- Graduate students must maintain a minimum 3.0 term and cumulative grade point average (GPA) during each of their terms at Lakeland.
- Transfer coursework is not included in the cumulative grade point average.
- Students who fail to meet this minimum term and/or cumulative GPA standards face academic probation, suspension, or dismissal from the University.
- Students must successfully complete a minimum of three (3) semester hours of coursework for the semesters they attend in the academic year to maintain continuous enrollment.
- Certain student populations may have other hours of enrollment requirements each term (athletes, international, veterans or others).
A review of each student’s term and cumulative GPA occurs at the end of regular semesters in with the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Registrar, and Other School Personnel.
Based on the findings of this review, the following academic actions occur:
Probation: Students may be placed on academic probation for one semester if the:
- Cumulative GPA falls below the minimum standard.
Students placed on academic probation:
- May have other conditions imposed such as specific course enrollment limits, meetings with advisors or other actions.
- The Vice President for Academic Affairs office staff will inform those students placed on academic probation of their status and the conditions under which they can return to academic good standing.
Suspension: Students who fail to fulfill the terms of their academic probation may earn a suspension for one term.
- Students who wish to appeal do so, to the Vice President for Academic Affairs about these policies.
- Students whose appeal after suspension is denied, are required to leave Lakeland University for a minimum of one semester.
- A student who exited Lakeland on probation or suspension status, or denied suspension appeal status may apply for readmission to the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
- A student who has been readmitted to the university after probation or suspension will return on academic probation.
Dismissal: Students may be dismissed from Lakeland University for failing to meet the GPA and enrollment conditions of probation or suspension. This can include those who:
- Reach their third period of suspension at the institution.
- Students are no longer eligible to make a suspension appeal.
- Dismissal means a student may not appeal for readmission to their prior level of schooling for a period of two years.
- Students who have violated established rules of the Lakeland University community, as published in the university’s Student Handbook, may be immediately suspended for a period of time or permanently dismissed from the university at any point in any semester.
- Students may also be placed on home campus or center restrictions. Meaning the student may not take courses in person at any Lakeland University location.
- Unless the Vice President for Academic Affairs approves a specific exception, behavioral suspensions will result in the award of failing grades in all enrolled classes.
Lakeland University expects academic honesty from all its students. We assume all work turned in by a student is the student’s own work. Cheating, plagiarism, or other kinds of academic dishonesty are violations of established university expectations and may result in penalties ranging from failure of an assignment, period of suspension or dismissal from the university, depending upon the severity of the offense.
Plagiarism includes but is not limited to:
a.) the intentional or unintentional use of another person’s work without acknowledging that source through formal citation
b.) the use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of essays or other academic materials
c.) the unauthorized assistance of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) or Multilingual and Natural Language Processing (NPL) software.
It is the student’s responsibility to understand and avoid plagiarism and cheating; students also are responsible for understanding their instructor’s policy on self-plagiarism, the “recycling” of one’s previous work. Students who believe they have been unfairly accused or penalized may submit a written appeal, stating the specific details of their situation, to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Students at our Japan campus should direct their appeals to the Dean of Lakeland University - Japan (LUJ). Where appropriate, the Vice President for Academic Affairs or the LUJ Dean may take such appeals to a committee for a formal hearing and decision. In matters of plagiarism and cheating, the decision of the Vice President for Academic Affairs or the LUJ Dean is final.
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