Academic Standing and Progress

Classification of Students

      Sophomore              30 hours passed        

      Junior                      60 hours passed        

      Senior                     90 hours passed        

Academic Good Standing

   An undergraduate student in academic good standing is a student who has not received an academic warning nor has been dismissed for academic reasons and who has earned a total number of grade points that will average to within four grade points of 2.00.

Satisfactory Academic Progress

   Undergraduate students are considered as making satisfac­tory academic progress if they have not been academically dismissed or are not on academic warning. Undergraduate students who are enrolled full time are considered as making satisfactory academic progress if they are not on academic warning and complete at least a minimum number of semester hours credit permitting them to graduate in ten semesters if working toward a baccalaureate degree and five semesters if working toward an associate degree.

Deans' Scholastic Honors

    To qualify for Deans' Scholastic Honors, a student must:

    a.  Complete at least 12 semester hours (or at least 6  semester hours during a summer session),

    b.  Receive a GPA of 3.60 for all credit course work that semester or summer session, and

    c.  Have no grade lower than “B” and no grade of “IN” in any course during that semester or summer session.

    The Office of the Registrar will compile the list of Deans' Scholastic Honors recipients and inform both the dean and the student of the award.

    Deans' Scholastic Honors will be noted on the student's grade report and transcript.

All A Scholastic Honors

    To qualify for All “A” Scholastic Honors, a student must:

    a.  Be enrolled for at least 12 semester hours (or at least 6 semester hours during a summer session), and

    b.  Receive a grade of “A” in all credit course work for that semester or summer session.

    c.  Have no grade lower than “A” and no grade of “IN” in any course during that semester or summer session.

    All “A” Scholastic Honors are awarded each semester or summer session. The Office of the Registrar compiles the list of All “A” Scholastic Honors recipients and informs both the deans and the students of the award.

    All “A” Scholastic Honors will be noted on the student's grade report and transcript.

Academic Warning

   A student will be placed on academic warning when the student is from 5-19 grade points below a “C” average on hours attempted. Academic warning is de­signed to alert the student that difficulty may be encountered in meeting graduation requirements.

Academic Dismissal

   A student who is 20 or more grade points below a “C” average on hours attempted will be dis­missed for poor scholar­ship.

  Such a student is not making progress toward meeting graduation requirements and dismissal will provide time to reconsider and evaluate academic plans.

Academic Reinstatement

   Students who are academically dismissed are not permit­ted to re-enroll at the university until one full semester (fall or spring) has elapsed after the date of the dismissal. At the conclu­sion of one full semes­ter of dismissal, the student may petition for reinstatement to the dean of the student's college. Each petition will be considered on its own merit. Reinstate­ment is not automatic.

Academic Fresh Start

   Academic fresh start is a policy which allows returning undergraduate students with poor or marginal academic records to resume work towards an undergradu­ate degree without the burden of poor past performance in college or university work. The calculation of grade point average (GPA) and credit hour totals is based solely on work completed after returning to the university. This policy is designed for prospective students who have gained maturity through extended experience outside of educational institu­tions and who have decided that a return to academic life would be beneficial. However, academic fresh start is not for every returning student. There are two requirements that a student must meet before being granted this option:

   1. Separation from all institutions of higher education for at least four years

   2. Formal application to the dean of the college in which the student wishes to major. This application should describe the reasons for the request and outline an academic plan which includes the declaration of a major.

   If academic fresh start is granted, the student may resume his/her studies under this option. Academic fresh start may be granted only once. The student's permanent record will remain a record of all work, regardless of the institution at which that work was completed; however, the returning student will forfeit the use of all credit hours toward a degree earned prior to the four-year separation period. In addition, the student's record will carry a notation designating when the academic fresh start was granted and noting that the calculation of GPA and credit totals for degree purposes begins with that date. Students applying for admission under the academic fresh start policy must meet admission require­ments established by the individual colleges.