In accordance with the University catalog, to remain in good academic standing, students must achieve a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average. When a student’s minimum GPA falls below the standard 2.0, they will receive a letter of warning from the University along with an academic contract. Academic advisors will be notified by receiving a copy of the letter sent to their advisees. Probation limits a student to a maximum course load of 12 semester hours, exclusive of physical education courses. At the end of each semester, The Academic Standards Committee will review all probation records to determine whether academic progress was achieved or whether students remain on probation a second term.

Failure to meet the conditions on the academic contract may result in suspension from the University. No student may remain on academic probation for more than two consecutive semesters. A student may be permanently dismissed from the University for consistently failing to maintain the academic standards set forth in the University catalog.

 The University has a procedure for students who elect to appeal for reinstatement to the University following suspension. If a student chooses to exercise this right, she or he may petition the Academic Standards Committee. The petition letter must include the following:

1. A written statement that demonstrates the student’s understanding of the reasons for his or her academic difficulties;
2. A realistic plan for addressing these difficulties. This plan must be developed with the student’s academic advisor and the Learning Center Director.
3. A letter of support from both the student’s advisor and the Learning Center Director acknowledging that the student has met and that they are aware of the petition and approve of the student’s academic plan for success.

The student must submit the all three petition documents listed above to the Academic Standards Committee, care of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, by March 15 for readmission consideration for Fall semester; by October 15 for readmission consideration for Summer or Spring semester. The student will be notified of his or her status within three weeks of each of the above dates.

To see the probation flowchart, click here.