04.13.06 Academic Action Plans Students who are not achieving Satisfactory Academic Progress will be placed on an academic action plan and monitored by the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. The plans may include specific coursework which must be taken, minimum grade or musical performance requirements, or any other manner of academic action. The specific plans will…
04.13.05 Financial Aid and Academic Probation Students may be placed on a Financial Aid and Academic Probation as the result of a successful suspension appeal. A detailed academic action plan will be established by the Office of Academic Affairs and will define the conditions necessary for the student to regain Satisfactory Academic Progress. Students who…
04.13.04 Appeal of suspension Students who have been suspended may appeal to be reinstated to active status only in cases of extenuating medical or personal circumstances (e.g., a death in the family, significant documented illness of the student and/or immediate family member, or documented injury). The Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs review all appeals…
04.13.03 Suspension A student who is not making sufficient progress in their degree, has their progress is impeded by failed required coursework, or has not been able to remove him/herself from a Financial Aid and Academic Warning status as required by the Office of Academic Affairs, will be suspended from their studies at the Eastman…
04.13.02 Financial Aid and Academic Warning Students who do not meet the minimum standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as defined above will be placed on Financial Aid and Academic Warning Status. Students on this status will be notified in writing by the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of the requirements which must be satisfied…
04.13.01 Minimum standards for satisfactory academic progress Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) guidelines require undergraduate students at the Eastman School of Music to achieve a specified cumulative and current GPA, as well as accumulate a specific number of credit hours by the end of each semester. Students must meet these standards, which are based on federal…
04.12.03 Dean’s List At the conclusion of the fall and spring semesters, a list is issued of those students whose academic achievement warrants notation on the Dean’s List. The Dean’s List for the Eastman School of Music will include full-time undergraduate students who meet the following requirements: an overall semester GPA of 3.9 or above,…
04.12.02 Repeating Courses for Credit Students who earn an unsatisfactory grade (i.e., C-, D+, D, D-, or E) in a course may repeat that course for a grade with approval from the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, in consultation with the relevant department chair. The second grade, which is not necessarily the better grade, will…
04.12.01 Grades, points and credit Each faculty instructor determines the grading criteria for their courses and must publish them in the class syllabus. The syllabus must include learning outcomes, assignments and exams, specific stipulations for successful course completion, a statement on disability accommodations, a statement on Eastman’s academic integrity policy, and attendance policies for the…
04.11 Absence policy Regular and prompt class attendance is considered to be a crucial part of the learning process at the Eastman School of Music. For this reason, attendance policies for courses and ensembles are determined and managed by the faculty and departments. In all cases, it is a student’s responsibility to notify faculty in…