Building an Academic Career: Requirements,
Policies and Special Opportunities
Guidelines for Academic Advisory Committee Actions and
Financial Aid Eligibility
III. FINAL PROBATION
This designation appears on the student's permanent
academic record. Students on Final Probation are not eligible
to participate in off-campus study programs or Ford/Knight projects.
Students on Final Probation may not take more than 15 credit
hours in the coming semester. Incompletes may be requested only
with medical documentation.
A student on Final Probation who is not making normal academic progress or not attending classes may be asked to leave the campus and suspended for the remainder of the semester.
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First-year: 12 credits short at the end of either semester
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Upperclass: 12 credit hours short in any semester; 12 credit hours short within two successive semesters; 15 credit hours short cumulatively.
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First-year (cumulative GPA): GPA less than or equal to 1.35 at the end of the first semester; GPA less than or equal to 1.45 at end of second semester.
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Upperclass (cumulative GPA):
Less than or equal to 1.55 at the end of the third semester;
Less than or equal to 1.65 at the end of the fourth semester;
1.75 at the end of the fifth semester;
1.85 at the end of the sixth semester;
1.95 at the end of the seventh semester;
Less than 2.00 at the end of the eighth semester and thereafter (applicable only
for seniors who require more than 9 semesters to earn their degree).
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Students must pass 15 credit hours with a C average (2.00) or better in the following semester. Students who are still deficient in credits are required to submit a proposal on how they intend to make up credits for graduation. Proposals must be submitted to the Registrar no later than mid-semester of the following semester.
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Students removed from Final Probation will remain on Probation for at
least one semester.
