Academic Review and Dismissal
What is Academic Dismissal?
Academic Dismissal occurs when your cumulative GPA is below a 2.0 for two (or more) consecutive semesters of enrollment and your term GPA is also below a 2.0. Academic dismissal only occurs after you have been placed on the probationary status and academic warning status of Academic Review Pending Academic Dismissal. Being placed on academic dismissal is the end result of a pattern of multiple semesters of grades that were below the University’s standards for good academic standing (C or better average).
Unsatisfactory grades generally result from serious deficiencies in preparation for college, poor learning and study skills, ineffective work habits, inability to cope with personal and family issues, lack of motivation, or inappropriate choice of major.
Academically dismissed students must remain away from the university for a mandatory absence of at least one full semester (excluding summer) and should use the period of dismissal to reflect on and address the factors that led to poor performance.
• First Academic Dismissal
A student dismissed for the first time may not be readmitted
until after a full semester (not including summer) has
elapsed.
• Second Academic Dismissal
A student dismissed for the second time may be readmitted
after one calendar year has elapsed and after completing
a minimum of 12 semester credits of academic coursework
with at least a 2.50 cumulative grade point average
from accredited institution(s) of higher education. Students
who have been dismissed twice are required to meet with
the Undergraduate Council Appeals Committee. Students
may be readmitted only when they present evidence that
they are capable of performing at the level required to meet
university academic standards and completing all degree
requirements within a reasonable length of time.
• Third Academic Dismissal
After a third dismissal, a student is ineligible to attend the
university and may not apply for readmission.
If you have been academically dismissed, you are not able to enroll in any classes, either full-time or part-time at the University of Tennessee (including correspondence and on-line courses). You are also not permitted to live in University housing, and no longer have the privileges provided through your UT student identification card.