4.0 ACADEMIC STANDING, DISMISSAL, & READMISSION

4.1 Academic Standing 

4.1.1 Good Standing 

An undergraduate student is in good standing when the student’s institutional GPA is 2.00 or higher. 

4.1.2 Academic Probation 

A student will be placed on academic probation at the end of any term for which the student’s institutional grade point average is below 2.00. A student may enroll in no more than 13 credit hours while on academic probation. 

4.1.3 Academic Dismissal 

A student on academic probation will be dismissed if: 

• the student does not earn a 2.00 or higher term grade point average or 
• the student is on academic probation for three (3) consecutive semesters. 

An academically dismissed student is not in good academic standing at KSU and is not eligible for immediate readmission. 

4.2 Reinstatement to the University after Dismissal 

• After the first academic dismissal, a student may be considered for readmission after an absence of one semester. A dismissed student must apply for readmission through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions prior to posted deadlines. 
• After the second academic dismissal, a student may be considered for readmission after an absence of one calendar year from the end of the semester for which the second dismissal occurred. A dismissed student must apply for readmission through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions prior to posted deadlines. 
• After the third academic dismissal, the student will no longer be eligible for readmission. 

Any exceptions to this policy must be appealed and approved by the Academic Standing Committee per BOR Policy Manual, Section 6.26. Information on academic appeals is available through the Office of the Registrar website. 

4.3 Academic Renewal 

An undergraduate student who was readmitted to KSU after a period of absence of three calendar years or longer is eligible for Academic Renewal. The institutional GPA may be restarted by petitioning the Office of the Registrar for an Academic Renewal. 

The institutional GPA is used to determine academic standing (probation or dismissal), eligibility for program admission, and with some restrictions, eligibility for graduation and honors. Courses completed before Academic Renewal was granted do not count toward residency requirements for graduation or honors. 

A student requesting Academic Renewal must contact the Office of the Registrar to complete the Academic Renewal Request Form. The request must be submitted within one calendar year of the first day of classes of the student’s first semester of reenrollment. A student can be granted Academic Renewal status only one time within the USG system. Once granted, the petition for Academic Renewal cannot be rescinded.