From time to time there may be reasons that a student leaves the UOTeach program before finishing. This generally happens in one of four ways. 1) a student applies for and is granted a leave of absence; 2) a student leaves without a leave of absence or remains unenrolled past the specified term of a leave of absence; 3) a student is exited from the program for failure to make adequate academic progress, or 4) a student is exited for violating the university student code of conduct. For each manner of leaving, a different reinstatement policy applies and there is no entitlement to reinstatement in any case. A student may only apply for reinstatement one time, under cases 2) and 3) below.
1) In the first case, a student has not actually left the program and so no formal re-instatement is needed. A process for continuing the program is prescribed when the leave of absence is granted and may happen without a probationary period upon restarting the program of study. We include it here just to prevent misunderstanding. (See “Graduate School Policies-taking Leave” section in Handbook).
2) In the second case, if the student has left the program in good academic standing for personal reasons, they may apply for reinstatement according to the standard UOTeach admissions deadline. A student’s application for readmission will be granted if: 1) the applicant provides documentation related to the period of absence from the program, 2) a majority of the faculty vote in favor of reinstatement, and 3) the Graduate School does not prohibit the reinstatement. Depending on the length of time away from the program and current TSPC regulations, some courses may need to be repeated in compliance with graduate school rules and program director assessment.
If readmitted, the following conditions apply: 1) the student will be on probationary status the full year following their readmission. During that time any incomplete grades, grades below a B, or failing grades in P/N courses will result in dismissal from the program, 2) student must also achieve and maintain good standing evaluations within their practicum field placement 3) students must also achieve and maintain good standing with the Graduate School as soon as possible, including bringing their GPA to 3.0 or higher within a year, retaking and passing any courses in which they have received a failing grade at the first opportunity, and maintaining continuous enrollment, 4) the student is no longer guaranteed funding by the UOTeach program. If a reinstated student fails to meet the terms of probation or leaves the program for other reasons, a second reinstatement will not be possible.
3) In the third case, a student will have already gone through a process of probation and will have failed to meet the probationary standards. To apply for readmission, the student will have to meet two conditions: 1) they have completed all outstanding work within a period of one year of being exited from the program, and 2) they provide a written explanation to be included in their file of why previous poor performance occurred and will not continue in the future.
If readmitted, the following conditions apply: 1) the student will be on probationary status the full year following their readmission. During that time any incomplete grades, grades below a B, or failing grades in P/N courses will result in dismissal from the program, 2) the applicant provides documentation of 90 hours of volunteer service or employment at a school district K-12 classroom, with a letter of reference from the applicant’s direct classroom supervisor 3) student must also achieve and maintain good standing evaluations within their practicum field placement 4) students must also achieve and maintain good standing with the Graduate School as soon as possible, including bringing their GPA to 3.0 or higher within a year, retaking and passing any courses in which they have received a failing grade at the first opportunity, and maintaining continuous enrollment, 5) the student is no longer guaranteed funding by the UOTeach program. If a readmitted student fails to meet the terms of probation or leaves the program for other reasons, a second reinstatement will not be possible.
4) In the fourth case, no readmission is possible.