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Veterans Affairs regulations require that all
veterans drawing VA educational benefits at UMKC must comply with the
Veterans Affairs Minimum Standards of Progress. These standards dictate
that the veteran must be making satisfactory progress toward a degree
while enrolled. The University's academic and probation policies have
been approved by the Veterans Affairs as those Minimum Standards of
Progress.
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate degree-seeking students' academic
status is assessed at the end of every term, whether the student is
full-time or part-time for that term. A summer session is considered
the same as a semester for the purpose of the following regulations:
- In general, students will be placed on
academic probation whenever their official UM grade-point average falls
below 2.0 (C average). Some academic units may have a higher
grade-point average requirement. New freshman admitted to UMKC on the
basis of high school records, who have grade-point averages between
1.50 and 1.99 at the end of the first semester of either full- or
part-time study will be placed on academic warning. Students on
academic warning must achieve an overall C average by the end of their
second semester or be placed on regular probation. They then would be
subject to the regular probation requirements.
- Students on academic probation will be restored to good
standing when their UM grade-point average reaches 2.0 or the GPA level
established by their academic units.
- Students on academic probation must maintain the grade-point
average required by their academic units during each subsequent
semester or summer session while on probation. Otherwise, they are
ineligible to re-enroll without the approval of the academic units.
- Students on academic probation must remove themselves from
probation within three successive semesters (including the semester in
which they originally were placed on probation). Otherwise, they are
ineligible to re-enroll without the approval of the academic units.
- Students are responsible for knowing their academic status
by referring to the term grade reports and their permanent academic
records in the UMKC Records Office.
Graduate and Professional Students
Because there may be some variation in the academic and
probation policies in the various graduate and professional schools within the
University, reference should be made to the appropriate sections in this
catalog.
Conduct
Institutional policy relating to conduct for veteran students is the same
as for all other students. Statement of requirements is shown elsewhere in this
catalog.
Student Records
Adequate records are kept by the school to show the progress of each
eligible veteran. The records are sufficient to show continued pursuit at the
rate for which enrolled and the progress being made.
These records include the final grade in each subject completed and a record of
the date of withdrawal from any class the veteran does not complete. The
last date of attendance must be reported to the Veterans Affairs.
No veteran will be considered to have made
satisfactory progress when the
veteran fails all subjects undertaken except with a show of mitigating
circumstances, when enrolled in two or more unit subjects. This is
immediately reported to Veterans Affairs. The determination for the
continuance of benefits is made by the regional office of the Veterans
Affairs.