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Petitions Related to Dismissal Reinstatement and Related Problems

A student may petition to the appropriate college dean or committee for consideration of problems of curricula or admission that are not covered by the stated procedures. A student may petition:

1. Deletion of grades from computation in the grade point average (GPA):
   1. When a student changes to a radically different curriculum, lower division courses which are not required in, nor appropriate to, the new curriculum may be eliminated from computation of grade point averages for the purpose of determining probation or graduation at the discretion of the dean who has responsibility for the new curriculum.
   2. Elimination of computation of courses from grade point average by petition also results in the elimination of the corresponding course credits.
   3. This adjustment will not be made until the conclusion of one semester in the new curriculum.
   4. Courses that satisfy the general education requirements or prerequisites to the general education requirements of the University cannot be removed from GPA computation.
2. Academic dismissal and reinstatement:
   1. Students who have been dismissed for the first time must sit out one semester. Students who have been dismissed for the second time must sit out two semesters. Students who have been dismissed three or more times must sit out two semesters and petition for readmission. To petition the layout, students must submit an appeal to the Readmission Review Board, located in the Supplemental Academic Advising Center (SAAC), Room 316, Administration Building. Summer session is not considered a semester for purposes of sitting out.
   2. Dismissed students may enroll in summer session, but are not eligible for summer financial aid. To become eligible for summer financial aid, students must petition to have their “dismissed” status changed to a “readmitted” status for summer enrollment.
   3. All dismissed students who attend summer school, and who desire fall/spring enrollment without completing the layout period, will need to petition the Readmissions Review Board for fall/spring enrollment, unless grades from the summer were sufficient to place the student in good academic standing. Readmitted students will be on academic probation and must attain at least a 2.00 semester GPA to avoid another dismissal.
   4. Students who were dismissed one or two times and sit out for the required length of time will be readmitted automatically, but they will have a Readmission Block which requires them to see an advisor in their major area before registering for classes.
   5. Students who want to petition the lay out period for the first or second dismissal will need to fill out a petition and submit it to the Supplemental Academic Advising Center (SAAC), Administration Building, Room 316, Box 8054, 282-3277 for consideration by the Readmissions Review Board.
   6. University petition forms and the Supplemental Form are available at the SAAC. Students must complete the top portion of the petition form as well as the Readmission Supplement form, clearly stating the reason for the petition. They need to include the reasons for their poor academic performance, identify what has been done to rectify the situation, and discuss why the situation will not affect subsequent semesters. Documentation to support medical or psychological claims of readiness to return to school will be accepted for consideration.
   7. Petitions need to be submitted to the SAAC office prior to the deadlines of August 1 for fall semester readmission and December 1 for spring semester readmission. Committee meetings are held once a month. Students may call 282-3277 the day following the meeting to be informed of the decision.
   8. A student returning to the same major he or she had upon dismissal will need to have an advisor or chairperson from the major department make a recommendation on the petition before submission by the student to the Supplemental Academic Advising Center.
   9. Students who were dismissed spring semester must petition by July 1st to avoid having their preregistered fall classes dropped. Students must petition for readmission by January 15th to avoid having their spring pre-registration classes dropped.
3. Substitution of the general education requirements:
   1. A student may petition to substitute courses in lieu of departmental requirements. The departmental chairperson must approve the course or courses the student wishes to substitute.
   2. A student who transfers from another institution may petition to have courses with similar content but different titles than those offered at ISU substituted for courses listed in the general education requirements. The department chairperson of the discipline in which the course being petitioned is offered must approve petitions.
4. General education requirement deficiencies: A transfer student may petition to waive a maximum of one credit hour in the area of humanities, social science, or natural science to fulfill the general education requirements. This normally pertains to students transferring to Idaho State University from an institution that uses the quarter system rather than the semester system.
5. Pass/No-Pass option. A student may petition to have a P or NP converted to a letter grade. The petition must contain the grade assigned in the class and must be signed by the class instructor.