UCLA Student Termination Letter & Graduate Academic Record
The document below left is the letter I received from the UCLA Graduate Division, informing me of my termination from the Graduate School of Education: UCLA Student Termination Letter. The body of the letter reads:
As you are aware, the Department of Education recommends the termination of your status as a graduate student because of your low grade point average. The Graduate Division concurs with this recommendation and a hold has been placed on your registration for Fall 1996. No reference to this action will appear on your transcript.
I hope that in spite of the disappointment associated with not being allowed to continue in the graduate program, your studies at UCLA will contribute in a significant way to the attainment of your overall career objectives. Please accept our best wishes for your future endeavors.
The document below right is the last page of my Graduate Academic Record showing my grade point average (GPA). The document shows the student GPA to the lower right of the course titles and course grades. My GPA: 3.102 (UCLA Graduate Academic Record)
Placing these two documents side by side immediately raises an obvious question: How does the UCLA Graduate Division terminate a student for a "low grade point average" (below 3.0) when the student's academic record shows a GPA above 3.0?