Dismissal from Research Group
If a student is not performing at the level of their advisor’s expectations, the advisor may dismiss the student from their research lab, following the faculty’s home department policies:


Probation Policy
A Robotics student shall be placed on formal warning or probation with the Robotics Program for any of the following:  

  1. An overall or semester GPA less than 3.0, per the Graduate School Policy
  2. Failing to meet milestones by acceptable date (PhD) (MS)
    1. Determined yearly by Committee. Grad Tracker provides a DUE PROGRESS form that is due each year by October 15th for PhD and MS-Thesis students.
  3. Academic Misconduct (Policy 6-410)
  4. Sanctions for Student Behavior Standards misconduct (Policy 6-400 a -III-D)


Warning
Students on Warning will have one semester to make improvements and must have mandatory counseling from the Director of Robotics Studies. If the student is unable to meet GPA, milestone or conduct standards within one semester of Warning, the student will move to the Probation phase with one semester to improve. Students on Warning or Probation must provide a plan for completion/ improvement each semester.


Probation
Students on Probation will have one semester to make improvements and must have mandatory counseling from the Director of Robotics Studies. If the student is unable to meet GPA, milestone or conduct standards within one semester of Probation, the student will move to a Sanction phase with one semester to improve. Students on Warning or Probation must provide a plan for completion/ improvement each semester.


Sanction
If the defined goals are not met after the Warning and Probation phase, one or more of the following actions may be taken (but are not limited to): the Director may deny opportunities to serve as TA, discontinue tuition benefit, or remove the student from the program. 


*Note: To graduate with a Robotics degree, a student must earn a B- grade (minimum) in all courses and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA. See Student Responsibilities in the Graduate Handbook.