Suspensions

Suspension is a compelled separation from the college for academic or disciplinary reasons. Studies at the college are interrupted for a period not less than through the end of the current academic term. The period of suspension may include the college intersession immediately prior to and after any academic term during which the student is prohibited from the college. The suspension may begin while an appeal or hearing is pending.

During a suspension, the student is excluded from all college activities and locations, as well as from preregistration. A grade of “W” will be entered on the transcript for courses in which the student was enrolled, with the exception that in the case of suspension for academic dishonesty, a grade of “F” will be entered for the course in which the academic dishonesty occurred. For courses in which a grade has been entered prior to the suspension (first half courses, for example), the letter grade will stand.

Any student who is suspended must cease residing in college housing within twenty-four hours of the beginning of the suspension period unless special permission is granted by the Vice President for Student Experience or his or her designee. The Vice President for Student Experience may reduce the twenty-four-hour period when deemed appropriate. There is no refund of tuition, room, or board.

The conditions under which a student is eligible to return are specified in the letter of suspension, as is the date. Return is contingent upon a favorable review by the Dean of Academic Affairs, in the case of suspension for academic dishonesty; by the Committee on Academic Standards, in the case of a pending appeal of academic dismissal; or by the Vice President for Student Experience, in the case of disciplinary suspension.

All suspensions are recorded on the student’s official academic transcript. Students who do not return at the specified time and whose period of suspension is not extended will be withdrawn. Such students, if they wish to return, must apply for readmission to the College.