Academic Standing

Only the most recent Academic Standing is displayed on the official academic transcript.

Undergraduate Students

Good Standing

Students academic standing will be "Good Standing" when all of the following conditions are met:

their cumulative grade point average is at or above 2.00
their semester grade point average is at or above 1.00
and they have not withdrawn from and/or have incomplete grades in all classes that semester.

Academic Concern

Students academic standing will be "Academic Concern" if any of the following conditions are met:

their cumulative grade point average is below 2.00
their fall or spring semester grade point average is below a 1.00
all of their fall or spring classes are withdrawn and/or incomplete

Academic Warning

Students academic standing will be "Academic Warning" if any of the following conditions are met:

the cumulative grade point average of any student is below 1.0
the cumulative grade point average of a student on Academic Concern remains below 2.00, excluding semesters where the student was on an approved Leave of Absence
the fall or spring semester grade point average of a student on Academic Concern is below 1.00
all the fall or spring classes of a student on Academic Concern are withdrawn and/or incomplete

Academic Dismissal

Students academic standing will be "Academic Dismissal" if any of the following occurs:

the cumulative grade point average of a student on Academic Warning remains below 2.00, excluding semesters where the student was on an approved Leave of Absence
the fall or spring semester grade point average of a student on Academic Warning is below 1.00
all the fall or spring classes of a student on Academic Warning are withdrawn and/or incomplete

A student who is academically dismissed:

may appeal their Academic Dismissal to the Committee for Academic Reinstatement and Evaluation on the St. Louis campus and the Care Team on the Madrid campus.
will have their student record closed, and their future registration cancelled.
may re-apply after one calendar year from the end of the dismissal semester.

Extended Academic Warning

Students academic standing will be "Extended Academic Warning" if an appeal of the Academic Dismissal is granted by the Committee for Academic Reinstatement and Evaluation on the St. Louis campus and the Care Team on the Madrid campus.

Academic Dismissal after Extended Academic Warning

Students academic standing will be "Academic Dismissal" if they do not achieve Good Standing after one semester on Extended Academic
Warning, excluding semesters where the student was on an approved Leave of Absence.

The decision to dismiss a student after one semester of Extended Academic Warning may not be appealed.
Dismissed students will have their student record closed, and their future registration cancelled.
Dismissed students may re-apply to the University after one calendar year from the end of the dismissal semester.

Limitations and Expectations

All students on Academic Concern, Academic Warning, or Extended Academic Warning:

Must meet with their academic advisor before the end of the first week of the fall or spring semester to develop an academic success plan and establish goals for achieving Good Standing.
Will be limited to 14 credits in the fall and spring semesters.
Will be limited to two 8-week courses in the fall and spring semesters.
Will be limited to no more than one course/4 credits in any single summer session/term. Enrollment in terms which overlap has a total load limit of one course/4 credits.
Will not be allowed to enroll in Winter courses

Graduate Students

Classified students are in good academic standing when they are making progress toward a degree within the time period established for that degree by the University. Students will not be advanced to candidacy or be eligible to graduate or continue an assistantship while not in good academic standing. Candidacy is achieved after passing the oral exam, regardless of whether the prospectus is part of the exam.

Students are not in good standing if any of the following conditions are true:

They are on academic probation
Their transcripts reflect more than two incomplete grades
Their time to degree has expired
They have been placed under temporary suspension for academic deficiencies or misconduct
They have been formally dismissed from the University

If the cumulative grade point average of classified students falls below 3.00 (on the four-point scale, “B” = 3.00), students are automatically placed on academic probation (not to be confused with probationary admission). To continue degree pursuit, students must progress toward a 3.00 cumulative average and are expected to emerge from academic probation within nine credits or two successive academic terms during which coursework registrations are recorded. Students may not be advanced to candidacy status while on academic probation.

Graduate students are expected to complete academic work at the “B+” level. A limited number of credits in which the grade of “C” or "D" is earned may or may not be accepted toward a degree at the discretion of the individual department or program. The classified student’s cumulative grade point average in academic work presented to fulfill degree requirements must be at least 3.00.

Program Probation

Although the University’s minimum grade point average is 3.00 for graduate students, some programs, schools, or colleges may require higher minimum grades or additional academic, clinical or professional criteria. These programs have specific policy statements regarding eligibility for continuation, progression, probation, and dismissal from the individual programs. Students have the obligation to familiarize themselves with these policies which can be found in the Academic Catalog.

Each college, school, and center is responsible for establishing specific policies and procedures regarding the placement of, monitoring of and subsequent dismissals associated with academic probation at the program and university levels.