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BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE City University of New York Minutes of the Academic Standing Committee of the Academic Senate Meeting of May 12, 2010

Members Present: J. Blake, F. Campos, R. Chichester, A. Creaco, B. Duncan-Wilson, J. Dunkley, Y. Genis, J. Hirsch, H. Man, G. Miller

Beryl Duncan-Wilson convened the meeting at 2:10 pm.. The Academic Senate requested that the committee re-visit the wording of our proposed change in the Rules and Regulations in the College catalog related to academic dismissals. As a result of the discussion of this issue, the committee considered the following motion:

Be it resolved that the statement in the College catalog’s Rules and Regulations policy on academic dismissal be amended as follows: Original wording: Dismissal Students whose GPA falls below minimum retention standards for two semesters are academically dismissed. Academically dismissed students may not attend BMCC or any CUNY college for at least one semester. Appeal of Dismissal Academic dismissal may be appealed by writing to the Committee on Academic Standing. Documentary evidence in support of the appeal and/or written recommendation from a college counselor/academic advisor may be submitted. Appeal forms are available at the Registrar’s Office.

Readmission After Academic Appeal The Committee on Academic Standing reviews all applications from any student with a GPA below 1.8 who has 45 credits or more. Students who are academically dismissed twice are not readmitted to BMCC. Academically dismissed students may be readmitted to the College on probation if the student: 1. Was academically dismissed once; 2. Has not attended BMCC for at least one semester; 3. Has a cumulative grade point average of 1.8 or more; 4. Files a readmission application online through BMCC’s Panther system at www.bmcc.cuny.edu or with the Admissions Office. New wording (emphasis added to highlight proposed changes): Dismissal Students whose GPA falls below minimum retention standards for two semesters are academically dismissed. Academically dismissed students may not attend BMCC for at least one semester unless the Academic Standing Committee deems that there are well-documented circumstances that merit an exception. Appeal of Dismissal Academic dismissal may be appealed by writing to the Committee on Academic Standing. Documentary evidence in support of the appeal and/or written recommendation from a college counselor/academic advisor may be submitted. Appeal forms are available at the Registrar’s Office.

Readmission After Academic Appeal An academically dismissed student who is granted an appeal for special academic probation by the Committee on Academic Standing is eligible for readmission to the college. Students who have been academically dismissed two or more times may only be readmitted to BMCC when the Committee on Academic Standing rules that there are well-documented extenuating circumstances. If the student’s appeal has been granted, the student must file a readmission application online through BMCC’s Panther system at www.bmcc.cuny.edu or with the Admissions Office.

The committee voted in unanimously to pass this resolution.

Committee members read and acted on student appeals. The meeting was adjourned at 4:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Glenn Miller, Secretary