Academic Improvement Plan Resources
- GPA Calculator
- LAS Success Workshops Open to all students, these sessions are appropriate for students wanting to improve their performance in or understanding of a particular course or subject area or to enhance their understanding of a specific major or minor.
- Other Ways To Get Help
- To be updated during visits with your Advisor throughout the semester
- Includes a listing of all current courses, instructors, contact information for instructors, office hours, dates of exams & major assignments and grades earned thus far.
Free online planners.
Time management is important to your collegiate success. These planners help you to stay organized and send you alerts when assignments are due.
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Online Workshops through StudentLingo
StudentLingo offers 48 interactive online Student Success workshops that are available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. StudentLingo offers interactive workshops on a variety of topics; chiefly, personal, academic, and career. Workshops offer proof of completion
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What Is Probation?
Serves as a warning that poor academic performance or failure to complete requirements in a timely fashion may jeopardize future enrollment status at and graduation from the University of Illinois.
Types of Academic Probation:
Beginning Freshman |
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Beginning freshman who does not earn at least a 2.00 (C) University GPA in the first semester is placed on a 2.00 probation for the next term |
All other students |
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A student whose cumulative University GPA < 2.00 and who does not earn at least a 2.00 in any semester or summer session is placed on a 2.00 probation for the next term |
Code 1B |
A student whose cumulative University GPA is 1.75-1.99, inclusive, is placed on a 2.25 probation |
Code 1C |
A student whose cumulative University GPA < 1.75 is placed on 2.33 probation |
Code 1G, 1H, 1P, 1T |
College-determined probation levels assigned at grade audit. |
Biology Majors |
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Low Core Grades |
If you have received a C- or lower in one or more MCB core courses, it is recommended that you meet with an advisor. Previous experience has shown that students who do poorly in a core course tend to struggle with future MCB courses. |
Low Major GPA |
MCB majors are required to have a major GPA of 2.00 or better. If your major GPA <2.00 you will be required to meet with an advisor and a hold will be placed on your account until you do. |
Once notified of your academic status you will be asked to meet with an advisor and sign an advising contract to participate in our probation program. Through this program you will be required to meet with an advisor (ideally the same one) at least three times during the semester.
Once you have completed your required 3 meetings you may continue to meet with your advisor should you find it necessary and/or beneficial. If you miss any of the three required meetings a hold will be placed on your account until a meeting is scheduled.
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Ways To Get Help
Seek advice from your Academic Advisor as soon as you know of your academic status or are notified by an advisor. We are here to help you get back on track. The advising staff will discuss with you what went may have gone wrong and help strategize a new plan and help set new and attainable goals.
If you are struggling with a particular class; see the professor or TA during his/her office hours. Even seek help from your fellow students who may have a better grasp of the class and form a study group. Collaboration and perseverance will help you prevail.
Resources: Please check out our page of on-campus resources.