Academic Standings

Students’ academic standings are determined at the end of each regular session of study or at the time that documentation of transfer work or grade changes are received. Students’ cumulative GPAs determine one of the following academic standards: (1) Good Standing; (2) Probation; (3) Continued Probation; and (4) Academic Dismissal. Academic Dismissal may be imposed only at the end of a regular session.

Students are placed on Probation when their cumulative grade point average falls below the following, expressed in terms of semesters of full-time college enrollment:

End of 1st semester (or at least 12 s.h. attempted): 1.50
End of 2nd semester (or at least 24 s.h. attempted): 1.70
End of 3rd semester (or at least 36 s.h. attempted): 1.90
End of 4th semester (or at least 48 s.h. attempted): 2.00

Students placed on Probation after a given session will be placed on Continued Probation if they do not attain the required cumulative GPA. Students on Continued Probation must earn either the appropriate cumulative GPA or at least a 2.25 GPA for the current session in order to continue enrollment. Those who do not achieve the required cumulative GPA but do achieve a 2.25 GPA for the current session will be allowed to enroll on Continued Probation.

Students placed on Probation will be strongly encouraged to take advantage of free tutoring services provided by Institutional Support Services.

Freshmen who fail to achieve a 2.00 GPA during their first full-time semester of enrollment at Graceland, and who have not already successfully completed, Academic Sucess (DEVL1220), will be required to enroll in DEVL1220 during their next semester of full-time enrollment.

Full-time students and part-time students enrolled for at least 8 semester hours will be academically dismissed when they:

1. fail to satisfactorily complete more than half of the hours attempted in a given semester, or
2. earn less than a 1.00 grade point average for a given semester, or
3. are on Continued Probation and fail to achieve the required cumulative GPA or at least a 2.25 GPA for the current session.

Previous deficient academic standing will not be held against students who have subsequently achieved good standing.

Winter terms and summer sessions may affect probationary status, but cannot cause dismissal.

The academic performance of those enrolled for 7 semester hours or less cannot cause automatic dismissal— i.e., dismissal based on a single session’s work. However, their cumulative hours earned and cumulative GPA will be evaluated on the same basis as those of full-time students and thus may lead to probation or dismissal.

Grade changes and late receipt of college transfer work may affect probationary status at the time documentation is received by the Registrar’s Office. Academic Dismissal, however, may occur only at the end of the regular session.

A student who has been dismissed may be readmitted only after applying for readmission and being approved by the Curricular Adjustment Committee (CAC). Academic dismissal is for a minimum period of one semester for the first dismissal, two semesters for a second dismissal, and six semesters for a third dismissal. Only extreme circumstances would warrant consideration by the CAC for consideration prior to the minimum period defined above. Applications for Readmission are available at www.graceland.edu/pdf/registrar/ReadmAppDOC.pdf, in InfoCentral or the Registrar's Office in Patroness Hall.

Upon readmission a student must earn a minimum of a 2.00 grade point average each semester they are enrolled. Failure to do so will cause the student to be dismissed again.

Any decision by the CAC with regard to this policy is final.