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.
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 2.0 or above will be on Low List standing. The student does not have a hold placed on their registration but is encouraged to meet with an advisor.
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.
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, students will return to Good Standing once their cumulative and term GPA have both risen to at least a 2.0. As with Academic Warning, students on Warning Continued whose term and cumulative GPA are both below a 2.0 in their next enrolled semester will move to Probation.
Second Warning
A student who goes back to Warning after a return to Good Standing (and who has already completed the Academic Standards Workshop) must now meet with an Academic Standards advisor to remove their Warning hold.
Note: "Second Warning" is technically not a separate standing from Warning. Instead, students who are on Warning for the second time are just subject to different requirements for hold removal.
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.
A registration hold is placed on the student's record until they meet with their major/department advisor AND an Academic Standards advisor.
To remove the hold:
Students who have declared a major
- Print or download the Probation Major Advisor Meeting Form to take to both of your advising appointments.
- Make an appointment with your major/program advisor.
- Meet with them to discuss your department requirements and have them fill out the form above with a course plan for your next semester.
- Once you have met with your department advisor, schedule and attend an appointment with an Academic Standards advisor to review this course plan.
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. Both the Navigate Hub for Exploring Students and Campus Advising Solutions share a reception team and a physical office space in the Student Services Building. 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, students 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, students 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.
The academic suspension period will be 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 Advising Center advisor to appeal their suspension.
Contact the shared reception team for Campus Advising Solutions and the Navigate Hub for Exploring Students if you have any questions regarding suspension or the appeal process for reinstatement.
- Call us: 801-581-8146
- Email us:ask-advising@utah.edu
RETURN FROM SUSPENSION DEADLINES Options for Suspended Students
Academic Dismissal
A student whose cumulative GPA and semester GPA have been below a 2.0 during academic probation, after 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 shared reception team for Campus Advising Solutions and the Navigate Hub for Exploring Students if you have any questions regarding dismissal, academic renewal, or the appeal process for reinstatement.
- Call us: 801-581-8146
- Email us:ask-advising@utah.edu
return from suspension/dismissal DEADLINES