Appalachian State University Academic Probation Policies

Students are encouraged to contact their academic advisor or their Dean's Office to discuss the probation policies and the options available to students who are not in good academic standing.

To continue at Appalachian in good standing a student must have the following grade point average (GPA)
at the end of the semester indicated:
 

Semester One	1.50
Semester Two	1.75
Semester Three	1.90
Semester Four and thereafter	2.00

The number of semesters earned includes transferred work. A student whose cumulative GPA is below the required minimum is placed on academic probation. Each student is permitted two regular terms (fall, spring) of academic probation. If the student has used both probation terms and again fails to meet the required cumulative GPA, the student will be suspended from further enrollment during the fall and spring terms. The student may, however, attend summer school at Appalachian. Students who raise their cumulative GPA to the required minimum during the summer term(s) will be permitted to return in the regular sessions.

Probation status is indicated on the grade report as follows.
 

Warning	First Probation Term
Probation	Second Probation Term
Suspended	Ineligible to Return

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OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ON PROBATION

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          IMPORTANT NOTE: Courses ARE NOT automatically excluded from the grade point average.
          The student MUST submit a Repeat Form, indicating the courses to be excluded from the GPA.

      2. Summer School at Appalachian
          The summer sessions do not count as semesters earned and are available for students regardless of their
          academic standing. Students should see an academic advisor prior to enrolling for summer classes to
          determine the best schedule and the grade point average needed to be off probation. Summer course
          work taken at other schools will not affect the GPA since only hours transfer, not grades.

    3. Three Year Forgiveness Policy
          Students who are academically ineligible to return to Appalachian may do so if three years have elapsed
          since their last enrollment (including summer school). This policy permits the student to return, retaining credit
          for prior successful course work, and begin a new grade point average. Any collegiate course work taken
          during the period of absence from Appalachian must have a minimum overall grade point average of at least
          2.0 (on a 4.0 scale).

    4. Re-Admission With Credit Hours Forgiveness Policy
          A student who has not attended Appalachian for a minimum of one year (including summer school), may
          return to Appalachian if the following requirements are met:
               A.  The student must have earned a minimum of 30 semester hours of transferable credit from another
               collegiate institution since the student last attended at Appalachian. To determine admission, the
               grades earned at the other institution will be averaged with the grades previously earned at
               Appalachian. The combined average must be a 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in order for the student to be
               eligible to return.
               B.  Credit for the previous hours earned at Appalachian as well as credit for transferable hours from the
               other institution will be given, but the student will have no entering GPA. The new GPA is based on
               hours earned after returning to Appalachian. No additional semesters of probation or grade repeat
               substitutions are allowed; however, any previously unused repeats or probation semesters may be
               used.
        Note: Options 3 and 4 will not override specific grade requirements of individual colleges and/or
          departments. Students who return under the Forgiveness Policies must complete a minimum of 30
          hours in residence at Appalachian and fulfill the catalog requirements in effect the year of their
          re-admission.