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Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards

All students must maintain satisfactory academic progress in order to remain enrolled at the university. Satisfactory academic progress is determined by measuring the student's cumulative grade point average (CGPA). Students are expected to meet minimum CGPA requirements in order to be considered making satisfactory academic progress. Undergraduate students are required to maintain a minimum CGPA of 2.0 throughout their enrollment. A student's CGPA will be reviewed at the end of each term after grades have been posted to determine if the student's CGPA is in compliance.

If/when a student changes programs/Concentrations, the grades received in the former program/Concentration continue to be calculated as part of the student's cumulative GPA.

Academic Warning, Probation, Suspension and Dismissal

At the end of each semester after grades have been posted, each student's CGPA is reviewed to determine whether the student satisfies the university's minimum requirements for good academic standing.

A student will be placed on Academic Warning at the end of the first semester in which his/her CGPA falls below 2.0.
At the end of the next semester, the student is removed from Academic Warning and returned to good academic standing if he/she achieves a CGPA of 2.0 or higher.
If at the end of the next semester immediately following placement on Academic Warning, the student's CGPA continues to fall below 2.0, he/she will be placed on Academic Probation .
Students placed on Academic Warning at the end of Summer I or Summer II are assessed at the end of the immediately following Fall semester, for purposes of removal of Academic Warning or placement on Academic Probation.
Once a student is placed on Academic Probation, he/she has one semester to revert to good academic standing. A student who, at the end of one semester on Academic Probation, raises his/her CGPA to 2.0 or higher is removed from Academic Probation and returned to good academic standing.
If a student's CGPA by the end of one semester on Academic Probation is still below 2.00, he/she is placed on Academic Suspension from the university for the semester immediately following.
A student placed on Academic Probation at the end of the Spring semester has until the end of Summer II to revert to good academic standing. If he/she fails to remove Academic Probation by the end of Summer II, the student is suspended for the Fall semester immediately following.
A student placed on Academic Probation at the end of the Spring semester, who decides not to register in Summer or to register in only one Summer term, has until the end of the Fall semester immediately following to revert to good academic standing. If he/she fails to remove Academic Probation by the end of that Fall semester, the student is suspended for the Spring semester immediately following.
Notification of placement on Academic Warning, Academic Probation, Academic Suspension, and Dismissal is in writing.

Appeals of Academic Suspension

A student with compelling supporting evidence may appeal an Academic Suspension in writing. The University Committee on Academic Standing, chaired by the Provost, will review the case.

Appeals should be sent to the Student Support Manager who will provide the Committee on Academic Standing with all necessary information/documentation. Committee meeting dates are posted in the Academic Calendar, and all documentation relevant to an appeal must be received by these dates.

Students may appeal a decision of the Committee on Academic Standing in writing to the President. Such an appeal must be received by the President by the last day of Drop/Add of the semester/term in which a student wishes to continue his/her studies.

Condition Applicable to Students on Academic Warning and Academic Probation

Students on Academic Warning and Academic Probation must consult with the Student Support Office prior to selecting their courses and obtaining their academic advisor's approval to register. As long as a student remains on Academic Warning or Academic Probation, the Student Support Office will monitor the student's performance and will continue to provide support through regular contact with the student. Students on Probation must give priority to repeating all required failed courses, and are advised to repeat other courses in which they obtained failing or low grades.

Re-Admission from Academic Suspension

Should a student placed on Academic Suspension wish to return to the university following the suspension period, he/she must submit (by the date shown in the Academic Calendar for the meeting of the Committee on Academic Standing) a written request for re-admission to the Student Support Manager for presentation to the Committee. This request should detail his/her activities during the exclusion period and should provide an explanation why the student believes his/her academic performance will improve in the future. At that time, the student's file will be reviewed; and the Committee on Academic Standing will make the decision on re-admittance. Transfer credit for any courses taken during the period of suspension will be considered only for those courses for which approval was obtained from the Offices of Admissions and Academic Affairs prior to the commencement of study.

Students granted readmission from Academic Suspension will be placed on Academic Probation. The course load for these students will be not less than 9 credit hours and not more than 13 credit hours per semester, and must be 6 credit hours in Summer terms. A student's Dean or Program Chair may set other appropriate conditions and expectations regarding courses to be taken and academic performance.

Removal of Academic Probation for Students Readmitted from Academic Suspension

Students returning from academic suspension are readmitted on probation. They are expected to revert to good academic standing by achieving a CGPA of 2.0 or higher, upon attempting a minimum of 24 credit hours following readmission. Probation will be removed at the end of the semester or term in which this result is achieved.

Dismissal from the University

A readmitted student will be dismissed from the university if, upon attempting a minimum of 24 credit hours following his/her re-admission from academic suspension, the student fails to achieve a CGPA of 2.0 or higher. A readmitted student will also be dismissed from the university if, at the end of any semester or term after removal of probation, the student’s CGPA once again drops below 2.0. The decision to dismiss must be ratified by the University Committee on Academic Standing.

Appeal of Dismissal

Petitions for readmission, accompanied by compelling supporting evidence, should be forwarded to the Student Support Manager for presentation to the Committee on Academic Standing. Committee meeting dates are posted in the Academic Calendar.

A decision of the Committee may only be appealed to the President of the university. Such an appeal must be received by the President before the end of the Drop/Add period of the semester/term for which the student wishes to continue his/her studies.

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