The GPA for a student is the total number of grade points earned divided by the total number of credits taken. Total credits taken includes credits in courses failed, credits reported as incomplete, pass/fail, and credits in courses designated as Cr/N (Credit/No Credit).
A student who fails a required course must repeat the course.
Warning. A student with no previous academic action and with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above who fails a course or who has a semester GPA below 1.5 will receive a warning letter or designation from the dean.
Probation. A student with no previous action but with a cumulative GPA below 2.0 and a semester GPA of 1.5 or more will be placed on probation. A record resulting in probation indicates that a student is not doing satisfactory college work. A student on probation forfeits certain privileges and must improve scholastically during the next semester to avoid a more severe action.
Continued probation. For a student whose cumulative GPA remains below 2.0:
A student on probation whose semester GPA is 2.0 or above will be placed on continued probation.
Students on continued probation whose semester GPA is 2.0 or above will be placed again on continued probation.
Strict probation. A student with no previous action but with a cumulative GPA below 2.0 and a current semester GPA below 1.5 must obtain permission to continue from the Office of Undergraduate Programs and Services. If permission is granted the student will be placed on strict probation. Conditions may be placed on the permission to continue.
A student on probation whose semester GPA is below 2.0 must obtain permission to continue from the Office of Undergraduate Programs and Services to continue in school. If permission is granted, the student will be placed on strict probation. Conditions may be placed on the permission to continue.
A student on continued probation whose semester GPA is below 2.0 must obtain permission to continue from the Office of Undergraduate Programs and Services to continue in school. If permission is granted, the student will be placed on strict probation. Conditions may be placed on the permission to continue.
Once on strict probation a student will remain there until the cumulative GPA reaches 2.0 or more. It is important to note that a student on strict probation must achieve a semester GPA of 2.0 or more to remain in school. If the GPA earned is less than 2.0 for any semester before the cumulative GPA has been brought to 2.0 or above, the student will be dropped from the university for at least one semester.
Continued strict probation. A student on strict probation or continued strict probation who earns a semester GPA of 2.0 or above but whose cumulative GPA remains below 2.0 will be placed on continued strict probation.
Removal from probation. Students on probation, strict probation, or continued strict probation will be automatically removed from probation (returned to good standing) when their cumulative GPA reaches 2.0 or more. Records are then cleared of all prior actions.
Dropped from the university. Students on strict probation or on continued strict probation who earn a semester GPA of less than 2.0 will be dropped for at least one semester from the college and university.
A student who has been placed in dropped status and who desires to be readmitted to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences must present to the Office of Undergraduate Programs and Services evidence that time between being dropped and applying for readmittance has been used gainfully. Such activity must give evidence of serious desire to gain an education.
A student may return on strict probation after being away the required length of time and after providing the dean with evidence of a serious desire to gain an education, careful thought about academic goals, and strategies that will improve academic performance. If a student does well, the student may remain in school on strict probation as indicated above.
If the student fails to earn a GPA of 2.0 or above and is dropped again, the student will not be permitted to reenroll for at least one year and then only upon appeal to the Scholastic Policies and Actions Committee with good evidence of changed circumstances that would indicate a reasonable probability of success.
Appeals. A student in a dropped status, with unusual and substantiated circumstances, may appeal to the Scholastic Policies and Actions Committee requesting a change in assigned academic action.