Section 1. Academic Standing

Students are expected to achieve in the classroom and make steady, satisfactory progress toward completion of degree requirements. The NCAA principle of sound academic standards and satisfactory progress will be met as long as a student-athlete is eligible to remain a full-time student and is academically eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics as determined by the faculty and respective deans and meets the provisions of NCAA Article 14-4.

Section 2. Academic Deficiencies⁽¹⁾

Academic deficiencies are of two types: academic warning and academic probation.

1. Academic Warning. At any time when a student's overall grade point average falls below 2.000, the student automatically will be on academic warning. A student on academic warning should take active steps to improve academic performance.
2. Academic Probation. Academic reports are evaluated at the end of each grade-posting period. Regardless of the specific provisions for each school stated below, if at the end of any term a student's record reveals such significant deterioration in performance that extraordinary action is deemed appropriate by the dean of the student's college, that student may be placed on probation, limited in credit hours of enrollment, or recommended for suspension from the college regardless of grade point average. In addition, such student may be restricted from participation in certain University activities.
3. School of Arts and Sciences and School of Business

   A student who falls below the following minimum accumulations of semester hours and grade point average (g.p.a.) will be placed automatically on academic probation:
   
   

   • Freshmen (0-23.9 hours passed) 1.50 g.p.a.
   • Sophomores (24-53.9 hours passed) 1.70 g.p.a.
   • Juniors (54-83.9 hours passed) 1.85 g.p.a.
   • Seniors (84 or more hours passed) 2.00 g.p.a.

   If at the end of the second consecutive semester* of enrollment after being placed on academic probation, the student fails to meet the minimum standard based on hours passed, the student shall be allowed to enroll for no more than 7 semester hours of academic work per regular semester or during the entire summer. Such a student has a maximum of 14 semester hours of work attempted in which to achieve the minimum requirement. Otherwise he or she will be suspended from the School of Arts and Sciences or School of Business.
   
   

   [If a student begins a semester on academic probation, the student's college dean may prohibit that student's participation in intercollegiate athletics. If the student continues on academic probation for the next semester* of enrollment, the dean shall prohibit such athletic participation until the student is removed from academic probation.]⁽²⁾

   (*Work taken during an entire summer, provided 12 semester hours or more are attempted, shall count as a regular semester.)
   
   

4. School of Leadership Studies

   A student whose leadership studies cumulative grade point average (g.p.a.) falls below 2.30 in courses beyond the Foundations of Leadership Studies will be placed automatically on academic probation. While on academic probation, a student is not permitted to participate in student activities such as athletics, debating, dramatic or musical organizations, or to represent the University in any public capacity. Following subsequent semesters in which a student fails to reach the minimum g.p.a. required for the major, the record of such student will be reviewed to determine whether further sanctions, which may include dismissal from the School of Leadership Studies, should be applied.⁽³⁾

Section 3. Department of Athletics Academic Probation Policy

Institutional athletically related financial aid may be gradated or canceled during the period of the award if the recipient renders himself or herself ineligible for intercollegiate competition [NCAA Article 15.3.4.1.(a)]

End Notes for Student-Athletes Appendix 6-b

1. Academic Deficiencies - This information extracted from pages 40 - 41 of the University of Richmond Undergraduate Catalog 2000-02. This information is applicable to all University of Richmond students, both student-athletes and non-athletes.

2. Approved by the University of Richmond Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 12, 1990.

3. School of Leadership Studies - This information extracted from page 41 of the University of Richmond Undergraduate Catalog 2000-02. This information is applicable to all University of Richmond students, both student-athletes and non-athletes.