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[quote=Anonymous]You could also say that grades like this equal summer school, since he clearly can't concentrate on this many courses at once.  Put him in 4 courses in the fall and ask for the GPA you want (start reachable, like 2.75).  If he meets it, 5 courses again in the spring, slightly higher expectation.   If he doesn't, 4 courses again. Then those missing courses are done at community college over the summertime.  You may discover that he does better as a year-round student ... or that the incentive to -not- have classes over the summer makes him do better in the fall and spring.  If there needs to be financial skin in the game, have him work to earn the community-college tuition.  You can also add a rule that anything that -can- be retaken for a higher grade must be, which could mean redoing anything in which he earns a D or an F, depending on JMU's rules.  He'd likely hate that idea enough to get it right(er) the first time.

None of this means yanking your financial support, only reorganizing how he takes his courses to maximize your ROI.[/quote]

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