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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 9, 1960
Page 10
Half of KU Students Don't Flunk Out
Kansas high school students ask,
"Is it true? Do half of the students
who enroll at KU 'funk out'?"
Concerned over this currently wide-spread rumor, the Daily Kansas has taken a survey of the probation figures of the eight campus schools.
Of the four schools where figures are available — College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Schools of Education, Pharmacy and Journalism—only eight per cent of the 4,861 students enrolled were recorded as on probation.
Exact figures have not yet been tallied at the School of Engineering, but Donald E. Metzler, associate dean of the school, remarked that probation is "liberal."
Dean Metzler remarked that he thought the fact that only 34 had been expelled for academic reasons from the total 1,800 enrollment was significant enough to counteract any such rumor at that school.
Business Totals Not In
Totals are not available at the School of Business because of the time needed to plan the dedication of Summerfield Hall.
Dean James Surface explained that
probation in the School of Business is not used as disciplinary action but rather as an "attention factor."
"A students must have a C average in both business and economic courses to graduate," commented Dean Surface. "As soon as a student drops below that C average, he is reminded of that fact with a probation slip.
"Iif the student's average remains below the C level for more than one semester, definite action is taken," continued the dean.
Thomas Gorton, dean of the School of Fine Arts, was the only dean who flatly refused to discuss the matter of student probation.
"I don't think publication of these facts is necessary. Why not concentrate on the honor roll," he commented.
A breakdown of the four school totals runs as follows:
School of Education — enrollment 875; probation 26.
School of Journalism -- enrollment 65; probation 7.
School of Pharmacy - enrollment 71; probation 7.
College — enrollment 3,850; probation 377.
Exact tabulations were difficult to ascertain from the College due to the complexity of the probation system.
The College system operates as follows:
A student who is in good standing—that is, one who has not been previously placed on probation—must earn a grade point average of at least a 8 for freshmen and sophomores or a 1.0 for juniors and seniors to remain in good standing.
If a student who is in good standing earns a grade point average in any semester which is below 8 (or 1.0) but not below 0, he will be placed on probation. A student whose grade point average in any semester is below 0 will be dismissed for poor scholarship and will not be eligible to enroll again except with the special permission of the committee on scholarship and probation.
A student who has been placed on probation will remain on probation until he is either returned to good standing by the committee or dismissed for poor scholarship.
The 377 total for the College includes only those placed on probation as of the fall semester.
Why do students get poor grades?
KU deans offered their ideas.
Burton Marvin, dean of the School of Journalism, divided his seven probation students into classes:
"There are those who suffer from lack of natural ability, those who suffer from just plain laziness and those who merely 'buck the system,'" explained Dean Marvin.
"Bucking the system applies to the student who is constantly trying to 'get out of' taking required courses. These are the students who find themselves short of required grade points at the end of the semester," said Dean Marvin.
"A student has to be self-conscious to make it in the School of Education," maintained Kenneth B. Anderson, dean of the School. "A student has to have a 1.5 over-all average to graduate."
J. Allen Reese, dean of the School of Pharmacy, asserted, "Anyone can enter the School of Pharmacy who has the ability after two years of College. If the pharmacy student doesn't make his grades, it's simply a case of not applying himself."
fact that a student is not.
put on probation more than twice without expulsion goods him into working harder," he commented. "For instance, there were five on the probation roles here last semester—only one of whom is still on probation," said Dean Reese.
"If a student repeatedly falls below the probation mark, he must either lack college ability or drive; and, in that case, there is no sense in continuing," remarked Gilbert Ulmer, assistant dean of the College.
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