7.5 Standing

7.5.1 Sessional Grade-Point Average

An explanation of how a grade-point average is calculated can be found on this page.

7.5.2 Minimum Sessional Grade-Point Average and Academic Standing

Students should refer to this page for the minimum sessional grade-point average and academic standing regulations that apply to all UVic students.

Elementary and Middle Years Teacher Education

Probationary Status and Requirement to Withdraw: Students whose sessional grade-point average is 3.00 to 3.99 on 4.5 units or more will be required to have their academic performance reviewed and may be placed on faculty probation for the next session attended or required to withdraw.

If the GPA is less than 3.0 on 4.5 units or more, the student will be required to withdraw from the faculty. If the GPA is less than 2.0, further sanctions will be imposed by the university.

Students registered in fewer than 4.5 units and whose sessional GPA is less than 4.0 but whose cumulative GPA is above 4.0 will be placed on faculty probation for the next session attended.

Students who are on faculty probation and achieve a sessional grade-point average of 4.0 or better on a minimum of 6 units will clear their probation status at the end of the session.

Students who fail to obtain a sessional GPA of at least 4.0 on a minimum of 6 units during the probationary session will be required to withdraw from the faculty.

Re-admission: To re-enter the faculty, students must complete a minimum of 6 units of approved course work outside the Faculty of Education and meet the admission requirements prevailing at the time of their re-application. In programs with quotas, this may mean considerable course work will be necessary to raise the GPA sufficiently. In programs not subject to quotas, the application for readmission is subject to approval by the manager of teacher education programs.

Students who have been readmitted to a secondary teacher education program after having been required to withdraw and whose sessional GPA again falls below 3.0 will be required to withdraw from the program and the Faculty of Education for a period of five years.

An appeal process is available to address student concerns about the application of any of the above procedures. Please refer to 7.9.

Secondary Teacher Education Programs

Probationary Status: Students registered in fewer than 4.5 units and whose sessional GPA is less than 3.0 but whose cumulative GPA is above 3.0 will be placed on faculty probation for the next session attended.

Students who are on faculty probation and achieve a sessional grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a minimum of 6 units will clear their probation status at the end of the session.

Students who fail to obtain a sessional GPA of at least 3.0 on a minimum of 6 units during the probationary session will be required to withdraw from the faculty.

Requirement to Withdraw: Students whose sessional grade-point average is less than 3.0 on 4.5 units or more will be required to withdraw from the faculty. If the GPA is less than 2.0, further sanctions will be imposed by the university.

Re-admission: To re-enter the faculty, students must complete a minimum of 6 units of approved course work outside the Faculty of Education and meet the admission requirements prevailing at the time of their re-application. In programs with quotas, this may mean considerable course work will be necessary to raise the GPA sufficiently. In programs not subject to quotas, the application for readmission is subject to approval by the manager of teacher education programs.

Students who have been readmitted to a secondary teacher education program after having been required to withdraw and whose sessional GPA again falls below 3.0 will be required to withdraw from the program and the Faculty of Education for a period of five years.

An appeal process is available to address student concerns about the application of any of the above procedures. Please refer to 7.9.

Kinesiology and Recreation and Health Education Programs

Probationary Status: Students registered in fewer than 4.5 units and whose sessional GPA is less than 3.0 but whose cumulative GPA is above 3.0 will be placed on faculty probation for the next session attended.

Students who are on faculty probation and achieve a sessional grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a minimum of 6 units will clear their probation status at the end of the session.

Students who fail to obtain a sessional GPA of at least 3.0 on a minimum of 6 units during the probationary session will be required to withdraw from the faculty.

Requirement to Withdraw: Students whose sessional grade-point average is less than 3.0 on 4.5 units or more will be required to withdraw from the faculty. If the GPA is less than 2.0, further sanctions will be imposed by the university.

Recreation and Health Education students, or Kinesiology students taking the Co-operative Education Program, who do not obtain a sessional GPA of at least 3.5 will have their academic performance reviewed by the faculty and may be placed on faculty probation or required to withdraw.

Re-admission: To re-enter the faculty, students must complete a minimum of 6 units of approved course work outside the Faculty of Education and meet the admission requirements prevailing at the time of their re-application. In programs with quotas, this may mean considerable course work will be necessary to raise the GPA sufficiently.

Students who have been readmitted to Recreation and Health Education or Kinesiology after having been required to withdraw and whose sessional GPA again falls below 3.0 will be required to withdraw from the program and the Faculty of Education for a period of five years.

An appeal process is available to address student concerns about the application of any of the above procedures. Please refer to 7.9.

Non-degree students

Probationary Status: Students registered in fewer than 4.5 units and whose sessional GPA is less than 3.0 but whose cumulative GPA is above 3.0 will be placed on faculty probation for the next session attended.

Students who are on faculty probation and achieve a sessional grade-point average of 3.00 or better (regardless of registered course load) will clear their probation status at the end of the session.

Requirement to Withdraw: Students whose sessional grade-point average is less than 3.0 on 4.5 units or more may be required to withdraw from the faculty. If the GPA is less than 2.0, further sanctions will be imposed by the university.

Re-admission: To re-enter the faculty, students must complete a minimum of 6 units of course work with grade-point average of 3.00 or better.