Academic Standing

Academic Alert

• Your cumulative or semester GPA is between 2.0 and 2.29.
• This is an early warning—check in with your academic advisor for support.
• This status isn’t recorded on your transcript.

Academic Probation

Students will be placed on academic probation if their cumulative GPA falls between 0.00 and 1.99.

• A student will remain on academic probation if their semester GPA is a 2.0 or higher and their cumulative GPA is below a 2.0.
• If at the end of a probationary semester, students who have completed 45 + credits with a semester & cumulative GPA below a 2.0 will be suspended.
• Students who have attempted less than 45 Western credits may remain on academic probation indefinitely.

The Academic Success Advisor will contact all students on academic probation and require them to complete the Turning Point Program (TPP) every semester they remain on probation.

Academic Suspension

Students who fail to make satisfactory progress as defined by the academic progress table will be placed on academic suspension/dismissal.

• Students may return to Western after one academic year of suspension.

Academic Dismissal

If a student returns from a period of academic suspension, the student’s academic standing will be “Academic Probation”.

• Students have the opportunity to appeal their dismissal two years after their dismissal.
• If the student does not earn a 2.0 or higher SEM GPA during any subsequent semester; no further probationary semester is allowed, student is issued an immediate notice of academic dismissal.