I recently faced academic disqualification because I was dumb enough to take the same two classes I didn’t pass the first time around. I might still have a chance to get back into the university via an appeal, but I have decided to change career and universities. While filling up my application for community college I was asked whether I am facing expulsion or not. Is a dismissal the same thing as an expulsion?
Yes, expulsion for academic reasons
Being academically disqualified is not the same as being “dismissed” from the university.
Source:
http://duels.ucsb.edu/advising/difficulty
Contact advisors in Cheadle Hall (assuming you are in L&S) who can give you advice on the most honest way to answer this question.