Students enrolled in the Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate – New Brunswick (RBS-New Brunswick) program are expected to maintain a high level of academic performance.
Academic Probation
Should a student’s cumulative GPA or their RBS GPA (compilation of all School 33/business-specific courses) fall below 2.5 at any point during their academic career, the student will be placed on academic probation.
Academic probation is not intended as a punishment but as an opportunity to reassess, gain support, and develop a plan for academic success.
Academic Probation Criteria and Requirements
- Students with a cumulative GPA and/or RBS GPA below 2.5 are automatically placed on academic probation for the following semester. There is no appeals process for academic probation; it is based solely on GPA.
- Students placed on academic probation will receive an email sent to their Rutgers email account notifying them of their status. This notice will outline the specific requirements and conditions the student must comply with, which may include meeting with an academic advisor, attending academic support workshops, or adjusting course load.
- While there is no time limit for how long a student can be on academic probation, it is in the student’s best interest to improve their GPA and come off academic probation as quickly as possible.
- Students will be removed from academic probation once both their cumulative GPA and RBS GPA reach 2.5 or higher.
Academic Dismissal
A student on academic probation will be academically dismissed from RBS-New Brunswick if their cumulative GPA or RBS GPA falls below 2.0. Students must be on academic probation for at least one semester before they can be academically dismissed.
For example, a student with a GPA of 2.3 at the end of the Spring semester will be placed on academic probation. If that student's cumulative and/or RBS GPA then drops below 2.0 in the following Fall semester, they will be dismissed.
Dismissed Students and the Transition Semester
- Students dismissed from Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-New Brunswick will be granted one transition semester the semester immediately following the dismissal, during which they should work on improving their GPA in order to transfer to a different school, either inside or outside of Rutgers University.
- During the transition semester students must either apply for a school-to-school transfer to another school at Rutgers University or transfer out of Rutgers University. Failure to apply for and secure such a transfer by the end of the transition semester will mean dismissal from Rutgers University.
- Students in this transition semester will be allowed to continue their registration at RBS-NB for one semester but will not be permitted to declare a Business major or take business (school 33) courses at RBS-NB.
- At the end of the transition semester, students will not be enrolled in Rutgers Business School Undergraduate-NB or at any other Rutgers University school unless they have successfully transferred to another Rutgers school.
- Students are prohibited from taking a Leave of Absence during the transition semester. Doing so will forfeit the right to a transition semester and will result in immediate dismissal from both Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate New Brunswick and Rutgers University.
- Any student in a transition semester who, due to financial difficulties, is deregistered from classes and fails to continue in these classes until the financial hold is rectified will not be permitted to return for another transition semester. It is the student’s responsibility to continue to attend classes even if deregistration occurs. The student should work with the Student Accounting Office to clear up accounting issues and obtain permission to re-register for all lost classes once the hold is cleared.
- Not attending class during a transition semester due to a financial hold forfeits the right to an additional transition semester.
- The timing of a student’s transition semester is not at the discretion of the student; the semester is pre-determined by the RBS Office of Undergraduate Programs.
Dismissal Appeal Process
Upperclassmen (Juniors and Seniors) who are dismissed from the Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-New Brunswick may petition the Academic Standing Committee for reconsideration of the dismissal, if there are extenuating circumstances that account for their poor academic performance.
While the acceptance of an appeal is not guaranteed, if your appeal is accepted, you will be readmitted and placed on continued probation for the following term of enrollment and a note of academic dismissal will remain in your academic file.
The appeal must be written by the student and should be comprehensive: elaborating on non-academic problems such as financial, medical, and personal hardships that affected his/her performance during the term. Presenting false or intentionally misleading information in the appeal may result in immediate dismissal of the appeal and/or judicial charges.
Appeals that arrive after the deadline may be reviewed during the following academic standing cycle. The decision of the Academic Standing Committee is final. If reinstated, any further academic dismissal from RBS-NB are permanent and may not be appealed.
Appeal may include:
- The circumstances that negatively impacted your academic performance during the semester of the dismissal.
- What did you do to address these issues, or what are you doing if these circumstances are still ongoing?
- Any contact that you made with any other RBS-NB, Rutgers University, or outside office(s) to address these issues. What has changed since you contacted these offices?
- Describe an academic and personal action plan that you will implement if reinstated to RBS-NB.
- Attached documentation to verify the problem(s) you experienced.
Appeal Process Instructions
If you wish to appeal your dismissal, a letter and any documentation in support of your request for reconsideration must be uploaded to your BOX (box.rutgers.edu)Academic Dismissal folder. You can request access to your Academic Dismissal folder in your BOX account once you have received notification of your dismissal at the end of the semester. Additional instructions, deadlines, and a copy of your dismissal letter will be included in your folder.