{"id":28517,"date":"2024-09-13T15:40:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=28517"},"modified":"2024-09-13T15:40:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:40:23","slug":"stay-strong-soldier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=28517","title":{"rendered":"stay strong, soldier"},"content":{"rendered":"
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i went into school thinking i was on academic probation (i guessed because my marks weren\u2019t good and i did a little bit of reading and i fit the bill) but i got that confirmation from OSAP and not the school. i got info from osap asking me to write an action plan on how to improve in the summer. so i was thinking i was on probation from the summer to the fall semester.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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today was the first day and i was trying to sort out my courses and get some help with planning and i found out i\u2019m actually suspended! i got no information whatsoever from the registrar about the probation and nothing about the suspension. i sent in an appeal but i\u2019m so scared. i don\u2019t have a good support system at home and i don\u2019t know what to do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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i know i did bad but i was miserable doing a program that my family wanted me to do. i went in today to switch my major to make myself less miserable and i find out i can\u2019t even take these classes. i\u2019m scared and sick and sad and confused. what do i do??<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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hey there,<\/p>\n

man, that’s tough, i’m sorry this is happening.<\/p>\n

i hate that you didn’t get any notification or warning before it happened. like \u2013 what!?? it also sucks that you had to pursue a program that you didn’t want \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

well, what i can do for you is try to explain how this whole suspension thing works, which might help you know what your next steps could be.<\/p>\n

so first of all, on the artsci website, there’s a page called “academic standing<\/a>” that details the exact conditions that determine your academic standing. your standing is evaluated at the end of the fall\/winter school year and at the end of the summer. and there are four types of academic standing you might fall into during this evaluation:<\/p>\n

1. in good standing<\/strong><\/p>\n

this is when your CGPA (cumulative gpa, which basically is just your grades from all your years spent at U of T) is 1.50 or higher.<\/p>\n

2. on academic probation<\/strong><\/p>\n

this is the stage i believe you were at before you got suspended, and it happens when your CGPA is less than 1.50.<\/p>\n

and here’s where it gets a little complicated. the bridge between academic probation and suspension is a tough one, and i really wish U of T made it more clear!<\/p>\n

\"Looking<\/p>\n

you mentioned that you thought you were on academic probation and then all of a sudden you were suspended. here is why i think that might have happened \u2014 on the website, they give this explanation:<\/p>\n

“if you are on academic probation and at the end of the next session in which you are registered, you have a cumulative GPA of less than 1.50 and an annual GPA (fall\/winter session) or sessional GPA (summer session) of less than 1.70, you will be suspended<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

basically, your sessional GPA is what really matters here \u2014 not your overall gpa, just the gpa from the most recent session.<\/p>\n

here’s an example to illustrate this better:<\/p>\n

let’s say we’ve got a student, and his name is bob. bob has a gpa of 1.40 at the end of the school year in april, 2013 (better times, man). so he’s put on academic probation. he doesn’t take summer school, and then enters the next fall\/winter school year in september, 2013. then, bob takes some classes like the uni student he is. but, during the school year, bob doesn’t do too well (he’s going through it). so he comes out of the fall\/winter session with a sessional gpa of 1.55 and a CGPA of 1.48.<\/p>\n

does bob stay on academic probation or does he get suspended?<\/p>\n

\"Movie<\/p>\n

well, although his sessional gpa is above 1.50, it actually needs to be above 1.70! so there are three reasons why bob is going to get suspended:<\/p>\n

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    1. his CGPA was below 1.5 last year, which put him on academic probation (kind of like a watch list)<\/li>\n
    2. his CGPA was below 1.5 again this year (so now we’re looking at his sessional gpa)<\/li>\n
    3. his most recent sessional gpa is below 1.70<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      so then, bob is suspended for one calendar year and can’t register for the fall\/winter school year in september, 2014. if his most recent sessional gpa had been\u00a0above<\/em> 1.70, he would have just stayed on academic probation and avoided suspension.<\/p>\n

      \"Mothers<\/p>\n

      i hope that helped clear things up ? i definitely wish the system was not like this, but…. once again, U of T is showing how *sparkle emoji* institutional it is. (it might be too bold of a subtweet to add here, but you know that thousand yard stare meme? yeahh..)<\/p>\n

      3. on suspension<\/strong><\/p>\n

      the next type of standing is suspension, and i’ve kinda already explained how you get here with my amazing story about bob. but, something else to note is that there are two suspension lengths that students can receive.<\/p>\n

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      1. one-calendar-year suspension, if it’s your first time being suspended<\/li>\n
      2. three-calendar-year suspension, if you’ve already been suspended before (this sounds so rough omg)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        4. refused further registration\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        annnnd the final type is when someone comes back from a three-year-suspension, and during the next school year, came out with a sessional gpa of less than 1.70. in this situation, you’re refused further registration in the faculty of arts and sciences (indefinitely? forever?).<\/p>\n

        so yeah. that’s my long-winded explanation of academic standing, but i think it’s really important that all students have a good grasp of how this works.<\/p>\n

        \"The<\/p>\n

        next steps\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        as for your next steps, i would say that the best thing to do at the moment is to book an appointment with your college registrar’s office<\/a>. as intimidating as it might sound, they really know the system best and will be able to help you best, since they’re literally professionals who are paid to do it! they’ll be able to provide you with your best steps forward, which would definitely be helpful during this stressful time. also, they can help you plan out possible steps towards switching your major \u2014 because this is another confusing process that will be hard to plan out by yourself.<\/p>\n

        so please don’t hesitate to do this! it’s my #1 piece of advice for you rn.<\/p>\n

        and also, submitting a petition would be my next piece of advice for you, but i see you’ve already done that. again, your college registrar’s office can definitely help you out with this, especially if you submitted a lift-of-suspension petition. i’d encourage you to read up on all the info about that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

        honestly, other than that, i’d just say to please take care of yourself! i understand that this can be really distressing, but you come before school! as much as school matters, please take the time to process things and make sure you’re okay mentally and physically before powering through it all.<\/p>\n

        \"Story<\/p>\n

        so yeah. let me know if i can help out more! i’m sending so much love, you’ve got this!<\/p>\n

        over and out,<\/p>\n

        aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        i went into school thinking i was on academic probation (i guessed because my marks weren\u2019t good and i did a little bit of reading and i fit the bill) but i got that confirmation from OSAP and not the school. i got info from osap asking me to write an action plan on how to improve in the summer. so i was thinking i was on probation from the summer to the fall semester. today was the first day and i was trying to sort out my courses and get some help with planning and i found out i\u2019m actually suspended! i got no information whatsoever from the registrar about the probation and nothing about the suspension. i sent in an appeal but i\u2019m so scared. i don\u2019t have a good support system at home and i don\u2019t know what to do. i know i did bad but i was miserable doing a program that my family wanted me to do. i went in today to switch my major to make myself less miserable and i find out i can\u2019t even take these classes. i\u2019m scared and sick and sad and confused. what do i do?? hey there, man, that’s tough, i’m sorry this is happening. i hate that you didn’t get any notification or warning before it happened. like \u2013 what!?? it also sucks that you had to pursue a program that you didn’t want \ud83d\ude41 well, what i can do for you is try to explain how this whole suspension thing works, which might help you know what your next steps could be. so first of all, on the artsci website, there’s a page called “academic standing” that details the exact conditions that determine your academic standing. your standing is evaluated at the end of the fall\/winter school year and at the end of the summer. and there are four types of academic standing you might fall into during this evaluation: 1. in good standing this is when your CGPA (cumulative gpa, which basically is just your grades from all your years spent at U of T) is 1.50 or higher. 2. on academic probation this is the stage i believe you were at before you got suspended, and it happens when your CGPA is less than 1.50. and here’s where it gets a little complicated. the bridge between academic probation and suspension is a tough one, and i really wish U of T made it more clear! you mentioned that you thought you were on academic probation and then all of a sudden you were suspended. here is why i think that might have happened \u2014 on the website, they give this explanation: “if you are on academic probation and at the end of the next session in which you are registered, you have a cumulative GPA of less than 1.50 and an annual GPA (fall\/winter session) or sessional GPA (summer session) of less than 1.70, you will be suspended.” basically, your sessional GPA is what really matters here \u2014 not your overall gpa, just the gpa from the most recent session. here’s an example to illustrate this better: let’s say we’ve got a student, and his name is bob. bob has a gpa of 1.40 at the end of the school year in april, 2013 (better times, man). so he’s put on academic probation. he doesn’t take summer school, and then enters the next fall\/winter school year in september, 2013. then, bob takes some classes like the uni student he is. but, during the school year, bob doesn’t do too well (he’s going through it). so he comes out of the fall\/winter session with a sessional gpa of 1.55 and a CGPA of 1.48. does bob stay on academic probation or does he get suspended? well, although his sessional gpa is above 1.50, it actually needs to be above 1.70! so there are three reasons why bob is going to get suspended: his CGPA was below 1.5 last year, which put him on academic probation (kind of like a watch list) his CGPA was below 1.5 again this year (so now we’re looking at his sessional gpa) his most recent sessional gpa is below 1.70 so then, bob is suspended for one calendar year and can’t register for the fall\/winter school year in september, 2014. if his most recent sessional gpa had been\u00a0above 1.70, he would have just stayed on academic probation and avoided suspension. i hope that helped clear things up ? i definitely wish the system was not like this, but…. once again, U of T is showing how *sparkle emoji* institutional it is. (it might be too bold of a subtweet to add here, but you know that thousand yard stare meme? yeahh..) 3. on suspension the next type of standing is suspension, and i’ve kinda already explained how you get here with my amazing story about bob. but, something else to note is that there are two suspension lengths that students can receive. one-calendar-year suspension, if it’s your first time being suspended three-calendar-year suspension, if you’ve already been suspended before (this sounds so rough omg) 4. refused further registration\u00a0 annnnd the final type is when someone comes back from a three-year-suspension, and during the next school year, came out with a sessional gpa of less than 1.70. in this situation, you’re refused further registration in the faculty of arts and sciences (indefinitely? forever?). so yeah. that’s my long-winded explanation of academic standing, but i think it’s really important that all students have a good grasp of how this works. next steps\u00a0 as for your next steps, i would say that the best thing to do at the moment is to book an appointment with your college registrar’s office. as intimidating as it might sound, they really know the system best and will be able to help you best, since they’re literally professionals who are paid to do it! they’ll be able to provide you with your best steps forward, which would definitely be helpful during this stressful time. also, they can help you plan out possible steps towards switching your major \u2014 because this is another confusing process that will be hard to plan out by yourself. so please don’t hesitate to do this! it’s my #1 piece of advice for you rn. and also, submitting a petition would be my next piece of advice for you, but i see you’ve already done that. again, your college registrar’s office can definitely help you out with this, especially if you submitted a lift-of-suspension petition. i’d encourage you to read up on all the info about that here. honestly, other than that, i’d just say to please take care of yourself! i understand that this can be really distressing, but you come before school! as much as school matters, please take the time to process things and make sure you’re okay mentally and physically before powering through it all. so yeah. let me know if i can help out more! i’m sending so much love, you’ve got this! over and out, aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[280,123,132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academic-standing","category-probation","category-suspension"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t