1999 students may no longer petition to extend the College deadline for the completion of an Incomplete, except that with the approval of the course instructor and the Dean of Students, students may obtain an extension for medical reasons of the official College deadline for an Incomplete. If the student and the professor have set a deadline for completion of the work that is earlier than the official College deadline, the faculty member may approve an extension of that deadline up to the official deadline of the first day of class of the next semester. The College monitors the academic performance of every student in order to offer support and services to those students who are not making satisfactory academic progress. Students are expected to earn their degree within a four year period. The academic record of every student is reviewed at the end of each semester by the Academic Standing Committee of the faculty.
Academic status is calculated at the end of a term only.
Probationary status is never a part of a student s public record unless the student gives authorization to release this information. Academic probation is intended as an indication to a student that he or she is not making the expected progress toward the completion of a Macalester Bachelor of Arts degree. Every effort is made through faculty advisors, the Counseling Office and Learning Center to provide counseling to students who are placed on academic probation. As a result of the Academic Standing Committee s review of student records, a student may be placed on one of the categories of probation listed below. In addition to the specific term performance indicated below, the Committee also takes into consideration a student s cumulative grade point average as well as any prior probationary status in determining the appropriate category of probably.