Academic Probation and Suspension
Minimum Academic Standards
To be in good academic standing, students must maintain a minimum Texas State Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.00. Students with a GPA below 2.00 are placed on academic probation or academic suspension, as appropriate. Only grades earned at Texas State University are considered in determining if a student is in good academic standing, on academic probation, or on academic suspension.
What is Academic Probation?
Academic probation is an emphatic warning that the quality of the student’s work has not met Texas State’s minimum academic standards and that the quality must improve during the probationary semester in order for the student to continue at Texas State. A student will be placed on academic probation at the end of the fall or spring semester in which the Texas State GPA is less than 2.00. A student will be removed from academic probation at the end of any long semester or summer term if the Texas State GPA is 2.00 or higher.
Students placed on academic probation are given two probationary semesters (fall or spring terms) to raise their Texas State GPA to 2.00.
For example, if a student is placed on academic probation because the Texas State GPA has fallen to 1.85, then at the end of the two following probationary semesters the Texas State GPA must be 2.00 or higher, or the student will be placed on first academic suspension. Grades earned in developmental coursework, in which neither hours nor grades are calculated toward the GPA, will not affect a student’s academic standing.
What is Academic Suspension?
- First suspension: cannot attend Texas State classes for one long semester (fall or spring)
- Second suspension: cannot attend Texas State classes for two calendar years
- Third suspension: cannot attend Texas State classes indefinitely
Readmission Following First Academic Suspension
At the end of the one long semester period for a first suspension, students may apply for readmission to Texas State and complete Readmitted Student Orientation for the subsequent semester. Students also must apply for readmission to Texas State and complete Readmitted Student Orientation following an absence of one long semester or more. Students who re-enter Texas State following an academic suspension do so on academic probation. If the Texas State GPA is less than 2.00 at the end of the second probationary semester, the student will be placed on second academic suspension.
Readmission Following Second Academic Suspension
At the end of the two-year period for a second academic suspension, students may apply for re-admission to Texas State and complete Readmitted Student Orientation. Students who re-enter Texas State following an academic suspension do so on academic probation.
Policies Governing Third Academic Suspension
Students who fail to meet the minimum academic standards defined above will be placed on academic suspension for a third time. Students on a third suspension may not continue at Texas State.
Academic Suspension Appeal
When grades post, a student's academic standing is reflected on their unofficial transcript. Additionally, students placed on academic suspension will receive an email from the College of Liberal Arts approximately three days after grades post.
If extenuating circumstances affected a student's academic performance, they may appeal for reinstatement to the Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. A student suspended from the College of Liberal Arts may not be reinstated by the dean of another undergraduate college. Deans may, at their discretion, impose conditions regarding course load limits, work load limits, counseling, etc. If the dean denies reinstatement, the student may then appeal to the Suspension Appeals Committee. Contact the specific college for the deadlines to appeal at both levels.
Students may appeal their suspension by submitting an appeal packet and meeting with the Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Please note that the appeal packet requires documentation that may not be readily available. It is imperative that students wishing to appeal their suspension take action immediately after grades.