<p>Really sorry to hear that the first year was so tough. </p>
<p>I assume that your first conversation was with your son and that he really wants to return to the same school and commit to doing better. </p>
<p>If this is a small- or moderate-size school, it might be good to contact someone in the dean of students office who deals with academic issues; they have a different perspective than faculty advisers, since they deal with all sorts of academic challenges daily. Such a person will probably know the policies regarding probation and leaves, support programs, and have suggestions for proactive things that you can do. It wouldn’t hurt to have a faculty member from a course (or two) where your son really, “pulled it together” during the second half of the semester as an advocate,</p>