Reinstatement Advising

Students will be academically suspended at the end of a semester if they were placed on academic probation during their previous semester of attendance and their cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is still below the 2.00 CGPA required for good academic standing.

To be reinstated, students who have been suspended for academic reasons will seek the approval of the academic dean of the school or college in which they intend to enroll. Typically, retroactive grade changes, dropped courses or withdrawals do not reverse the academic suspension status that is recorded on the transcript. However, if academic suspension was the result of a data entry error or a grading mistake, the transcript will be modified to reflect more accurately the students’ academic standing.

An academic reinstatement is not automatic. The student will provide the reasons for previous poor academic performance along with a carefully prepared plan for improvement that is submitted for approval. A student who wishes to be reinstated takes the following steps, in this order:

• Prints out and responds to a Questionnaire For Suspendend Students
• Meets with an advisor in the student’s major academic department
• Prepares an Academic Reinstatement Plan in consultation with the advisor
• Presents the advisor-approved reinstatement plan to the dean for approval
• Submits the approved reinstatement form to the Registrar’s Office which lifts the suspension hold from the student record and allows the student to access Cyberbear to register for classes.

The letter students receive about their academic suspension apprises them of the above reinstatement steps. In addition, suspended students may want to gather information about available resources and programs at UM that are designed to encourage academic success. For this information, go to http://www.umt.edu/uac and look under Student Academic Support Programs.

A student who is denied reinstatement may appeal this by writing to the University President within ten days of receiving the notice of denial. A decision to deny a reinstatement is usually not reversed without evidence that the decision was made arbitrarily.

If a suspended and reinstated student has not attended UM for more than two years, the student will also need to complete an application for readmission through the Registrar’s Office. The readmission form re-activates the student’s record and, along with the reinstatement form, allows the student to register for courses in Cyberbear. Go to http://www.umt.edu/registrar/readmissions.htm for the readmission form.