It may be, that the refusal is based on the ground that he has not made sufficient proficiency to entitle him to pass.

Consequently, his standing as an Entered Apprentice is not at all affected.

His rights remain the same.

He may still sit in the lodge when it is opened in his degree; he may still receive instructions in that degree; converse with Masons on masonic subjects which are not beyond his standing; and again apply to the lodge for permission to pass as a Fellow Craft.
But, if he be tried on a specific charge, and be suspended or expelled, his moral character is affected.

His masonic rights are forfeited; and he can no longer be considered as an Entered Apprentice in good standing.