Charge of the Committee: The committee has these broad responsibilities: (1) to recommend to the faculty policy concerning academic standing, probation and dismissal, and related matters of the grading system; (2) to hear on appeal individual cases of students placed on probation or dismissed by failure to meet legislated criteria for good academic standing; (3) to hear petitions for readmission from students once academically dismissed; (4) to report statistical summaries concerning academic standing to the faculty after the close of the fall and winter semesters; (5) in conjunction with the Academic Affairs Council to recommend to the faculty policy concerning registrations and the assignment of credit; (6) to hear on appeal individual petitions concerning irregular registrations and credits, including underloads, overloads, late registrations, late withdrawals, rescheduled final examinations, deferred course grades, changes in course grades, and transferred credits; (7) to review the administrative exercise of specified authorities as delegated by the committee to the dean of students and the associate dean of students according to faculty legislation.

Composition: The vice president for campus life, assistant dean of students for accessible education and student support, and registrar, ex officio, five faculty.

Committee Members:

• Jess Berry (ex officio)
• Pubali Chakraborty (2024-2026)
• Steve Dillon (2023-2027)
• Erin Foster Zsiga (ex officio)
• Laurie O’Higgins (2021-2025) (Chair)
• Eden Osucha (2021-2025)
• Megan McHenry (ex officio)
• Larissa Williams (2023-2027)