Evaluation of Students

The counseling faculty meet to evaluate progress of each matriculated student as follows:

  1. Upon annual review of each student's disposition
  2. Upon application for practicum consideration
  3. Upon application for internship consideration
  4. If the student's grade-point average falls below a (3.0)
  5. If a student receives lower than a C grade in any class; and
  6. If a student's behavior is deemed inappropriate or potentially harmful as a counseling professional. When a student's progress is not satisfactory, he or she is subject to the probation and dismissal policies of the graduate program. A D or F grade in either practicum or Internship will result in automatic dismissal from the Graduate Counseling Program. In the event of probation or dismissal, the following process is followed:
    1. The student receives a letter from the program director outlining faculty concerns and stating that the student has been placed on probation;
    2. The letter delineates the conditions the student must meet to remove probationary status. Additionally, the student is informed of consequences if conditions are not met, including dismissal from the program;
    3. The letter states the length of the probationary period;
    4. The student's progress is assessed at the end of the probationary period, and he or she is informed of the evaluation. Actions may include full reinstatement into the program, an extension of the probationary period, or dismissal from the program;
    5. Should the student's academic performance continue to be unsatisfactory, he or she may be dismissed at the end of the semester. Should qualities and behaviors be demonstrated that are contradictory to conduct of professional counselors, including breaches of ACA (American Counseling Association) ethics, a student may be dismissed immediately.

Saint Xavier University 2008-2009 Catalog
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