Transcripts are evaluated for academic standing after the grade due date every fall and spring semester. Academic standing determinations are based solely on institutional grades and grade point averages. (Note: A minimum overall - transfer and institutional combined - cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for graduation.)

Good Academic Standing

Students are in good academic standing when their institutional cumulative GPA remains at or above 2.0.

Academic Warning

Students who earn a semester GPA of less than 2.0 in their first semester as a new first-time student are placed on academic warning. They are removed from academic warning when their institutional cumulative GPA is 2.0 or above. If after a semester on Academic Warning their institutional cumulative GPA remains below 2.0, they will be moved to academic probation.

Academic Probation

Students with an institutional cumulative GPA of less than 2.0 are placed on academic probation. They are removed from probation when their institutional cumulative GPA is 2.0 or above. If while on academic probation they achieve a semester GPA of 2.0 or above, yet their institutional cumulative GPA remains below 2.0, they will continue on academic probation.

Students placed on Academic Probation are not eligible to compete in varsity athletics and will be restricted from holding leadership positions in co-curricular activities, including but not limited to individuals serving as a "responsible member" in recognized student organizations, 

Suspension

Students will be suspended for one semester if while on academic probation they achieve neither a semester nor an institutional cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.

Readmission After Suspension 

Students must submit the Request for Readmission after Suspension form at least 4 weeks before the semester they request to return. After the form is received, the student’s Academic Advisor or TRIO Success Coach will schedule a meeting for the student, advisor, and the Academic Affairs AVP to discuss their success plan, which will then be forwarded to the Academic Appeals Committee.

Before approval to return, students must also meet with Financial Aid to discuss the implications of returning and whether they are required to submit a Financial Aid Suspension appeal. The process of appealing a Financial Aid Suspension is separate from petitioning for readmission after suspension. Students who have been suspended from aid must submit their appeal, required documentation, and approved academic plan (if needed) a minimum of ten days prior to the start of the term in which they wish to return. Incomplete or late appeals will be denied. Submission of an appeal does not guarantee approval, and even if a student is approved for readmission, they may not be approved to receive financial aid. See the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress policy for more details.

Students should submit the form as early as possible to secure an earlier course registration time. To be readmitted, the student must have a thorough plan for succeeding in their academic program. The readmission decision made by the Academic Appeals Committee is final. Students are placed on Academic Probation status the term they return from suspension.