Dismissal from grad program because of conditional admission

Graduate School
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<p>I received a conditional admission into a Grad program where I had to receive at least a B in the first two courses. I just finished my 5th class and received a C+. I asked my adviser if this is ok and she said yes. I just received a letter from the Grad School saying that I am being dismissed from the program since I could not maintain the conditions of the admission. Since I received all As and one B+ before this C+ I don't understand how I didn't meet the condition of getting a B in my first two Grad class. I have emailed the Assistant Dean who sent the letter and the department coordinator asking that question.
Has anyone else dealt with a situation like this and how did you go about it?</p>

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<p>You need to talk to the folks at the Graduate School to find out what’s going on. Don’t just e-mail and wait around. Call them today. Could be as simple as a record-keeping mistake or it could be something more serious.</p>

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<p>Could it be that the C+ dismissal has nothing to do with the probationary acceptance letter and instead is the general policy for everyone? I have read that grad schools expect all As & Bs.</p>

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<p>It may be that the condition was B’s and above in the first two semesters, not classes. Regardless, things like this are usually generated automatically by the computer system, and can be appealed. I suspect that if you have good grades otherwise and the support of your advisor, that you will be allowed to continue. Just don’t get any more C’s!!</p>

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<p>Grad students generally must maintain at least a 3.0, and no credit is earned for anything worse than a C, but I’ve never heard of a program that kicks you out for one C+. Unless that was another stipulation of his provisional admission.</p>

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<p>Like everyone else said… be proactive! Go in and make a nuisance of yourself, just do it in a positive way. As long as your school likes you they are far less likely to kick you out. The more you talk to people and the more people you talk to, the more of a chance you have of getting someone to go to bat for you.</p>