Maintaining Good Academic Standing
Undergraduate Students
To remain in good academic standing, undergraduate students who are enrolled in six or more credit hours in a given term must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 will be placed on probation. Students whose cumulative GPA remains below 2.0 after the subsequent term will be permitted to continue on probation as long as the term GPA is 2.0 or higher. Students are removed from probation when the cumulative GPA reaches 2.0. A student on probation who earns a term GPA below 2.0 will be placed on suspension.
Academic Probation: Undergraduate Students
Academic probation indicates that a student is not in good academic standing and is subject to suspension if his or her work does not reach a satisfactory level. Students remain on academic probation until the cumulative GPA reaches the minimum level of 2.0, as long as each term GPA is 2.0 or higher.
Academic Suspension: Undergraduate Students
Academic suspension indicates that a student is not in good academic standing and has been dismissed because his or her work has not reached a satisfactory level. Academic suspension must be appealed in writing before a student may continue in a subsequent term. Students suspended after the fall semester are not eligible to enroll in the January-Term.
Graduate Students
To remain in good academic standing, graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on probation. Students whose cumulative GPA remains below 3.0 after the subsequent term will be permitted to continue on probation as long as the term GPA is 3.0 or higher. Students are removed from probation when the cumulative GPA reaches 3.0. A student on probation who earns a term GPA below 3.0 will be placed on suspension.
Academic Probation: Graduate Students
Academic probation indicates that a student is not in good academic standing and is subject to suspension if his or her work does not reach a satisfactory level. Students remain on academic probation until the cumulative GPA reaches the minimum level of 3.0, as long as each term GPA is 3.0 or higher.
Academic Suspension: Graduate Students
Academic suspension indicates that a student is not in good academic standing and has been dismissed because his or her work has not reached a satisfactory level. Academic suspension must be appealed in writing before a student may continue in a subsequent term.
Note: If individual graduate programs have more stringent definitions of probationary or suspension status than does the University as a whole, that program’s definitions will supersede the University’s definition.
In addition to these criteria, students must attain a final cumulative 3.0 overall and in the major field or emphasis area in order to qualify for graduation. Students may be permitted to take additional coursework beyond the degree requirements to achieve the necessary minimum 3.0 GPA in order to graduate. These additional courses must be approved by the Chair of the major or emphasis area department.