One source of confusion is the admission to candidacy process. Students need to understand the difference between applying for candidacy and being admitted to candidacy. Here is an explanation of each.
Applying for Candidacy - Once a student reaches 30 credits, baccalaureate students in SBE are required to apply for candidacy for their degrees. Students fill out an application for candidacy in SBE 21. Upon receipt of the application, a hold is taken off the student's record which permits the student to register for the next term. The application is used by student affairs staff to monitor the progress of students and to provide feedback on such progress. Applications are kept on file and reviewed each term until the student has been admitted to candidacy.
Admission to Candidacy - To be eligible for candidacy, a student must be in good academic standing (overall, transcript, and internal GPA must be 2.00 or higher) and must have in-progress any remaining pre-major requirements for the BBA or BAc degree program. Students must successfully complete the in-progress pre-major courses to maintain candidacy status.
Students who have been admitted to candidacy will be notified by the student affairs office.
Almost Candidate Process - If a student has no more than two pre-candidacy courses remaining for a term, and is GPA eligible, then the student qualifies for the almost candidate process. This process involves two steps. The first step requires the student to register for those remaining lower division courses plus any desired upper division Non-SBE electives at their assigned registration time. Then the second step involves coming to SBE 21 beginning at 8:45am on the Wednesday of the last week of the registration period to pick up overrides for selected open upper division SBE courses. Course pre-requisites are carefully monitored, so students will only be allowed into the upper division SBE courses for which the specific course pre-requisites are met. First come, first served. Of course, students must stay in and successfully complete their last lower division course(s) and remain GPA eligible.
Graduation Plans - Students must file a graduation plan 2 terms before their expected term of graduation. The graduation plan is to be filled out by the student with the assistance of their advisor. An advisor signature is required on the form. A preliminary credit check is performed the term before the student's expected graduation. The credit check also includes information on how the student can pre-register for their last term. More details are available on the page explaining how we monitor students' degree progression.
Probation - Any student failing to maintain the required 2.00 GPA in their cumulative, UM, and SBE internal areas is considered to be on academic probation. Students on probation are strongly encouraged to talk with their advisor and advisors within the student affairs office to determine an appropriate course of action. If, at the end of a semester on academic probation, the grade-point averages are at or above 2.00, the student will be returned to good academic standing.
Academic Dismissal - If, at the end of a semester on probation, a student fails to attain a 2.00 in the three above areas, that student is subject to dismissal. Because some students have trouble adjusting to the standards of a university education, students who have attempted fewer than 20 credits are not subject to dismissal if their cumulative and UM GPA are 1.80 or above. Students whose internal GPA is below 2.00 but whose cumulative and UM GPAs are at or above the 2.00 minimum are subject to dismissal only after 60 credits are attempted.
If you wish to seek further clarification of these issues, please come to the Student Affairs Office.
