Academic Dismissal

The College of Business Administration adheres to the University Academic Censure Policy for undergraduate students.

Academic Probation

Undergraduate students in the College of Business Administration are expected to maintain a cumulative and term grade point average of 2.000 (2.500 in Undergraduate Business courses for Accounting majors). Students who do not make the progress necessary to meet university and college graduation requirements are subject to academic censure. Students may be placed on academic probation or are continued on academic probation for the following:

• Failure to achieve satisfactory academic progress: 
  • Two consecutive terms with a term grade point average (GPA) below 2.000 
  • Excessive grades of W, WF, WA, U, UNC, UW, F or I in a term
  • A complete term withdrawal  
• Admission to the college with a successful appeal of Academic Dismissal or College Academic Alert (CAA)

Students on academic probation receive direction regarding the academic outcome they are expected to attain in the subsequent term to continue enrollment. 

College Academic Alert (CAA)

Undergraduate students admitted to the College of Business Administration are expected to meet college academic standards and maintain good academic standing. Academic performance is monitored carefully by the Committee on Scholastic Actions, and students either not maintaining steady progress or not demonstrating adequate achievement are barred from future registration by a College Academic Alert (CAA) registration hold. Students may appeal this decision. 

The basis for committee review are: 

• grade point average (GPA) deficiency 
• inadequate progress in college of business requirements including business core and major requirements
• excessive number of grades of C-, D+, D, F, I, ADW, W, WA, WF, U, UNC or UW  
• multiple terms with a term grade point average (GPA) below 2.000 
• the number of terms on college academic probation 
• the violation of special conditions (see below) 

Students placed on CAA status are notified by letter or email of the committee’s decision and of the appeal process. If a student's appeal is denied, the student may request to enroll in another college as outlined in the University Academic Censure Policy in this bulletin, and if accepted, the CAA hold is removed after admission into the new college. 

Unless the CAA is removed via the individual colleges' appeal process, the student may not register for courses at Marquette and may be dropped from any classes for future terms in which they are registered. 

Special conditions may be prescribed in writing at the time of the student’s admission, readmission or transfer into the college. Conditions may also be prescribed in writing in the case of a student whose course performance or failure to follow academic advice warrants such action. All students to whom conditions have been specified are subject to committee review and possible CAA restriction should they fail to fulfill the specified terms. It is possible that a student can be barred from registration for academic reasons even though the student’s cumulative GPA exceeds 2.000. Students concerned about their academic progress should consult the college office.