major Academic Notice Consequences:

  • If you are on Major academic notice (whether the reason is for low major GPA or lack of progress), you could be disqualified for the same reason or the other reason
  • Major changed to 鈥淯ndeclared鈥�.
  • If your semester major GPA < 2.0 & your overall major GPA < 2.0, you will be DQed
  • If you do not make progress in the major, you will be DQed
  • If you fail after 3rd repeat of any major class or fail 2nd repeat of multiple major classes, you will be DQed from major.

Reinstatement:

  • Department uses change of major policy for reinstatement
  • Both requirements stated in the policy should be met and students will be ranked based on the provided formula (using mainly STEM GPA). 
  • Enrolling in a major class as an Open University (OU) student without a study plan does not mean that student has been reinstated in the major and the department is under no obligation to reinstate that student even if a significant progress has being made toward a degree.