Academic review is the college’s way of ensuring that students meet our minimum academic standards and make timely progress toward degree completion.
Students at SUNY Cobleskill are expected to maintain satisfactory academic progress and to move toward timely degree completion and graduation. Please see Academic Policy Section J: Academic Standing for more information on maintaining satisfactory academic progress. After the Registrar’s Office completes their end of term grade processing, the College initiates an academic review process to identify students who have not met the required standard based on their cumulative GPA. If you have not met the standard, you will be academically suspended and unable to return in the next semester. If your GPA indicates that you are not in good academic standing, you will receive an email from academicaffairs@cobleskill.edu to your Cobleskill email account and a paper letter to your home address on file.
First, confirm whether or not you are academically suspended. If you are suspended, you will receive a notice of academic suspension as stated above. If you have not yet received a notice of academic suspension, check BannerWeb for your academic standing. Please keep in mind that Brightspace grades are not official grades.
When you receive a notice of academic suspension, you will have the opportunity to submit an appeal and the details on how to complete this appeal will come with your notice of suspension.
Second, understand that this is not a punitive process. We want to ensure that you are able to fully engage in your education here at SUNY Cobleskill without negatively impacting your financial aid or your GPA. Sometimes, we find that students may be juggling too much (family obligations, work, mental or physical health issues) and need to reassess whether now is the right time to be in college. Academic suspension may serve as a “wake up call” which indicates that you may need to take a break and/or get some extra support before continuing your studies. Your mental, physical, and emotional health need to come first.
If you want another chance, you need to understand the following:
Depending on how many credits you have attempted, the appeal process varies. This means that students who are new will follow a slightly different process than students who have been here longer. We will communicate specifically with you based on your situation, according to policy. For more information on academic standing and progress towards degree, see Academic Policy 10.00 and 10.05 in the College Catalog.
Instructions and deadlines are both stated in your suspension letter sent to your Cobleskill email account and sent to your home address on file. It is also in the timeline below.
Since the academic suspension process might be challenging for you, we encourage you to read the letter/email and guidelines very carefully, and several times, so that you don’t miss an important piece of information or react hastily. You will find answers to the most commonly asked questions within the letter/email.
Follow the directions that are given in your letter/email to fill out the appeal/reconsideration form using the link provided in the letter/email. Please note that the college will accept only written appeals through the links provided to you (i.e., we do not consider face-to-face, email or phone appeals).
First-semester students (those who have earned 19 or fewer credits) will have their appeals reviewed by a panel consisting of individuals from Academic Affairs and Student Development. Feedback from Student Financial Services and faculty will also be considered.
Those who have earned 20 or more credits will have their appeals reviewed by the Dean’s Office and Department Chairs with input from faculty advisors and faculty. Feedback from Student Development and EOP staff will also be considered.
All appeals are carefully reviewed to determine whether to give a student the opportunity to return on academic probation or to academically suspend the student from the College. All cases are afforded the same due process and consideration.
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Friday, May 16, 2025 |
Student’s final grades are available on BannerWeb |
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Monday, May 19, 2025 |
Suspension notices mailed to students’ home addresses and emailed to students’ Cobleskill email addresses |
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Monday, June 2, 2025 |
Written appeals and reconsideration forms are due via the link in your suspension email and letter — no late appeals accepted |
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Friday, June 13, 2025 |
Results of appeals and reconsideration requests are sent to students’ Cobleskill email addresses |
Check your SUNY Cobleskill email account for college notices about the outcome of your academic appeal review and relevant dates. If you are retained, be sure to follow the directions given in the letter/email very carefully to be sure you follow all required instructions.
Financial aid is an important aspect of returning. You should contact Student Financial Services as part of this process.
To return to SUNY Cobleskill full-time in a future semester, you first need to successfully complete one of these options:
Please note, if you are repeating any of the courses that you failed at this college,
please be sure to take them again through SUNY Cobleskill; otherwise, your grade won’t be replaced.
You must be enrolled in 12 credits to live in a residence hall. Anything less than 12 credits makes you a part-time student and therefore, not eligible for on-campus housing. Check with the Advising Office if you have additional questions about the classes you should be taking. All housing related questions should be directed to the Office of Residential Life.
Information about readmission can be found on the SUNY Cobleskill Admissions webpage under readmission guidelines.
If you received final grades for a semester, College policy dictates that your academic standing still needs to be reviewed, whether you take a leave for an upcoming semester or not.
If you believe there has been an error made in your academic record, please contact academicaffairs@cobleskill.edu.
If you plan to return, we recommend stating how your needs have changed and how you plan to use support services as part of your appeal. Demonstrating a plan for using resources effectively can strengthen your request to return.
The Center for Academic Support and Excellence (CASE) – Located in the lower level of the library, offers free professional and peer tutoring, as well as online tutoring through NetTutor in Brightspace. In addition, AccessABILITY Resources supports students with documented disabilities by providing academic accommodations to create equal access to learning.