Academic Probation - Policy

As of Fall 2006—This policy reflects a major change implemented by the MnSCU Board of Trustees and applies to all students, new and returning.  Please read the policy carefully, as Satisfactory Academic Progress now includes a measure of the percent of credits students earn, in addition to the GPA.

Policy:

All students at MSUM are required to make and maintain satisfactory academic progress.  This means there are cumulative GPA thresholds and a percent of credit completion that students must achieve. 
 

Students are responsible for determining their own academic status, both by monitoring the "Holds" section of the online web registration program, and by comparing their own progress to the standards listed below.

GPA:

Only MSUM courses (numbered 100 and above) are computed in the GPA. Accepted transfer credits count toward the total number of attempted credits, but transfer grades do not count in the student's GPA.

·    At 1 to 26 total attempted credits, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 1.6 or higher.

·    At 27 to 59 total attempted credits, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 1.9 or higher.

·    At 60 or more total attempted credits, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.

 

(A GPA calculator is available on the Records Office web site.)

A Percent Completion:

All  All students must complete 66.66% of the MSUM credits they attempt.

Attempted credits include all MSUM courses on a student's official record, including withdrawals, repeated courses, and grades of Incomplete. 

Courses taken for Audit are not counted as credits attempted or earned for Satisfactory Academic Progress.

Withdrawals, grades of F, FN, NC, Z, and Incompletes count against percent completion because they result in zero credits earned for that course.

Transfer credits are not included in the percent completion calculation, as required by MnSCU policy.

Percent completion is calculated by dividing the number of earned credits by the number of attempted credits.

Registration Hold: Potential for Suspension:

Academic probation holds are placed after the grading period at the end of each semester. After any end-of-semester grading period in which a student's cumulative GPA or percent completion falls below the requirements, that student is placed on Academic Probation.

Students go off of academic probation only when their cumulative GPA and percent completion are raised enough to meet or exceed the minimum standards.

When a student is on academic probation there are two consequences:

• If a student on academic probation does not meet the minimum semester requirements for GPA and percent completion, that student will be suspended. Semester requirements for students on probation are to earn a 2.0 minimum GPA, and to earn at least 66.66% of the credits being attempted during the semester.

• Students on academic probation cannot pre-register for the next semester's classes. Overrides to allow pre-registration can be obtained by meeting certain conditions. Probationary students are notified of these conditions by letter and mass e-mail.

Students are responsible for checking on their academic and hold status each semester. Students who are placed on academic probation and suspension are notified by letter from the Office of Academic Affairs. Students are responsible for keeping their local and permanent addresses updated in their computerized records.

Academic Probation - Procedure

Students are put on probation each semester that their cumulative GPA or percent completion remains or falls below the required standards.  Probation holds are placed at the end of each semester after the grading period.

At the end of each semester, final grades are recorded. Semester requirements for students on probation are to earn a 2.0 minimum GPA, and to earn at least 66.66% of the credits being attempted during the semester. Students on academic probation who did not fulfill the requirements are suspended, and registration holds are released for probationary students who did fulfill the requirements.

Students on probation who successfully completed their semester requirements but still have cumulative totals below the overall minimums remain on probation. Students whose cumulative totals go above the minimums are removed from probation. Students can be on academic probation more than one semester, because it often requires more than one semester to raise the cumulative GPA/percent completion to the necessary level.

If a probationary student's cumulative GPA or percent completion is raised above the minimums during a semester due to a grade change, withdrawal, etc., that student should contact the office of Academic Affairs to check on their status. Probationary status is checked by the University only after the end-of semester grading periods, so students must notify Academic Affairs of changes occurring at other times.

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