Undergraduate Scholarship Requirements
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Academic Probation
Students will be placed on academic probation at the end of any
semester if their cumulative grade average drops below 2.00. The
effect of the academic probation is to serve notice to students
that the quality of their work is below an acceptable level and
that continuation of unsatisfactory work during their next
semester of enrollment will result in academic suspension.
Students who are placed on academic probation will find that fact
noted on their grade slips. They should contact their advisors
immediately to seek help.
Academic Suspension
Students will be academically suspended at the end of any
semester if they were placed on academic probation during their
last semester of attendance and their cumulative grade average is
still below 2.00. Exceptions are made if they earn at least 2.00
grade average for the semester without raising their cumulative
grade average to the required minimum. In such cases, students
remain on academic probation. The effect of academic suspension
is that students may not re-enroll at the University unless they
have been reinstated. Academic suspensions are noted on grade
slips.
Reinstatement
Following suspension, students will not be considered for
reinstatement until at least one semester (other than summer) has
passed. In order to be reinstated, students must receive the
approval of the dean of the school or college in which they
intend to enroll. Reinstatements are never automatic, and
students' requests for reinstatement are unlikely to be approved
unless the students offer carefully prepared plans which indicate
how their academic performance will be improved.
All students reinstated after suspension are reinstated on
academic probation and will be suspended again unless they meet
the requirements as explained under Academic Suspension above.
Helping Services
Many programs at The University of Montana-Missoula offer
services to help students who are experiencing academic
difficulty. Faculty academic advisors are a primary resource for
such students as they are in a position to both give advice and
make appropriate referrals. Students with declared majors secure
advisors through the department advising chair, and general
studies students secure advisors through the Office of Academic
Advising in the University College.
Several courses are taught to assist students who have
deficiencies in their academic backgrounds. The Mathematical
Sciences Department offers Math 005 and 100. The English
Department offers basic composition and a writing laboratory.
Help with study skills is available in the Curriculum and
Instruction course 160.
Financial needs, personal problems, and indecision regarding
vocation often affect academic performance. The Financial Aids
Office, the Counseling Center, the Student Health Service, the
Career Planning and Placement Service and the Clinical Psychology
Center can help in these areas.
Two tutoring programs are available to students, one administered
by the Educational Opportunity Program and the other by the
University College; both are located in Corbin Hall. The
Counseling Center offers workshops on a variety of topics
designed to enhance student academic performance.
The Academic Support Center offers a variety of services designed
to increase the College of Technology students' academic success.
Students are assisted in the development of speed-reading and
study skills and tutoring in any subject area. Academic and
career counseling, as well as help in adjusting to the transition
from the workplace to school, is provided. For information about
the Center's services and the Step Ahead program, contact the
College of Technology (406) 243-7825.
Plagiarism Warning
Plagiarism is the representing of another's work as one's own. It
is a particularly intolerable offense in the academic community
and is strictly forbidden. Students who plagiarize may fail the
course and may be remanded to Academic Court for possible
suspension or expulsion. (See Student Conduct Code section of
this catalog.)
Students must always be very careful to acknowledge any kind of
borrowing that is included in their work. This means not only
borrowed wording but also ideas. Acknowledgment of whatever is
not one's own original work is the proper and honest use of
sources. Failure to acknowledge whatever is not one's own
original work is plagiarism.
Academic Policies and Procedures | 95-96 UM Undergraduate Catalog