Academic Probation and Dismissal Policy

• Undergraduate students whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 are placed on academic probation and are subject to such academic actions as may be imposed by the dean of the student’s degree-granting college, or by the dean’s designee
  
  
• An undergraduate student whose cumulative grade point average falls below 2.0 for consecutive semesters (excluding summer semesters) will be evaluated at the end of each of the second and third consecutive semesters for dismissal from the university by the dean of the student's degree-granting college, or by the dean’s designee. The dean may retain an undergraduate student for the third or fourth consecutive semester if the term grade point average has improved significantly but the cumulative grade point average remains below 2.0. An undergraduate student whose cumulative grade point average falls below 2.0 for each of four consecutive semesters will be dismissed from the university. An undergraduate student not yet enrolled in a degree-granting college will be evaluated for dismissal, according to the criteria above, by the head of the division of student success, or by the head’s designee.
  
  
• To be eligible for readmission, previously dismissed students applying to return to the university must have either:
  • completed at a regionally accredited college or university at least 18 credit hours, with a 2.5 GPA or higher, that will apply toward a degree at the University of Akron or,
  • waited a minimum of two calendar years from the date of dismissal and submitted a written statement outlining the causes of poor academic performance and steps taken toward improvement.
• Satisfaction of the above readmission criteria does not guarantee readmission. Issues of academic integrity, prior student conduct records, and criminal history will be considered.
  
  
• Students readmitted on probation will be evaluated for retention or dismissal immediately following the first semester after readmission, with the option to retain for one additional semester if the term GPA has improved significantly but the cumulative GPA remains below 2.0.