Retention Standards

Grade Point Average Required for Continued Enrollment

Students must meet specific grade point average requirements at specific levels of credit to remain in good standing.

Academic Advisement for Students on Probation

Students with grade point averages that fall below the required minimum will be placed on academic probation. During this probationary period, students who make satisfactory academic progress will continue to maintain their academic standing with the College and their concurrent eligibility for financial aid.

Probation Students

Students should meet with their advisers several times during the semester. Advisors will support students in making good academic progress in their classes, prepare them for registration, and help students in planning their course of study. Students should contact the Academic Advisement Center (212.237.8120) for additional information.

Multiple Repetitions of a Course

SEE Repetition of Courses

Dismissal

The academic records of students who fail to meet the minimum retention standards are reviewed each semester by the Academic Review Committee, which determines whether there has been satisfactory progress toward meeting required standards. Students who, in the judgment of the committee, have not made adequate progress are dismissed from the College. Upon dismissal, a student may not enroll at John Jay College for at least one year. There is no presumption that students will be readmitted after one year.

Students who receive two Fs, FINs, WUs, Rs or WNs, or any combination thereof in remedial or developmental courses are not permitted to continue at the College. (For a list of these courses, see the Remedial and Developmental Courses section of this chapter.) Students may not appeal the denial of registration. Students may apply for readmission after completing the equivalent remedial or developmental course at a community college.

Students who do not pass the CUNY Assessment Tests (CAT) by the 60th credit may be barred from registering until they pass the CAT.

Reinstatement after Dismissal

Students who have been dismissed from the College because of academic failure may seek reinstatement after one year. The process for reinstatement is initiated by the submission of an application for readmission. If a student is successfully readmitted, a $10 processing fee is added to their semester bill. Deadline dates are available on the academic calendar on the College’s home page, http://www.jjay.cuny.edu.

Deadlines are strictly enforced. Students are encouraged to reapply as early as possible. The application is reviewed by the Readmissions Committee, a decision is made and the student is notified in writing.

Students who are considered appropriate candidates are referred to an academic advisor (SEEK counselor for SEEK students). A student approved through this process is admitted to the College on academic probation and must follow the plan developed in the advising session. Failure to meet the conditions of this agreement may result in permanent dismissal.

Number of Attempts of Failed Courses

Students who receive the grade of F, W, WU, or FIN-or any combination of these grades-three times for the same course shall be barred from registering the following semester because the student is not making appropriate progress toward a degree. A stop shall be placed on the registration of such students by the Registrar. Such students are required to be advised by the Academic Advisement Center or the coordinator of the student’s major or minor, as appropriate, or by a SEEK counselor if the student is in the SEEK Program. Such students shall be permitted to register only after a plan of study is developed and agreed to in writing and official written permission for the student to register is transmitted to the Registrar. If it is determined that the student is unable to make progress toward completing the degree, the student may be permanently barred from registering.

Second Chance Policy for Justice Academy

Students who leave John Jay College either on academic probation or as the result of an academic dismissal, for reasons other than academic dishonesty, who then transfer to a Justice Academy Program at a CUNY community college, and complete at least 30 credits, earn a GPA of at least 2.50, and receive an associate degree (AA or AS only) from a CUNY Justice Academy partner, will have the grades of their prior coursework at John Jay College treated as if it were transfer credit, just as is the coursework that is being transferred from the Justice Academy community college. These students would, therefore, begin their second career at John Jay College with a clear GPA slate, that is, with a GPA of 0.00.