Faculty Senate Policy 54-00 Academic Progress

Academic Warning, Suspension, and Dismissal  

Academic Warning 
Maintaining adequate progress for a degree is defined by meeting a 2.00 cumulative GPA (CGPA). Students who do not maintain a 2.00 CGPA move into a status of Academic Warning. While on Academic Warning, a hold will be placed on the registration of subsequent semesters and the student must meet with their Academic Adviser to remove this Academic Warning Hold. Students in Academic Warning are not eligible for late registration. All notifications concerning the hold will be sent to the student's campus email address. 

Procedure for Academic Warning students 

  1. Complete and submit the Academic Recovery Action Plan. 
     

  2. Discuss your situation/Academic Recovery Action Plan with the Advising Office. 
     

  3. LionPATH hold will be released. 

  1. Maintain contact with your assigned adviser regarding your academic progress. 

  1. Earn a 2.0 or higher semester GPA to continue to take classes while raising your cumulative GPA to a 2.0 or better to be removed from Academic Warning status. 

Suspension 
You will be academically suspended from the University if you earn less than a 2.00 semester grade-point average while on Academic Warning. Academic suspension prevents enrollment at PSU for a minimum of two semesters.  

Procedure for Academic Suspension Students 

  1. While in academic suspension, students wait two semesters before returning to take classes (summer is classified as a semester). 

  1. Complete and submit the Academic Recovery Action Plan while in academic suspension status or when ready to re-enroll to resume taking classes. 

  1. Discuss your situation/responses to the Academic Action Plan with the Advising Office 

  1. Complete re-enrollment form. 

  1. Register for classes after the re-enrollment process has been completed. 

  1. Maintain contact with your assigned adviser regarding your academic progress. Note: you are returning in academic warning status. 

  1. Earn a 2.0 or higher semester GPA to continue to take classes while raising your cumulative GPA to a 2.0 or better to be removed from academic warning status. Note: If your semester GPA is below a 2.0, you will move to academic dismissal and must wait four years and then may seek re-enrollment to the University by requesting an academic renewal. 

Dismissal 
If you have been placed on academic suspension one time and fail to achieve at least a 2.00 semester GPA, you will be academically dismissed. After a period of four calendar years, academically dismissed students may seek re-enrollment to the University by requesting academic renewal. 

Contact the Advising Office to learn more about your Academic Warning, Academic Suspension or Dismissal status. 

Re-enrollment after Academic Warning, Suspension, or Dismissal

Students seeking re-enrollment will need to contact the Advising Office, by the following deadlines:

Activity Fall Spring Summer
Complete re-enrollment activities including Academic Recovery Action Plan  January – May  May – October  September – March 
Deadline to submit re-enrollment request to Registrar’s Office  August 1* December 1* May 1*

* Re-enollment requests received after this deadline will not be reviewed for the current semester.
 

Making the Most of Campus Resources 

The campus resources listed below may be helpful as you think about goals you would like to achieve while you are in Academic Recovery.

Resource Service
Academic Support Center                                                     Professional and Peer Tutoring, visit: https://montalto.psu.edu/asc or stop by 101 General Studies
Advising Exploring Majors, visit: https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/  or stop by 101C General Studies
Career Services Career Planning, visit: https://montalto.psu.edu/academics/careers or stop by 207 Conklin Hall
Health & Wellness Center Personal Obstacles, visit: https://montalto.psu.edu/counseling or stop by the Wellness House. Health and Wellbeing, visit: https://montalto.psu.edu/health
Library Librarians are available to help and can assist with research needs visit: https://montalto.psu.edu/academics/library-mont-alto or stop by the Library
Student Affairs Student Life and Involvement, visit: https://montalto.psu.edu/student-life or stop by 203 Conklin Hall
Student Aid Financial Aid and Work Study Positions, visit: https://montalto.psu.edu/tuition-and-aid or stop by 101 Conklin Hall