Graduate students may be readmitted to the college only once after academic dismissal. If readmitted, the students are automatically returned to academic probation if their cumulative GPA is below 3.0. The students then have one full-time semester or 9 credits of part-time study to achieve a 3.0 cumulative GPA and must maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA during each semester of academic probation. Failure to do so results in final academic dismissal.
Academic clemency is designed for former students at Buffalo State University whose GPAs during previous enrollments make it impossible or highly unlikely for them ever to graduate. Academic clemency offers former students the opportunity to resume their university studies with a realistic possibility of completing their degree. Academic clemency removes courses from GPA calculations but retains them on the transcript. Graduate students with a Buffalo State GPA of less than 3.0 are eligible to apply for academic clemency when they apply for readmission to the university. The student’s last semester of enrollment must have been at least one year prior to the application for admission. Students can request clemency for up to two semesters of work (consecutive or non-consecutive). These semesters are to be determined by the student in consultation with the adviser, program coordinator or department chair, and director of graduate studies. A decision of clemency includes all coursework taken within the semester(s) at Buffalo State; it is not selectively applied. Clemency is applied only after a student has registered for an upcoming semester. Click link below to read more.
https://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/dops/policysect1/011610.pdf
Academic probation may also affect financial aid eligibility. To receive federal financial aid, graduate students must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards.