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IX.  Academic Standing

  1. The first semester an undergraduate student earns a S&T semester GPA below 2.000 for a fall or spring semester, students are placed on academic notice. Students on academic notice will be subject to the following academic restrictions during the next fall or spring semester in which they enroll:

    • The student may not enroll in more than 13 credit hours during a fall or spring semester or more than 6 credit hours during a summer semester.

      • These enrollment restrictions may be waived or modified by the student's academic department. For Undergraduate Studies students, the restrictions may be waived or modified by the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Achievement and Enrichment.

    • The student may have additional restrictions placed on them by their academic department.

These academic restrictions do not apply during intersession terms or university-recognized co-op work periods.

Students on academic notice have the following non-academic restrictions:

    • The student may continue participation in any recognized student organization in which they are already a member but may not join additional recognized student organizations.

    • The student may not hold an office in a recognized student organization

Appeals related to student organization participation must be made within 10 school days following notification of the academic status and initiated in the Student Involvement Office.

  1. A student on academic notice who earns an S&T semester GPA below 2.000 in a second consecutive or third cumulative fall or spring semester is subject to academic dismissal. For purposes of this policy, summer and intersession terms do not interrupt or satisfy the requirement for consecutive fall or spring semesters.
    Students subject to dismissal will not be allowed to enroll in additional fall and spring semesters unless one of the following occurs:

    • If the student has a declared major, the student’s academic department may grant permission for the student to continue their studies.

    • Students denied by their current academic department have two options:

      • The student may apply for, and be accepted into, a new major

      • The student may appeal to the Committee on Academic Retention and Deficiencies. Students approved for continued enrollment through this appeal process will be classified as Undergraduate Studies students and removed from their former academic department.

    • Current Undergraduate Studies students subject to dismissal will be reviewed by the Committee on Academic Retention and Deficiencies.

If the student fails to obtain permission to continue their studies prior to the appeal deadline (as defined by the Registrar), their registration will be canceled and fees paid for canceled courses will be refunded in full.
Students granted permission to continue their studies remain subject to the restrictions described in Section IX.A.

  1. Students on academic notice who complete at least 9 S&T credit hours in a subsequent fall or spring semester, earn an S&T semester GPA in that semester of 2.000 or higher, and end that semester with a cumulative GPA of 2.000 or higher will return to good standing and have the restrictions described in Section IX.A removed.

  2. Students on academic notice who complete at least 9 S&T credit hours in a subsequent fall or spring semester and earn an S&T semester GPA in that semester of 2.000 or higher but whose cumulative GPA remains below 2.000 will remain on academic notice and continue to be subject to the restrictions described in Section IX.A.

  3. Students who return to good standing and subsequently earn a S&T semester GPA below 2.000 in a fall or spring semester and for whom this is the second semester with an S&T semester GPA below 2.000 will again be placed on academic notice and become subject to the restrictions described in Section IX.A. Students who return to good standing and subsequently earn a S&T semester GPA below 2.000 in a fall or spring semester and for whom this is at least the third semester with an S&T semester GPA below 2.000 will be subject to academic dismissal.

  4. Part-time students who are unable to meet the nine-credit-hour requirement may continue their studies with approval from their academic department but will remain subject to the restrictions described in Section IX.A.

  5. Students who have no declared major will not be allowed to graduate. Such students must be accepted into a major by the appropriate academic department and complete program requirements before they will be allowed to graduate.

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