Students here at TempCollege that fall below a certain GPA automatically come up for review for either suspension or expulsion.
I think that freshmen should be given an additional semester to try to improve (even those with GPAs below 1.0), but not all of my colleagues agree. I feel that students should be given another chance to show that they have learned from their mistakes. Pick classes that are a better fit, take advantage of academic resources, and show a bit of maturity. If grades don't improve, then enforce a suspension.
What do you think? Do you think freshmen that can't cut it their first semester will never make it? Sure, not everyone belongs in college, and some students will never adjust. Or do you think that giving them another chance might result in a changed student?
