Eligibility Policy for Participation in Student Activities: Academic Standing and Discipline Status Involvement outside the classroom provides significant opportunities to explore interests, develop skills and abilities, apply classroom learning in practical situations, gain professional experience, develop leadership competencies, and cultivate an appreciation of the diverse world in which we live. It also provides opportunities to meet new friends, participate in community service, work with others around shared goals and interests, and become peer mentors. Involvement, however, should not be at the expense of academic success. Those enrolled at Santa Clara University are college students before they are student leaders. As such, the University has adopted this policy to assist with students’ academic success. 1. Conditions for Involvement: Students at Santa Clara University who are involved in student activities that are funded by the University (e.g., intercollegiate scholastic activities or intercollegiate athletic activities), and students who occupy a leadership position in organizations or associations recognized by the University, must fulfill the following conditions: A. Academic Standing: The student must be in good academic standing with the University. To be in good academic standing, an undergraduate student must normally be enrolled full time, maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 based on all courses taken at Santa Clara, and must have completed at least a minimum number of units as specified in the Undergraduate Bulletin for acceptable progress toward a degree. Graduate students involved in student activities must meet the academic status requirements of their division, school, or program. B. Discipline Status: The student must be in good behavioral standing with the University. Students who are presently placed on disciplinary probation, interim suspension, deferred suspension, suspended, or expelled are not in good behavioral standing. Students on disciplinary probation are not allowed to hold leadership positions for any of the identified groups (see “Affected Groups and Restrictions Imposed”). Students on deferred suspension or suspension are not allowed to participate in co-curricular and intercollegiate activities. 2. Affected Groups and Restrictions Imposed:
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A. A ll officers and major leaders of the eight Chartered Student Organizations and all recognized student clubs and organizations. The terms “officer” and “major leader” will be defined by the Center for Student Leadership. Santa Clara University