calmly freaking out over here on probation

Hey there!

So I was put on probation after first year, did a summer course( passed but not enough to get of probation) and was able to move on to the winter term ( while still on probation). So fall/winter term? finished and I got my marks. I’m a part time student though and only completed 2.5 courses this year. Would I be not assessed because I didn’t complete 4.0 credits? Also, do they round up? I know I need a 60% avg or more to move on to the next term…I’m at a 59.6% fml. Just freaking out.

Thanks!

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Hey Probator,

Here’s the page from the Book of the Dead … I mean Course Calendar on Academic Standing:

Academic Standing

There are four kinds of academic standing which apply to students who have
attempted at least four courses in the Faculty: In Good Standing; On Probation;
On Suspension; Refused Further Registration

Academic standing is assessed twice a year:

1. At the end of the Fall/Winter Session; the GPAs used for this status
   assessment are the annual and the cumulative GPAs.
2. At the end of the Summer Session; the GPAs used for this status assessment
   are the sessional and the cumulative GPAs.

Note: Students who have not achieved final standing* in 4.0 credits will have
a status of “Not Assessed”.

In Good Standing:

Students are described as In Good Standing if they are neither On Probation,
Suspended nor Refused Further Registration; these terms are explained below. For
students with particularly noteworthy academic results, there are three specific
forms of recognition, which are described in the ?Student Services &
Resources? section.

Probation; Suspension; Refused Further Registration

The following regulations apply to students who have attempted at least four
courses* in the Faculty.

1. A student shall be on academic probation who
   a) has a cumulative GPA of
   less than 1.50 or
   b) returns from suspension.
2. A student who, at the end of the Winter or Summer Session during which he or
   she is on probation
   a) has a cumulative GPA of 1.50 or more shall be in good
   standing
   b) has a cumulative GPA of less than 1.50 but an annual GPA of 1.70
   or more (Winter Session)/sessional GPA of 1.70 or more (Summer Session) shall
   continue on probation.
   c) has a cumulative GPA of less than 1.50 and an
   annual GPA of less than 1.70 (Winter Session)/sessional GPA of less than 1.70
   (Summer Session) shall be suspended for one calendar year unless he or she has
   been so suspended previously, in which case he or she shall be suspended for
   three years.
3. A student who, having been suspended for three years, is again liable for
   suspension shall be refused further registration in the Faculty.

* “Achieved final standing” applies to courses in which a student remains
formally enrolled on the last date for cancellation, unless the academic penalty
normally attached to a later cancellation is removed by petition. This includes
CR/NCR, but does not include courses with LWD or WDR.

NOTE: Students ?On Academic Probation? may take no more than five
courses in each of the Fall and Winter Sessions.

Even though you are only a part-time student they will still assess your academic standing! They check out your grades after you have hit 4.0 FCE, and then they continue to look at them twice a year, after the Winter and Summer sessions. It is not after each 4.0 FCE you obtain.

Happy News:
Like how in the Metro today they put in between murder stories, that Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes have not broken up and that Brad and Angelina’s house smells like a sewer because their pipes are backing up. Your happy news … drum roll please … they will most likely round up. Transcripts do not include decimal places, so I’m assuming everything will be rounded up.

?forever rounding and loving,
aska