Academic Status

The academic status of  a student is denoted by one of three conditions:

• Good Standing
• Academic Probation
• Academic Suspension

Official notification of academic probation or academic suspension is sent to students at the end of each Fall and Spring Semester/Term or Summer Term. Policies and procedures related to each of these conditions are outlined in the following comments.

Good Standing

Students are in good standing as long as their grade-point average is equal to or greater than the minimum listed in the “Academic Suspension” section below. Good standing indicates only that the student is meeting the minimum standard for retention at the University. Satisfactory Academic Progress means that the student meets the following GPA requirements:

1.5 for 0-29 hours attempted
1.8 for 30-45 hours attempted
1.9 for 46-59 hours attempted
2.0 for 60 hours and above attempted

 However, to meet graduation requirements, the student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00, minimum GPA of 2.00 in major, and minimum GPA of 2.00 in minor if applicable. Certain programs may require a higher GA for retention in the program.

Academic Probation

A student will be placed on academic probation at the completion of any semester/term or summer session when the student’s cumulative GPA falls below the following:

Quality hours attempted include all courses and hours except for grades of “AU”, “I”, “IP”, and “W”. Students on academic probation are recommended to limit their credit load to 14 hours during the Fall and Spring semester, or six hours at Fort Campbell or all Summer sessions. Students placed on academic probation may be required to participate in an academic-strengthening program(s).

Academic Suspension

Full-time students on academic probation who, at the end of the semester or term of enrollment, fail to earn the grade-point average required for that semester (Column A below) or to raise their cumulative GPA to the required minimum (Column B below) will be suspended for the next semester as well as for any term that might be in session before the next semester begins (e.g., Summer term).

Part-time students on probation will be subject to the same criteria, except that the rule will not be applied until the student has attempted 12 semester hours. The part-time student on probation who has not attained at least a cumulative grade-point average as shown in Column B below, or attained a semester grade-point average as shown in Column A below on the 12 or more semester hours attempted, will be suspended for the next semester as well as for any term that might be in session before the next semester begins (e.g., Summer Term).

Quality hours attempted include all courses and hours except for grades of “AU”, “I”, “IP”, and “W”. The student who is academically suspended for the second time, (Second Suspension) including suspensions from all colleges and universities attended, will be suspended for one calendar year. The student suspended for the third time or more (Indefinite Suspension) may be readmitted only by a petition for reinstatement approved by the Student Standing Committee.

Suspended students may file a written appeal of their suspension period with the Office of the Registrar. Only one appeal per suspension period may be made, with Indefinite Suspension limited to one appeal per calendar year.

The University reserves the right to cancel a student’s registration with full refund should the student enroll prior to being officially notified of an academic suspension.

A student on academic suspension may not be admitted to, or continue in, any program at APSU for credit or for grade-point purposes. Credit earned at other institutions while a student is on academic suspension from Austin Peay or any other institution may not be applied toward a degree from APSU or used for improving the grade-point average