Warning A student who fails to attain good standing will at least be warned by an advising dean or the Committee on Academic Records. The warning is posted on the student's record in the college but does not appear on the official transcript. This happens to about 35 students each semester. Usually, but not necessarily, the committee warns students before it suspends them. Students who wish to return in less than a year must present extraordinarily convincing evidence of their readiness to return.
Students often resist a required leave mightily.
Experience shows leaves are efficacious. A required leave of absence is posted on the student's transcript. The Committee on Academic Records may stipulate that a student not reregister in the college on the basis of a highly unsatisfactory record for one term or for failure to make satisfactory overall progress. This action expels the student permanently from the college.