Undergraduate Academic Standing, Probation and Suspension

Cumulative GPA: 2.0 or higher

You are in good academic standing when your cumulative GPA is 2.0 or higher. Your cumulative GPA includes all courses taken at the institution, not just the most recent semester.

Cumulative GPA: below 2.0

Undergraduate students are placed on academic probation after any regular semester in which the cumulative GPA falls below 2.0.

What probation means

• You can still register for classes even while on probation.
• You are required to improve academic performance by working toward raising your cumulative GPA to 2.0 or higher (good standing).
• Continued enrollment depends on meeting minimum academic standards each semester until your cumulative GPA reaches 2.0. Please note that when your GPA or falls below 2.0, you will be placed on academic suspension.

Student Responsibility and Required Actions

Students are responsible for actively monitoring and responding to their academic standing. For inquiries on required steps, follow up with your academic advisor.

If on probation and your cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 for two consecutive regular semesters, you will be placed on academic suspension.

Academic Suspension occurs when a student on probation fails to earn a semester GPA of 2.0 or above (while already on probation).

What suspension means

• Enrollment at SFA is not permitted during the suspension period.
• Academic suspension is recorded on the official transcript.
• A mandatory separation period of a fall or spring semester from the university is required.
• Academic suspension interrupts enrollment.
• Formal readmission is required before returning to SFA.

Continuing After Suspension

If you are suspended, you may be eligible to return to SFA by one of the following options (as outlined in the official policy):

• Option 1: Summer School Requirement.
  • After your first suspension, attending summer school at SFA is one way back.
  • You must either:
    • Raise your cumulative GPA to at least 2.0, or
    • complete at least 9 credit hours with a GPA of 2.0 or higher in courses your dean specifies.
• Option 2: Sit Out and Return
  • After one regular semester away from SFA (summer doesn’t count as a suspension term), you may be readmitted to the university.
  • For second or subsequent suspensions, the sit-out period increases to two regular semesters.
• Option 3: Submit a Suspension Appeal Request to your college.
  • In rare cases under exceptional circumstances, students can return to classes while on suspension with the approval of their academic dean. You have the right to submit such an appeal to seek this approval using this procedure.
  • Your dean may set specific requirements you must complete in order to return.
  • Chart with go-live date, submission and approval deadlines.
  • Submission does not guarantee immediate appeal review. Your suspension appeal will be reviewed in [TBD] business days. A decision will be communicated through your jacks email account.
  • Click here to submit a Suspension Appeal.