UB Engineering Academic Review

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For Approved Majors Entering UB Engineering Fall 2009 or Later

For Computer Science Majors first approved for the major Fall 2011 or later

To maintain academic standards and determine eligibility for continued enrollment, the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS) regularly reviews the academic records of all undergraduate students. This review addresses the quality of the student’s studies as measured by the student’s course grades. The academic review is conducted at the end of each fall and spring semester. Individual departments and programs may have additional criteria for entry to a major, academic good standing, probation and dismissal.

SEAS Academic Good Standing

A student is in academic good standing in SEAS if their:

  • cumulative Technical Grade Point Average (Technical GPA) is 2.0 or greater, and
  • most recent semester Technical GPA is 2.0 or greater.

The Technical GPA is based on engineering, math, technical elective, and science courses taken at UB that are required in the major. A minimum Technical GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation.

A student in academic good standing in SEAS and at UB is eligible for all university activities.

SEAS Academic Probation

A student who is not in academic good standing is on SEAS academic probation. After the first occurrence of SEAS academic probation, students will receive an advising hold that will limit the ability to register in courses until they attend a required advisement session with an engineering advisor.

Dismissal from SEAS

A student will be dismissed from SEAS if he/she has not been in academic good standing for three semesters and possesses a cumulative Technical GPA < 2.0. The three semesters do not have to be consecutive.

A student who has been enrolled at UB for two or more semesters and has a cumulative Technical GPA less than 1.0 will be dismissed from SEAS regardless of his/her most recent semester GPA.

A student who does not follow the curriculum in his/her SEAS major for two consecutive semesters will be dropped from SEAS.

Each dismissed student will receive official notification via UB e-mail, and all academic-year registration into future engineering classes will be blocked. The student major will be changed to “undecided”. The student will not be allowed to reapply to the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences or register for engineering classes for a period of at least one year.

A dismissed student may appeal the dismissal in writing to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in SEAS during a period of time specified in the dismissal letter.

The Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education is the arbiter for these regulations.

UB Engineering Course Repeat Policy

The total number of repeat attempts to satisfy the required courses in a SEAS major must not exceed four. Students who exceed four repeat attempts will be dismissed from SEAS. A student is allowed two “R” grades (official resignations) without penalty; additional R grades are then counted as repeated classes. Repeat attempts for courses where the original grade was C or better are not counted in this policy, nor are repeats for courses when the initial grade was “W”.