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I'm completely devastated. Yesterday my (new) advisor pulled me out of lab and into her office to tell me I am on "academic probation" because I got a 'C' in a course last Spring. (She's just telling me now?) She told me verbally only. This was the FIRST I had ever heard of it. I read the University policy manual and it says "a certified letter will be sent to inform the student of probation status and outlining the steps that need to be taken to return to Good Standing. The student will have 10 days to appeal." I did not receive any letter last Spring (4 months ago!) or even see one with my advisor when she told me about being on probation. I still have maintained a cumulative GPA above 3.0 which is considered In Good Standing. I am halfway through my FNP/MS program - I don't know if I can take this anymore! They keep changing the rules as they go along and I'm sick of it. For example, an instructor will say "well, it didn't ask in the assignment criteria for you to include this area in your paper, but I'm going to mark you down for it anyway." Or "This is not supposed to be a graded assignment....but I'm counting it as graded." This term (Fall) I currently have straight A's - pretty typical for me, and my performance has also been praised. How can I be on probationary status and also have had no formal notification? The worst thing is that I was told you are never taken OFF probation! If you meet all the requirements (which are supposed to be outlined in the certified letter that I have never received) at graduation, then and only then will your transcript be changed to "In Good Standing." As an aside, this University has been sued 3 times in the last 5 years by students in both the undergrad and grad programs - I'm guessing this type of BS has something to do with it. I need feedback, advice and moral support. Has anyone else experienced this? Thank you for listening.