Students who do not meet their departmental program standards and benchmarks, as defined in their Departmental Student Handbooks, are reviewed by their program and/or department to determine future academic standing.
In MCC, any student with a term or cumulative GPA below 2.0 is reviewed and/or those who are not meeting minimum grades in Core MCC classes (MCC-UE 1, 3, or 14). Students who fail MCC courses, regardless of GPA, will be reviewed for not making satisfactory academic progress.
Actions taken can include:
No Action: Students will remain in good standing.
Warning/Continued Warning: Serves as an alert to students who may have fallen below departmental academic benchmarks, who are not making satisfactory progress toward their degree, and/or who may be at risk for future academic probation status. Students on academic warning who receive financial aid should consult with the Office of Financial Aid to determine if their aid is at risk.
Probation/Continued Probation: Serves as an alert to students who have fallen below departmental academic benchmarks, who are not making satisfactory progress toward their degree, and/or who may be at risk for future academic dismissal. Students on academic probation who receive financial aid should consult with the Office of Financial Aid to determine if their aid is at risk.
Return to Good Standing: Students who were previously on warning or probation, who have been determined to have met their departmental/program requirements, and are therefore returned to good standing.
Incomplete grades may result in a review of academic action if students fail to complete 50% or more of their attempted credits. They may also impact satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial Aid.
Any changes made to grades after each term's COSP review do not affect the academic standing recommendation. Students on academic warning or probation will be reviewed automatically the next term, with prior semester grade changes considered during that review.
All students who are returned to good standing or placed on warning, probation, or continued probation are notified via email to their NYU email address after the review process is completed.
All decisions, with the exception of dismissal, within the Academic Review Process are final and not eligible for appeal.
Please refer to the Steinhardt Academic Policies and Procedures website as well as the information below. The Steinhardt Committee on Student Progress (COSP) is co-chaired by the Director of Advising and Student Success and the Assistant Dean for Academic and Registration Services, ex officio. The remainder of the committee comprises faculty representatives from across the School.
The COSP meets at the end of the Spring and Fall academic terms and in the summer for students in programs with mandatory summer enrollment to review and take action on the academic records of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at NYU Steinhardt.
Students whose academic records are scheduled for dismissal review are notified via email to their NYU email address, asked to share with the COSP any relevant information regarding their records, and referred to their academic advisors for further discussion on their academic progress.
The COSP invites departmental representatives whose students are being reviewed for dismissal to submit a rationale for the dismissal recommendations. The committee takes action on the student's total record in accordance with departmental recommendations and information submitted by the student.
Actions taken include:
Continued Warning or Probation: Serves as an alert to students who have fallen below departmental academic benchmarks, who are not making satisfactory progress toward their degree, and/or who may be at risk for future academic dismissal. Students on academic probation who receive financial aid should consult with the Office of Financial Aid to determine if their aid is at risk.
Dismissal: Students’ records are terminated with the University, and a notation of academic dismissal is added to the final official transcript.
Students are notified by an email sent to their NYU email address, and a copy is sent via certified mail to their permanent address listed in Albert of the action taken by the COSP. A registration hold is placed on students who have been dismissed.
Students who are dismissed must be away from the University for a full academic year before they are eligible to apply for readmission.
Readmission is not guaranteed. Students must reapply through the formal admissions process.