Tougher Academic Standards:You Must Maintain a 2.0

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Carolina's graduation rate is better than all but four of the nation's public universities. But the four that do a better job happen to be the ones that currently outrank UNC in the most popular national ranking, that of U.S. News & World Report.</p>

<p>A committee of administrators has been working on issues related to the graduation rate for more than a year, and on March 24 the Faculty Council approved changes aimed at raising the bar for undergraduates and at the same time giving more help to those who get in academic trouble and those who may have arrived in Chapel Hill less prepared.</p>

<p>Beginning this fall, a student will not be able to stay in school with anything below a 2.0 grade point average. The exception is an academic probation provision for rising sophomores who are below 2.0. The administration will work with those students to identify their problems and help them get on track, including more intense advising. After the first semester of the sophomore year, every student will have to maintain a 2.0 or leave school for at least one semester.

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[chillmandan]

<p>Eh not surprising. Carolina is pretty heavy on academic standards, however they don't "kick people out." I know guys who have been asked to "take some time off"</p>