University of Southern Maine

Exercise, Health, and Sport Sciences

Probation

Regardless of major, probation within the Department of Exercise, Health, and Sport Sciences lasts for a period of one year.

Justifications for a student being placed on academic probation for poor academic performance following any semester include:

1. Failure to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 for Health Fitness majors and Health Sciences majors, or failure to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 for Athletic Training and Exercise Physiology majors.
   
2. Receiving a grade lower than "C-" in a required course.
   
   1. Students who receive a grade below "C-" in a required course will maintain probation status within the Department until the student earns a grade of "C-" or higher within the one year probation period.
      
   2. Students receiving a grade lower than "C-" in a required course will not be allowed to sequence into post-requisite coursework until the prerequisite deficiency has been rectified.

Students enrolled in a Department of Exercise, Health, and Sport Sciences major may be placed on academic probation twice during the student's academic career. Subsequent to a third infraction and/or failing to rectify deficiencies within any given one-year probation period, students will be removed from their declared major and from their status as a student within the Department. Upon rectifying all deficiencies students can reapply for admission into a Departmental major. Readmitted students who become academically deficient will immediately, and permanently, relinquish their status as a student within the Department.

Note: A student who admits or is found guilty of a violation of academic integrity (see USM Student Integrity Policy), the ACSM's or the NATA's Code of Ethics may be suspended or dismissed from the Department and/or the University.

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