Academic Dismissal

Academic dismissal from Fisk University is by action of the Provost or the Committee on Standards and Degrees. Students are dismissed at the end of any semester if they are already on academic probation and continue to perform at a level too low to show promise of removal from probation, or if they have received a previous warning letter and have shown subsequent deterioration in performance. Academic dismissal for students admitted under the conditional admission status may occur immediately upon failure to meet any or all prescriptions outlined in the official acceptance letter.

Note: The satisfactory academic standing guidelines discussed above do not apply to students who hold conditional admission status. Conditional admission status is extended to a select few candidates who do not present credentials clearly sufficient to justify regular admission, but who, in other ways, show promise of success at Fisk University. Students admitted under this special status are restricted to a maximum 12 credit-hour course load during the first semester of enrollment at Fisk University, unless a heavier load is permitted by the Provost. For conditionally admitted students, interruption of academic work up to dismissal may occur at any time for failure to meet any or all prescriptions of the official admission letter. Specific conditions are outlined for each conditionally admitted student within his/her official acceptance letter to Fisk University. Once conditional admission status has been removed, the standard satisfactory academic standing guidelines apply.