Academic Standings Definitions
Dean's List
A student who earns a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 graded hours during any one term (including summer) shall be placed on the Dean's List.
A student who earns a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher in 6-11.5 graded hours during any one term (including summer) shall be placed on the Part-Time Dean's List.
For both full-time and part-time students, the Dean’s List designation is posted on the transcript and an email is sent to the student from their college.
Good Standing
In order to remain in the status of good academic standing at the university, each enrolled undergraduate student is required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Any student whose cumulative GPA falls below that minimum level shall be subject to the status changes as described below.
Low List
A student who has a term GPA below 2.0 but a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above will be on Low List standing. There is no registration hold associated with Low List standing, but the student is encouraged to meet with an advisor for support.
Academic Warning
A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 from good standing shall be placed on Academic Warning and have a hold placed on their account preventing course registration.
To clear this hold, the student must complete the Academic Standards Workshop in Canvas, which includes a workbook and a quiz. Detailed instructions on how to complete the workshop are emailed to the student's university email account after grades are posted.
Students who are placed on Warning for a second time will not complete the workshop again. Instead, the hold will be removed after the student meets with an Academic Standards advisor.
Warning Continued
Following being placed on Warning, a student who earns a term GPA of 2.0 or above in their following semester, but whose cumulative GPA remains below a 2.0 will be placed on Warning Continued. Since students are placed on Warning Continued as a result of making progress towards returning to Good Standing by earning a term GPA of at least a 2.0, they do not have an Academic Standards hold placed on their account.
A student may remain on Warning Continued for multiple terms, as it can take some time for this term GPA progress to bring their cumulative GPA up to a 2.0 or above. After one or more semesters on a Warning Continued standing, a student will return to Good Standing once their cumulative and term GPA have both risen to at least a 2.0. As with Academic Warning, a student on Warning Continued whose term and cumulative GPA are both below a 2.0 in their next enrolled semester will move to Probation.
Academic Probation
A student already on Academic Warning whose cumulative GPA and most recent term GPA are below 2.0 will be placed on Academic Probation.
Two registration holds are placed on the student's record, corresponding with the two steps students on Probation need to complete. These two holds should be addressed in the order detailed below.
To remove the hold:
Students who have declared a major
- First, address the “Academic Standards Major Plan” hold by making and attending an
appointment with your major/program advisor.
- Your advisor will discuss your program/major requirements and help you put together a course plan for your next semester, which they will document in an Academic Success Plan.
- Once you have met with your major/program advisor, schedule and attend an appointment
with an Academic Standards advisor to lift your “Academic Standards Appointment” hold.
- In this appointment, you will review your Academic Success Plan with your Academic Standards advisor and receive additional support.
Students who are undeclared
In place of a major/department advisor meeting, you will first meet with a Major Exploration advisor in the Navigate Hub for Exploring Students and then meet with an Academic Standards advisor in Campus Advising Solutions. Call our office if you have any questions about who you are required to meet with.
Probation Continued
Following being placed on Probation, a student who earns a term GPA of 2.0 or above in their following semester, but whose cumulative GPA remains below a 2.0 will be placed on Probation Continued. Since students are placed on Probation Continued as a result of making progress towards returning to Good Standing by earning a term GPA of at least a 2.0, they do not have an Academic Standards hold placed on their account.
A student may remain on Probation Continued for multiple terms, as it can take some time for this term GPA progress to bring their cumulative GPA up to a 2.0 or above. After one or more semesters on a Probation Continued standing, a student will return to Good Standing from Probation Continued once their cumulative and term GPA have both risen to at least a 2.0. As with Probation, a student on Probation Continued whose term and cumulative GPA are both below a 2.0 in their next enrolled semester will move to Suspension.
Academic Suspension
A student whose cumulative GPA and semester GPA drops below a 2.0, while on Probation, is subject to Academic Suspension.
A registration hold will be placed on the student's record and will prevent the student from registering for courses at the university during the Academic Suspension period. If the student is registered for the following semester, their courses will be dropped.
A student who has been suspended from the university must sit out for a minimum of three (3) semesters. If after completing the suspension period the student wishes to return to the University of Utah, the student must meet with an Academic Standards advisor in Campus Advising Solutions to appeal their suspension.
Contact the reception team if you have any questions regarding suspension or the appeal process for reinstatement.
Return from Suspension Deadline Option for suspended students
Academic Dismissal
A student whose cumulative GPA and semester GPA fall below a 2.0 after being on Probation Returning from Suspension is subject to academic dismissal.
A registration hold will be placed on the student's record and will prevent the student from registering for courses at the University. If the student is registered for the following semester, their courses will be dropped.
A student who has been dismissed from the university must sit out for a minimum of three (3) semesters and can only appeal for readmittance to the university if they are eligible for academic renewal.
Contact the reception team if you have any questions regarding dismissal, academic renewal, or the appeal process for reinstatement.