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Undergraduate Academic Standing

Good Academic Standing

A student is in good academic standing when the student maintains a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better.

Assessing Academic Progress

Students have the right and responsibility to seek feedback about their academic performance from their instructors and academic advisors at any time during the academic term.

Immediately after the sixth week of a fall or spring semester (or after the third week of an eight-week online session), academic progress reports are sent to all students. Students having any problems, or performing below a "C" level in any course, should confer with their instructors and academic advisors. These reports are not noted in official transcripts.

In addition, students with semester GPAs below 2.0 will be alerted on their end of semester or academic term grade reports. This "Academic Alert" is not noted in official transcripts. Students are encouraged to seek the help of their academic advisors to improve their GPAs in succeeding academic terms.

Academic Warning

A freshman student is placed on Academic Warning when the student's cumulative GPA falls between 1.75 and 1.99 at the end of any semester or summer term. Freshmen on Academic Warning are required to meet with their academic advisors to discuss possible modification to their course load, extracurricular activities, and/or employment, and to seek tutoring or other academic support to improve performance.

Academic Probation

A student is placed on Academic Probation if the student's cumulative GPA is below 2.0 at the end of the semester or summer term. A freshman is placed on Academic Probation if the cumulative GPA falls below 1.75 for the first time or if a freshman has been previously placed on Academic Warning and his/her cumulative GPA remains below 2.0 for the second time. While on Academic Probation, the student must have a semester GPA of 2.0 or higher to enroll the following semester. The student remains on Academic Probation until his or her cumulative GPA improves to 2.0 or above. A student on Academic Probation whose semester GPA falls below 2.0 is automatically suspended. Nevertheless, if a student on Academic Probation makes a semester GPA of 2.0 or better, but has a cumulative GPA below 2.0, he/she shall remain on Academic Probation.

The Registrar will place students on Academic Probation on course registration hold. This hold will prevent the student from implementing any course registration processes (register/add/drop) until they have seen their Advisor and implemented an Academic Probation Contract/Success Plan for the following term. Students on Academic Probation are required at the beginning of the semester to meet with their advisors to sign academic probation contracts/success plans designed to improve their scholastic performance in the upcoming semester. The academic probation contract/success plan will address the following issues:

  • Course load - students will be required to take a manageable course load. This stipulation may mean limiting the course load to 12 credit hours.
  • Academic Support - students will be required to document participation in academic support activities (tutoring to workshops, for example).
  • Extracurricular activities - students will not be permitted to participate in extracurricular activities, except for selected Intramural Activities determined in consultation with the student's academic advisor.
  • Employment - students may be required to limit employment.

Students who fail to meet the requirements of their academic probation contracts contract/success plans may be suspended from the University at any time during the semester. Such suspensions will be determined by the Academic Intervention Team.

Academic Suspension

A student may be academically suspended for either of two circumstances:

  • A student on Academic Probation whose semester GPA falls below 2.0 is placed on Academic Suspension and is ineligible to be readmitted until they have completed 12credits of coursework at another secondary institution with a cumulative GPA of 2.0and satisfied the conditions for readmission as specified in their letter of suspension. Please refer to the Transfer Credits policy for further information
  • A student admitted with condition(s) who has not satisfied the condition(s) and who has not been recommended by the Condition Review Committee for continued enrollment as a degree-seeking student will be suspended. That student may re-enroll as a degree-seeking student only after satisfying the condition(s).

Reporting Unsatisfactory Academic Performance

Academic Alert, Academic Warning, Academic Probation, and Academic Suspension appear only on the students' term grade reports and unofficial transcripts.

Appealing Academic Suspension

Due to compelling and verifiable circumstances such as personal, family, medical, psychological, or any other emergency or special academic consideration, a student subject to Academic Suspension may appeal to the Faculty-Student Affairs Committee. Students who wish to apply for readmission have a right to a hearing before Faculty-Student Affairs Committee if requested by the student. If the committee so decides, the student may be permitted to return for an additional semester on Academic Probation. Except for extenuating circumstances such as personal or family medical/psychological emergency, a student who is suspended for academic reasons cannot be readmitted until they have completed 12 credits of coursework at another secondary institution with a cumulative GPA of 2.0. Please refer to the Transfer Credits policy for further information.

Students wishing to appeal to Faculty-Student Affairs Committee should contact the Registrar's Office for forms and deadlines. Students should visit the Registrar’s website for more information on the procedure and deadlines for appeals.