Student Handbook
Academic Performance Standards
The academic performance committee monitors overall academic performance and accumulated failures. Any student whose overall or term GPA is below 2.0 or who has excessive failures may be subject to academic warning, academic probation, suspension, dismissal or any other restriction the committee deems appropriate.
A freshman student whose overall average is less than 1.9, and a sophomore, junior, or senior whose overall average is less than 2.0, is placed on academic probation. Students failing more than six different courses are subject to permanent dismissal from the college.
The academic performance committee takes appropriate action depending on individual records and situations. Such actions include reducing the student's course load, requiring various counseling activities, requiring attendance in the study skills course, suspension and, ultimately, dismissal from the college.
Students subject to such action are contacted individually and must follow the directions of the academic performance committee. Bentley assumes no responsibility for students who act contrary to the committee's decisions. In addition, continued inadequate academic performance may affect a student's eligibility for federal financial assistance and campus housing.
A student on academic restriction is subject to review by the academic performance committee. A student on probation, whether academic or disciplinary, is strongly advised to review nonacademic commitments and to withdraw from those activities that are not essential to college life. Members of varsity athletic teams must attain a cumulative average required under NCAA rules to participate in the intercollegiate athletic program.
Students who are suspended (normally for a one-year period) may reapply in writing to the associate dean for academic services. The deadline for reapplication is March 1 for a fall semester re-entry and October 1 for a spring semester. Students must present evidence that they should be readmitted, and complete an academic contract with the Office of Academic Services.
Any student whose academic performance is below standard is strongly urged to maintain close contact with his or her academic adviser and the Office of Academic Services. Bentley and its academic and administrative staff are dedicated to helping students achieve their educational goals; however, it is the student who holds ultimate responsibility for success and who must take the appropriate steps to ensure that he or she remains in school.
