Academic Probation and Recess for At Risk Students

The Senate office received an anonymous concern related to how this section is being interpreted in action:

Rule 38: Academic Probation and Recess for At-risk Students

(a) Undergraduate students whose semester (excluding summer session) or cumulative grade point average drops below a 2.0 for the first time must apply for reinstatement to continue their enrollment at Washington State University. Students are placed on probation after reinstatement. Certified majors on academic probation may be decertified by the academic department.

(b) First-time, first-year undergraduate students are recessed from the university after their first term of enrollment if their semester grade point average is below 1.0. Individuals are recessed from the university for one full semester (fall or spring).

The concern voiced was that there have been multiple transfer students caught in section b and recessed, while the intent is for first time first year students