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The warning process is designed to help students and promote a successful experience at Carolina. We are committed to the academic success of each of our students and understand that success is not always achieved in a predictable path. There are many reasons students enter the warning process, including personal, financial, health, family, or other issues.

Our goal is to help you identify the factors that are relevant to you and to help you address them. You are not alone in experiencing these difficulties. Many students participate in the warning process each year and, by accessing campus resources and reaching out to others for support, many leave the process and continue on to have a successful career at Carolina.

Students must meet all four academic standards to be in good standing. We know you can meet these requirements, and have designed a process to help you to address the causes of your academic difficulties.

Students who begin an enrolled term in good standing, but do not meet each of the four standards at the end of that enrolled term will receive an academic status of Warning. Students with a status of warning may enroll in courses and must utilize campus support. During the term on Warning, students must engage in the Restoring Eligibility Program and work closely with Academic Advising as well as other resources on campus. The official academic status in ConnectCarolina for students on Warning is “Warning – Eligible To Enroll.” Students must review their academic status at the end of every term. Academic status is found under the “Academics” tab in “Student Center.”

We are here to support you. The first thing we need from you is to reflect on the path thus far, and make a commitment to engage in support to help you forward. We know you are capable of excelling at Carolina and we look forward to supporting you.

To support students through the warning process, our team has designed a program that consists of personal reflection, goal setting, and working with campus resources in order to achieve success. If you are on warning during a Fall/Spring semester, we expect you to engage in the restoring eligibility process by the 6th week of the semester – taking advantage of the support early on will help you to maximize your opportunities during the semester and see improvements in your academics.

All students should start by completing the online Self-Assessment. From there, we have two ways to engage:

Option 1: Engage in Individual Support

Schedule & attend a Student Success Consultation with your assigned Academic Eligibility Counselor. In this meeting, you will complete the Academic Success Plan together with your Counselor (you will be provided with this worksheet at the meeting).

Option 2: Enroll in Road to Resilience

Road to Resilience groups are closed for the Spring 2023 semester. Be sure to explore other resources for support here: https://advising.unc.edu/faqs/student-resources/  We’ll start Road to Resilience groups again at the beginning of the Summer 2023 semester.

All students are paired with an Academic Eligibility Counselor and may choose to utilize one-on-one support beyond the expectations above.

To support students through the warning process, our team has designed a program that consists of personal reflection, goal setting, and working with campus resources in order to achieve success. If you are on warning during a Summer session, taking advantage of the support early on will help you to maximize your opportunities during the semester and see improvements in your academics.

All students should start by completing the online Self-Assessment. From there, we have four ways to engage:

Option 1: Enroll in Road to Resilience

Register for Road to Resilience: a supportive, small-group experience in which students on Warning/Probation meet on a weekly basis to reflect on past habits, develop personal ownership over their personal and academic success, and strengthen academic skills while developing a community with their peers.

Option 2: Engage in Individual Support

Schedule & attend a Student Success Consultation with your assigned Academic Eligibility Counselor. In this meeting, you will complete the Academic Success Plan together with your Counselor (you will be provided this worksheet at the meeting).

Option 3: Complete the online Academic Success Plan

Be sure to identify your assigned Eligibility Advisor (see email communication) so that you can receive feedback on your goals.

Frequently Asked Questions from students in the warning process

While the warning process is specific to your next term of enrollment, our goal is for you to make progress toward your degree. If the requirements are not met after your next term, you will be academically suspended. If this were to occur, you would need to appeal to engage in the probation process in order to be eligible to enroll.
There will be a hold placed on student accounts in the third week of the semester. This hold will be removed once students have completed their Academic Success Consultation (or engagement in Road to Resilience).

We invite students to take advantage of all of the resources available, including both the Academic Success Consultation and Road to Resilience.
*If you are unable to attend a scheduled meeting, it is a common courtesy to provide advanced notice so that other students may benefit from this availability.

The Restoring Eligibility Program is designed to support you in achieving academic success while on Warning. The sooner you take action and utilize the available resources, the more you will benefit. We encourage you to complete the Self-Assessment within the first few weeks of classes and schedule an Academic Success Consultation within the first half of the semester. A hold will be placed on your account after the third week of classes which will prevent you from registering for future terms. This hold will be removed once you have engaged in the support.