Rebound

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Rebound

• Undergraduate Studies
• Students on Probation

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Learning Objectives

• At the conclusion of this presentation you
  should
• understand the Universitys policies on
  probation, suspension, and reinstatement
• be aware of resources on campus to assist with
  academic, career, and personal concerns.
• know what is expected of new students on
  probation in Undergraduate Studies

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Scholastic Probation

• Students are placed on probation if
• their cumulative grade point average (GPA) falls
  below 2.0.
• they have two consecutive semester GPAs below
  2.0, regardless of their cumulative GPA.

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Academic Suspension

• Students are subject to suspension if
• they fail to earn a 2.0 semester GPA for any term
  while on probation.
• they have three consecutive semesters in which
  their cumulative GPA remains below 2.0.
• without a preliminary probationary semester their
  GPA is below 0.6 after their first term, if the
  semester's GPA is based on at least 9 hours of
  grades A, B, C, D or E.

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Quiz Is this student eligible for suspension?

• 2006 Fall Semester
• CRS NUM COURSE TITLE GRADE HOURS QPTS
• MUS 220 SYMPHONIC MUSIC C 3.0 6.00
• GEO 160 LNDS/PEOPLE NON-WEST D 3.0 3.00
• CHE 104 INTRO GENERAL CHEMISTRY E 3.0 0.00
• PHI 100 INTRO PHIKNOWL/REALITY D 3.0 3.00
• MA 109 COLLEGE ALGEBRA E 3.0 0.00
• AHRS EHRS QHRS QPTS GPA
• Semester 15.0 9.0 15.0 12.00 0.800
• Cumulative 15.0 9.0 15.0 12.00 0.800
• Status Probation
• 2007 Spring Semester
• CRS NUM COURSE TITLE GRADE HOURS QPTS
• COM 101 INTRO TO COMM C 3.0 6.00
• PHI 120 INTRODUCTORY LOGIC E 3.0 0.00
• PS 101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT W 3.0 0.00
• ENG 104 WRITINGAN ACCELERATED C 4.0 8.00
• FOUNDATIONAL CRS

WHY or WHY NOT?
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Yes,This student is eligible for suspension

• 2006 FALL Semester
• CRS NUM COURSE TITLE GRADE HOURS QPTS
• MUS 220 SYMPHONIC MUSIC C 3.0 6.00
• GEO 160 LNDS/PEOPLE NON-WEST D 3.0 3.00
• CHE 104 INTRO GENERAL CHEMISTRY E 3.0 0.00
• PHI 100 INTRO PHIKNOWL/REALITY D 3.0 3.00
• MA 109 COLLEGE ALGEBRA E 3.0 0.00
• AHRS EHRS QHRS QPTS GPA
• Semester 15.0 9.0 15.0 12.00 0.800
• Cumulative 15.0 9.0 15.0 12.00 0.800
• Status Probation
• 2007 Spring Semester
• CRS NUM COURSE TITLE GRADE HOURS QPTS
• COM 101 INTRO TO COMM C 3.0 6.00
• PHI 120 INTRODUCTORY LOGIC E 3.0 0.00
• PS 101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT W 3.0 0.00
• ENG 104 WRITINGAN ACCELERATED C 4.0 8.00
• FOUNDATIONAL CRS

Student did not make a minimum 2.0 semester
GPA in spring
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When suspended

• A student
• must remain out of the University for a semester
  and a summer session to qualify for
  reinstatement.
• may apply for reinstatement, but acceptance is
  not guaranteed. Applying for reinstatement is
  separate from applying for admissions. There is
  no immediate or automatic reinstatement to the
  University!

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Reinstatement

• Students interested in returning to UK following
  an academic suspension must first apply to be
  reinstated to the University by following this
  procedure
• Remain out of the University for at least a
  semester and a summer session.
• Apply for reinstatement by contacting the college
  in which they plan to re-enroll between February
  1 - May 15 for the next Fall and September 1
  October 1 for the next Spring. These dates occur
  early within the sit-out semester!
• Attend a reinstatement conference appointment.
• If approved for reinstatement, submit a completed
  Admissions application to UK. Contact UK
  Admissions for admission deadlines at (859)
  257-2000 or Admissions web site.

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How to Calculate Your GPA

• DEFINITIONS
• Semester GPA
• Includes grades from a specific term, for
  example, Fall 2007.
• Cumulative GPA
• Includes grades earned in all the terms you
  have been enrolled.
• Quality Hours (QH) total number of hours for
  courses in which you receive a grade of A, B, C,
  D, or E.
• Quality Points (QP) number of credit hours per
  course multiplied by the value of the grade
  received (see example on next slide).
• Grade Values A4 B3 C2 D1 E0
• The GPA is equal to the number of Quality Points
  (QP) divided by the number of Quality Hours (QH).
• Pass/Fail courses do not figure in GPA
  calculations neither do courses from which you
  have withdrawn and received a W.

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Sample GPA Calculation
26 QP divided by 13 QH equals 2.00 Grade Point
Average (GPA)
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ActivityUse GPA Calculator

• Determine the minimum GPA you need next semester
  to bring your cumulative GPA to a 2.0.
• Use your unofficial transcript on myUK and the
  GPA calculator on UKs Registrars website,
  http//www.uky.edu/Registrar/GPAcalc.htm .

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ExampleProbation to Good Standing

• 2006 FALL Semester
• CRS NUM COURSE TITLE GRADE HOURS QPTS
• MUS 220 SYMPHONIC MUSIC C 3.0 6.00
• GEO 160 LNDS/PEOPLE NON-WEST D 3.0 3.00
• CHE 104 INTRO GENERAL CHEMISTRY E 3.0 0.00
• PHI 100 INTRO PHIKNOWL/REALITY D 3.0 3.00
• MA 109 COLLEGE ALGEBRA E 3.0 0.00
• AHRS EHRS QHRS QPTS GPA
• Semester 15.0 9.0 15.0 12.00 0.800
• Cumulative 15.0 9.0 15.0 12.00 0.800
• Status Probation
• 2007 Spring Semester
• CRS NUM COURSE TITLE GRADE HOURS QPTS
• COM 101 INTRO TO COMM B 3.0 9.00
• PHI 120 INTRODUCTORY LOGIC B 3.0 9.00
• PS 101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT B 3.0 9.00
• ENG 105 WRITING B 3.0 9.00
• FOUNDATION CRS

This student made a 3.20 semester GPA after a
.800 first semester GPA and returned to good
standing.
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Repeat Options

• Students are allowed 3 repeat options while an
  undergraduate student at UK.
• Only the first grade in a course can be removed
  from your GPA. The repeat option makes only the
  second grade count in your GPA. Additional
  attempts are not eligible for repeat options.
• You must fill out a "Repeat Option Form" to
  remove the first grade from your GPA. Forms can
  be picked up in Miller Hall.

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ExampleGPA before Repeat Options

• 2006 FALL Semester
• CRS NUM COURSE TITLE GRADE HOURS QPTS
• MUS 220 SYMPHONIC MUSIC C 3.0 6.00
• GEO 160 LNDS/PEOPLE NON-WEST C 3.0 6.00
• CHE 104 INTRO GENERAL CHEMISTRY C 3.0 6.00
• PHI 100 INTRO PHIKNOWL/REALITY C 3.0 6.00
• MA 109 COLLEGE ALGEBRA E 3.0 0.00
• AHRS EHRS QHRS QPTS GPA
• Semester 15.0 12.0 12.0 24.00 0.800
• Cumulative 15.0 9.0 15.0 24.00 0.800
• Status Probation
• 2007 Spring Semester
• CRS NUM COURSE TITLE GRADE HOURS QPTS
• COM 101 INTRO TO COMM B 3.0 9.00
• PHI 120 INTRODUCTORY LOGIC B 3.0 9.00
• PS 101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT B 3.0 9.00
• ENG 105 WRITING B 3.0 9.00

Student repeated MA 109. Before the Repeat
Option, the students cumulative GPA at the end
of Spring is a 2.300.
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ExampleGPA after Repeat Options

• 2006 FALL Semester
• CRS NUM COURSE TITLE GRADE HOURS QPTS
• MUS 220 SYMPHONIC MUSIC C 3.0 6.00
• GEO 160 LNDS/PEOPLE NON-WEST C 3.0 6.00
• CHE 104 INTRO GENERAL CHEMISTRY C 3.0 6.00
• PHI 100 INTRO PHIKNOWL/REALITY C 3.0 6.00
• MA 109 COLLEGE ALGEBRA E 3.0 0.00
• Repeat - Exclude Earned Hrs Qual. Hrs
• AHRS EHRS QHRS QPTS GPA
• Semester 12.0 12.0 12.0 24.00 2.000
• Cumulative 12.0 12.0 12.0 24.00 2.000
• Status Good Standing
• 2007 Spring Semester
• CRS NUM COURSE TITLE GRADE HOURS QPTS
• COM 101 INTRO TO COMM B 3.0 9.00
• PHI 120 INTRODUCTORY LOGIC B 3.0 9.00
• PS 101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT B 3.0 9.00
• ENG 105 WRITING B 3.0 9.00

After filing a Repeat option on MA 109, the
students Fall Status changed from Probation
to Good Standing and their cumulative GPA
changed from 2.300 to 2.555.
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How to rebound from probation?

• Identify and address what went wrong last
  semester.
• Did you experience
• Academic difficulty?
• Personal problems?
• including medical and financial issues
• Anxiety careers and majors?

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Academic Difficulty

• Take a realistic course load and postpone
  challenging courses until after youre off
  probation.
• Consider utilizing academic enhancement
  opportunities (see next slide).
• Take advantage of university resources (e.g.,
  tutoring for particular classes).
• Get to know your professors.
• Meet with your academic advisor regularly.

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Academic Difficulty

• Academic Enhancement Opportunities
• Click highlight for more detailed information or
  to schedule an appointment
• EPE 174 Theories of College Student Success
• EPE 174 is a graded 3 hour course for
  undergraduates interested in increasing their
  knowledge of academic life and improving their
  ability to achieve academic success. The course
  is a problem-based, conceptual approach to
  understanding college student success not a
  study skills course.
• Individual Consultation
• One-hour individual academic consultations with
  a learning specialist are available to all UK
  students at no charge. Students may return as
  often as they need. Consultation topics may
  include any or all of the following Study
  skills, time management, critical reading
  strategies, exam preparation, academic stress
  management, and more
• Study Smarter Seminar
• Intensive non-credit-earning study skills
  seminar (meets one time only, for 4 hours)

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Academic Difficulty

• Tutoring Opportunities
• Peer Tutoring
• The Study offers free tutoring for most 100-200
  level courses
• Departmental Tutoring
• Some academic departments and student affairs
  offices offer free tutoring.
• Instructors
• All instructors have office hours. This time can
  be used to ask questions, get clarification on
  material covered in class, and/or discuss your
  academic performance

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Academic Difficulty

• Important Tips
• Monitor your academic progress.
• Review your mid-term grades on myUK
• Read important university information, including
  all course and advising syllabi.
• Check your university email daily. Several
  students miss out on important information by
  failing to ready their university email daily.
• Consider withdrawing from courses that will
  jeopardize your academic standing at the
  University.

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Personal Problems

• Several factors can affect student success in
  coursework, including but not limited to
• anxiety about careers and majors
• relationship issues with roommates, family,
  significant others
• medical issues and substance abuse
• financial issues and employment

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Career Counseling

• Career Center
• The Stuckert Career Center helps students
  discover where their interests and aptitudes
  overlap, and which majors and careers will bring
  them the most personal and professional
  satisfaction. The center is designed to help
  freshmen, sophomores, and displaced students
  identify a career and a major track.
• Services offered
• Career Testing
• Internships
• Career Workshops
• Career Counseling

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Personal Problems

• Counseling and Testing Center
• The CTC employs psychologists to help students
  understand and change behavioral patterns such as
  procrastination, poor time management, and test
  anxiety. Group and individual counseling is
  available. Some students come to counseling to
  discuss personal issues including but not limited
  to
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Relationship problems (with romantic partners
  family friends roommates coworkers advisors)
• Poor concentration memory inability to focus
  leading to decrease in academic performance
• Uncertainty about choice of major or career
• Services included
• Career Testing
• Test Anxiety Workshops
• Individual consultations

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Medical Issues

• Mental Health Service
• Provides confidential emotional and psychological
  health help for a variety of issues as a part of
  University Health service.
• Disability Resource Center
• Students with documented physical learning or
  temporary disabilities may receive assistance and
  support from this office.
• Central Advising (ask your advisor)
• Post-midterm withdrawal
• Retroactive withdrawal

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Financial Issues

• Financial Aid Office
• Offers grants, loans, and scholarships
• Offers financial aid counseling
• Can help you if you are experiencing financial
  difficulty
• Academic Scholarship Office
• Offers merit-based academic scholarships
• Gives you a GPA goal to strive for!

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Withdrawal Policies

• Post-Midterm and Retroactive Withdrawals
• Students may be allowed to withdraw from courses
  after the drop deadline due to non-academic
  reasons such as health-related issues,
  personal/family emergencies, or serious financial
  difficulties.
• Students should contact their academic advisor
  for more details.

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While on probation

• Meet with your academic advisor (3) times this
  semester.
• Before mid-term (January 21-February 15)
• After mid-term but before last day to drop on
  myUK (March 7)
• During priority registration (March 28-April 16)

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Probation Stop

• On January 2, a probation stop will be placed on
  all new students on probation.
• In order to remove this stop you must complete
  all the following
• Rebound Presentation and Test
• Self-Assessment and Action Plan
• Attend ARC conference (freshmen only) or attend
  ETAP conference (only for students formerly in
  engineering)
• Schedule Probation Conference with academic
  advisor

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Probation Stop

• Students with a probation stop cannot make any
  scheduling changes on myUK.
• Scheduling changes can only be made by the
  students academic advisor until the stop is
  removed.

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Upcoming Conferences

• Academic Recovery Conference (ARC)
• January 7
• Required for all freshmen on probation
• Engineering Transfer Academic Program (ETAP)
• January 8
• Required for all students formerly in (or
  suspended from) engineering
• Conference registration is required. Conference
  details were sent to you in the mail. To
  register, contact
• ARC Susan Herrick slherr1_at_uky.edu
• ETAP Zach Fuqua zdfuqu2_at_email.uky.edu
• If you are unable to attend, contact Susan (ARC)
  or Zach (ETAP) by January 4.
• Students unable to attend the conference will not
  be able to make schedule changes until they meet
  with their advisor. Advisors will be available
  on a walk-in basis beginning January 9, the
  first day of classes.

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Important Dates

• January
• 5 Deadline to register for ARC/ETAP
• ARC Conference
• ETAP Conference
• First day of classes
• Last day to add a class
• February
• Deadline to declare a major before priority
  registration
• March
• Midterm
• Last day to drop a class or withdraw from
  university on myUK
• Refer to the University bulletin (click on
  Official Academic Calendar) for a
• comprehensive list of important dates.

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What to Strive for

• Academic Good Standing
• Cumulative GPA at or above a 2.0
• Deans List
• Semester GPA at or above a 3.6 on
• 12 credits of letter grades (no
• incompletes)

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Whats Next

• Complete Rebound test.
• Complete self-assessment and action plan.
• Register for and attend mandatory conference.
• ARC for freshmen
• ETAP for students formerly in engineering
• Schedule probation advising appointment.

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Questions?

• Central Advising will be closed December
  25-January 1. The office will reopen on Jan. 2.
• Conference registrations can be made over the
  winter break via email. Send registrations as
  soon as possible.
• Advisor contact info http//www.uky.edu/UGS/centa
  dv/whowho.htm