Promotion
The minimum requirements for continuing as a full-time student in the College of Arts & Science are based on the C.W.A. calculated from the weighted grades of all courses attempted, including failures.
This calculation is made annually in May /June and is based on all grades obtained to the end of April (end of the Fall and Winter Terms). The average calculation for students with deferred examinations will be made upon receipt of all final grades.
Students who are not promoted will receive notice from the College in June indicating their faculty action (
Probation or
Required to Discontinue).
Students should ensure that they continue to check their U of S NSID e-mail and inform the University of any address changes so that they will be informed about their faculty action.
For further details on taking courses under
Required to Discontinue status, refer to Faculty Actions:
Probation and
Required to Discontinue.
Dean's List
Students with averages in the top 5% of each program type will be eligible to be included on the Dean's List which will be posted annually. Students named to the Dean's List will be notified. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 30 credit units during the last Fall and Winter Terms. No application is required.
Promotion Standards
To be allowed to take more than 24 credit units in the following Regular Session, the minimum Promotion Standards must be met.
- The Promotion Standards are based on the total number of credit units used in the calculation of the C.W.A.
- For students with transfer credits, the required promotion average is based upon the total credit units attempted, including transfer credits. The C.W.A. is calculated only on University of Saskatchewan courses attempted; grades received from other institutions are not included in the C.W.A.
- Failures used in the calculation of the C.W.A. will include courses with grades of WF (Withdrawal Failure), INF (Incomplete Failure) and ABF (Absent Failure) awarded prior to May 2005. The grade used in the calculation of the C.W.A. for these failures is 30%.
- Students should be aware that meeting these standards does not ensure graduation; rather, these are the minimum standards required to continue studies on a full-time basis.
Promotion Standards Credit Units Attempted | Minimum C.W.A. |
18-30 | | 56.0% |
31-60 | | 58.0% |
61 or more | | 60.0% |
Probation Credit Units Attempted | | Minimum C.W.A. |
18-30 | 50.00-55.99% |
31-60 | 54.00-57.99% |
61 or more | 58.00-59.99% |
Required to Discontinue Credit Units Attempted | | | Minimum C.W.A. |
18-30 | | 49.99% or less |
31-60 | | 53.99% or less |
61 or more | 57.99% or less |
Alternate Promotion Standards
Students who fail to meet the promotion standards described in the previous section will also be evaluated using the alternate promotion standards which exclude grades obtained in the first year of study or the first and second years of study. The following standards apply:
Alternate Promotion Standard
Credit Units Attempted | | | Minimum C.W.A. |
30-78 | 62.00% on last 18-48 credit units |
78 or more | | 62.5% on last 48-60 credit units |
Probation
Credit Units Attempted | | Minimum C.W.A. |
30-78 | 58.00-61.99% on last 18-48 credit units |
78 or more | 60.00-62.49% on last 48-60 credit units |
Required to Discontinue
Credit Units Attempted | | Minimum C.W.A. |
30-78 | 57.99% or less on last 18-48 credit units |
78 or more | 59.99% or less on last 48-60 credit units |
Where the two evaluation procedures produce different results, the evaluation which best benefits the student will apply.
Faculty Actions: Probation and Required to Discontinue
Students who fail to meet the minimum or alternate C.W.A. will either be placed on
Probation or be
Required to Discontinue from the College of Arts & Science for a period of one academic year (July 1 to April 30). Students are notified in June.
Students who are
Required to Discontinue from the College of Arts & Science are not permitted to return to the College for a period of one academic year. Students who take courses as students in Open Studies, in another college, or at another institution during their
Required to Discontinue year must have a C.W.A. of 60% before they can reapply for admission to Arts & Science. Students who do not take courses during their first
Required to Discontinue year will, on application to
Admissions, be accepted for readmission to the College.
Students on
Probation may not take more than 24 credit units in the next Regular Session.
Students on probation are not allowed to take more than 12 credit units per term. The performances of students on
Probation will be reviewed in May. Students who meet the promotion standards will have their
Probation status removed.
Appeals
Students have the right to appeal faculty actions. However, appeals will only be accepted if extenuating circumstances can be shown to account for poor academic performance. Corroborating documentation, such as a letter from a doctor, is required. The appeal, addressed to the Coordinator Academic Regulations Committee of the College, must be made
in writing within 30 days of the date of notification.
Students Required to Discontinue More Than Once
When a student has been
Required to Discontinue studies in the College of Arts & Science or in any other college or university more than once, any subsequent application for readmission must be accompanied by:
- Explanation of past performance; and potential to succeed;
- Documentation verifying any extenuating circumstances; and
- A letter of intent concerning the applicant's future academic plans.
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The applicant is encouraged to contact a College advisor.