Good Academic Standing

effective Spring 2010

The minimum grade point average required by the University for awarding the baccalaureate degree is 2.00 for all credit work taken by the student as part of an approved program of study. The GPA is computed by dividing the total number of hours attempted by the total number of quality points earned (See “Grading System”, University Catalog), except for credit hours in courses for which the student received a “W” or “I”. Also, a repeated course is counted as attempted one time only (the last grade earned will be used to calculate the GPA). Any enrolled student who meets the minimum academic requirements is in good academic standing at the University.

Probationary or Notice status will be incurred by the student who fails to meet the standards listed below in any semester.

• 1-14 hours attempted—Not less than a 1.4 cumulative GPA
• 15-29 hours attempted—Not less than a 1.6 cumulative GPA
• 30-59 hours attempted—Not less than a 1.8 cumulative GPA
• 60 or more hours attempted—Not less than a 2.0 cumulative GPA
  and satisfactory completion of all developmental or remedial courses

Academic Notice: Students falling below the set standards of 1-14 hours 1.4 cumulative GPA; 15-29 hours 1.6 cumulative GPA; 30-59 hours 1.8 cumulative GPA; and 60 or more hours 2.0 cumulative GPA, are placed on Academic Notice. Students on Academic Notice are not on Academic Probation and cannot be suspended. Students on Academic Notice must get advisement in the Office of Student Success Services or their major department before they will be allowed to enroll.

Academic Probation: Students who are currently on Academic Notice and who fail to maintain the minimum cumulative GPA requirements (as per the chart above) are placed on Academic Probation. In short, if a student falls below the set standards, the student is placed first on Academic Notice. If in the following semester, the student again falls below the set standards, the student will be placed on Academic Probation. Undergraduate students may be removed from Academic Probation at the close of the semester in which they earn a cumulative GPA that meets the standards outlined above. They may register for not more than 15 semester credit hours. Freshmen and sophomore students on Academic Probation must get advisement in the Office of Student Success Services or their major department before they will be allowed to enroll. Juniors and seniors must seek advisement in their respective departments and undergo individual monitoring before they will be allowed to enroll.

Suspension: Students on Academic Probation earning a GPA below the standards outlined above are suspended for one academic semester. Undergraduate students failing to maintain the required GPA in any semester while on Academic Probation will be suspended.

• A. The first academic suspension is for a period of at least one semester. (fall or spring or summer)
• 1. Students placed on academic suspension at the end of a fall semester are not eligible to re-enroll until the following summer.
• 2. Students placed on academic suspension at the end of a spring semester are not eligible to re-enroll until the following fall.
• 3. Students placed on academic suspension at the end of a summer session are not eligible to re-enroll until the following spring.
• B. Students who have been placed on academic suspension twice may apply for re-admission to the University after one year, provided they can show evidence of increased academic maturity. Such evidence may be grades for courses taken at another institution of higher learning, if such courses are not repeats of courses previously taken at TSU. Military service and associated courses/training may also be used as evidence of maturity.

Academic Suspension and Appeal:

Faculty and staff are committed to helping students achieve their academic goals. Nevertheless, some students fail to maintain an adequate grade point average and are academically suspended. Students who believe that extenuating circumstances contributed to their suspension may appeal their case to the University’s Committee on Suspension and Readmission. To appeal, students must explain those circumstances in a letter submitted to the committee immediately after receiving notification of suspension. (See also “Grade Appeal, Retention Standards, and Academic Probation” in the Undergraduate Catalog.)

Readmission from Academic Suspension:

• 1. Only the dean of the college may readmit students on academic suspension from Texas Southern University.
• 2. Readmission from academic suspension is neither automatic nor guaranteed. Students seeking readmission must submit the following to the dean of the college in which they wish to earn their degrees:
• a. A written petition justifying their readiness to resume their studies at the University.
• b. Transcripts showing at least a 2.00 grade point average on all college work completed elsewhere while on academic suspension from Texas Southern University.
• c. Transcripts of all other completed college work.
• d. Students seeking to change their majors from the college from which they were suspended to another college must submit a “change of major” request along with a petition for readmission from academic suspension to the college of the intended major.

Colleges may have additional policies and procedures pertaining to readmission from academic suspension; therefore, students seeking readmission should consult the appropriate college section in this catalog or request information from the office of the academic dean for specific college requirements.

When re-admitted, the student will enter the University with probationary status. Another suspension at the end of the semester of re-admission may be avoided by achieving the minimum cumulative average according to the above standards. Moreover, a student on Academic Probation will not be suspended at the end of any semester during which a semester average of 2.00 has been earned.

Any student enrolled in nine or more credit hours and who earns an “F” in all classes will be suspended from the University for the following semester, unless there is a successful appeal.

NOTE:
Each college or school may adopt its own set of “Academic Progression Standards” to address the particular academic needs of its students. These standards, however, may be higher than the standards of the University, as set out above, but they may not be lower.