<p>My GPA for my first quarter is below a 1.0. I was wondering when I will be dismissed by the university?</p>
<p>You won’t, they put you on probation. So, next quarter try to get it to 2.0 and you will be fine. Otherwise, you will get dismissed.</p>
<p>Actually, they put you on academic probation ONLY if your GPA is between 1.5-2.0. If you go below 1.5, you are subject to academic disqualification, and you have to meet with an academic adviser in the dean’s office. The adviser determines, based on something called a [balance</a> points](<a href=“http://advising.ucdavis.edu/forms/gpabalancepointchart.pdf]balance”>http://advising.ucdavis.edu/forms/gpabalancepointchart.pdf), whether you get to stay at the university or be dismissed. If your balance points is too low, you get dismissed. It is also impossible to get to a 2.0 GPA in one quarter if you were previously below a 1.0 GPA. When my sister was subject to academic disqualification her first quarter, her adviser told her she had to get her GPA to 2.0 by the end of spring 2013.</p>
<p>Thanks for clearing that up!</p>
<p>So no matter how hard I try in the winter quarter, I will still be dismissed?</p>
<p>Make an appointment with your academic adviser and see what they say. I believe my sister’s GPA was between 1.0 and 1.5, and she was permitted to stay at UC Davis. However, her adviser told her that her GPA must continue to increase until it reached 2.0, and then make sure to keep the GPA at 2.0 or above. If you are permitted to stay, you must continue to show improvement in your GPA.</p>
<p>Do you know how the meeting with the advisor will go?</p>
<p>Typically they look over your transcript and ask you why you have a low GPA. You should also bring an appeal letter with you when you make an appointment with an advisor (I cannot tell you how to contact an advisor for your major because each major has its own advising department) for them to read over, and the letter should state why you should continue to remain at UC Davis and how you can improve.</p>
<p>You are at risk for academic dismissal, but if you talk to your academic advisor about it, they can help you get back on track as they understand that not everyone gets used to the fast-paced quarter system at first. My GPA during my first semester was also below a 1.0 as well, and I was allowed to continue so long as I was making noticeable progress towards a 2.0. By summer session 1, I had managed to clear all deficits I had.</p>
<p>Do I need a special circumstance to be given another chance?</p>
<p>Each case is different. No one on this site can tell you for certain if you get to stay or not. My sister didn’t have any special circumstances to be given another chance, and she was damn lucky they let her stay. Make an appointment with an advisor for your major. I know it’s currently winter break, but if the advising center for your major is still open, call them (well, if the advising center for your major has its own website. I know mine does) and set up an appointment to meet with an advisor when classes resume again.</p>
<p>Should I wait until I receive the official notice to make an appointment? I am hoping they make a mistake.</p>
<p>They most probably are going to meet with you. But don’t worry they will most likely understand and give you another chance. But they will probably have like guidelines or something that you agree too. for example…keep above a 2.0 next quarter something like that. If its the first time you should be okay.</p>
<p>PROTIP: As something as serious as this, you would get the BEST answer if you talk to an adviser. At the minimum, you would at least show that you care about your grade. And it is really a person to person kind of this. So please, I’d advise you to speak with your college’s adviser.</p>