12.5. Academic Dismissal

Dismissal results in the loss of active graduate student status with the Graduate College and participation in all graduate programs and course work.

Graduate students may be dismissed from the Graduate College as a result of:

• Failure to meet professional and scholastic standards and expectations
• Academic or professional misconduct
• Insufficient progress toward a degree (this can include more than two grades of C, D, F, or U)
• Failure to submit an acceptable remediation plan
• Failure to meet the goals outlined in the approved remediation plan

Additional Information:

• The student has the right to appeal their dismissal with the Graduate Students Appeals process.
• A dismissal is documented on the student’s official academic transcript. Students are notified of their dismissal via official NDSU email.
• Students dismissed from the Graduate College may reapply for admission after at least one calendar year from the date of their dismissal.