GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING

To be in good academic standing a full-time student must have the following minimum grade point average and the following semester hours passed:

A student must achieve a minimum semester grade point average of 2.0 each semester enrolled beyond the sixth (6^th) semester to be in good academic standing. A student is eligible to continue to work toward an undergraduate degree until he or she has attended eleven (11) semesters as a full-time student (not including summer session) or until he or she has attempted 152 semester hours. At that point the student becomes ineligible to continue at the University unless approved by the dean of the college or school.

A student is eligible to register if he or she has a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 and has attended the University less than the maximum number of semesters allowed for the degree program.

ACADEMIC WARNING

Freshman or sophomore students whose mid-semester grade point averages are less than 2.0 will be issued an academic warning indicated by a special notation on mid-semester grade reports issued from the Office of the Registrar. While being placed on academic warning does not become a part of the student’s permanent record, the student is warned that failure to restore good academic standing by the end of that semester will result in academic probation.

ACADEMIC PROBATION/SUSPENSION

A student who does not meet the above requirements will be placed on academic probation for the next semester of enrollment and is required to remove the deficiency prior to the beginning of the next semester. Failure to remove this deficiency during the probation semester will lead to a one semester suspension. A student who is suspended for a given semester may petition the dean to waive the suspension. The student who has been suspended and re-admitted with a waiver from his or her dean is required to make a minimum grade point average of 2.0 each semester or summer session following re-enrollment until such time as the minimum cumulative grade point average is at or above minimum appropriate progression requirement. A student who is on probation at the end of the spring semester may attend summer school and work toward removing his or her academic deficiencies.

A part-time undergraduate student is defined as one who enrolls in less than twelve (12) hours during a semester. The part-time student who fails to maintain the minimum average is subject to the actions prescribed for full-time students. A part-time student who enrolls in the University after an academic suspension must achieve a minimum semester grade point average of 2.0.

A part-time undergraduate student enrolled in a degree program must maintain the following minimum cumulative grade point average at the end of the cumulative semester hours indicated for a full-time student:

Students are expected to be aware at all times of their academic status and to be responsible for knowing whether or not they are on academic probation. Students on academic probation shall be limited to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours of credit in a fall or spring semester and no more than four (4) semester hours in each session of summer school.

Any student who is placed on academic suspension at the end of the spring semester may attend both sessions of summer school to remove academic deficiencies. However, if the suspended student does not raise his or her average to the required minimum, the student will remain suspended.

A student who fails to meet the minimum academic requirements after having been suspended and re-admitted is subject to permanent academic dismissal. There is an appeal procedure for academic dismissal.

Academic Information and Regulations

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