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126 students sent out for poor show
The Abu Dhabi University has dismissed 126 students for failing to raise their academic status.
- PUBLISHED: Sun 17 Oct 2010, 8:34 AM UPDATED: Mon 12 Aug 2024, 2:57 PM
These students will no longer be able to pursue their studies at the university.
According to a statement issued by Abu Dhabi University (ADU) on Saturday, the university has called the students' attention to their low academic standing - cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) below 2.0 - through three consecutive warnings, but all failed to raise their status to university standards.
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The dismissed students were from different colleges and were in various stages of completing their programmes at ADU, the statement added.
Pointing out ADU's commitment to quality academic outcomes, Dr James Mackin, ADU provost, said the university could not tolerate levels of achievement that were below standard.
Calling the action a “regretful step”, Mackin explained: “ADU cannot countenance any breach in the quality of its academic responsibility as it believes, without compunction or hesitation, that it does not grant certificates but rather deliver qualified graduates that can contribute to the knowledge capital of the UAE.” Elaborating on ADU's policy, Nevine El Shoura, ADU registrar, said that the university's policy required the unconditional dismissal of any student who receives three consecutive academic warnings due to a GPA below 2.0 and that such a student should be excluded from the university.
El Shoura explained that the university's procedure require giving the first academic warning to students with cumulative GPAs below 2.0. Students are then allowed nine credit hours for the semester to adjust their grades. If the students failed, a second warning is issued and only six credit hours will be allowed. If the students still do not perform, they will be required to repeat certain courses in order to increase their cumulative GPAs to a level above 2.0. But failure to do so will result in dismissal from the university.
El Shoura said ADU had conducted numerous studies and ways to determine and remedy the causes of these students' consistently poor academic performance. However, the students were not able to adjust and transition into the university's academic requirements. - olivia@khaleejtimes.com