Academic Scholarship
Requirements for Graduation
Since a C average is required on total hours attempted for graduation, on major courses, and courses taken in residence (see Requirements for All Baccalaureate Degrees), a student's record should reflect progress toward that level of achievement. A C average at Pittsburg State University requires two grade points for each hour attempted on recorded grades of A, B, C, D, or F, except those C, D or F grades that have been cancelled by a repeat enrollment. F grades earned under Pass-Fail are used in the computation of a student's grade point average. When a student repeats a course for the purpose of raising a C, D or F grade, only the last grade earned shall be counted and computed in the student's cumulative grade point average. Grades earned on the first attempt will continue to appear on the transcript but will be marked as a repeat and will not be calculated in the GPA. A student will lose credit for a C or D grade repeated with a grade of F, or a C grade repeated with a grade of D.
Academic Warning
A student will be placed on academic warning when the student is from 5-19 grade points below a C average on hours attempted. Academic warning is designed to alert the student that difficulty may be encountered in meeting graduation requirements.
Academic Dismissal
A student who is 20 or more grade points below a C average on hours attempted will be dismissed for poor scholarship.
Such a student is not making progress toward meeting graduation requirements and dismissal will provide time to reconsider and evaluate academic plans.
Academic Reinstatement
Students who are academically dismissed are not permitted to re-enroll at the university until one full semester (fall or spring) has elapsed after the date of the dismissal. At the conclusion of one full semester of dismissal, the student may petition for reinstatement to the dean of the student's college. Each petition will be considered on its own merit. Reinstatement is not automatic.
Academic Fresh Start
Academic fresh start is a policy which allows returning undergraduate students with poor or marginal academic records to resume work towards an undergraduate degree without the burden of poor past performance in college or university work. The calculation of grade point average (GPA) and credit hour totals is based solely on work completed after returning to the university. This policy is designed for prospective students who have gained maturity through extended experience outside of educational institutions and who have decided that a return to academic life would be beneficial. However, academic fresh start is not for every returning student. There are two requirements that a student must meet before being granted this option:
1. Separation from all institutions of higher education for at least four years
2. Formal application to the dean of the college in which the student wishes to major. This application should describe the reasons for the request and outline an academic plan which includes the declaration of a major.
If academic fresh start is granted, the student may resume his/her studies under this option. Academic fresh start may be granted only once. The student's permanent record will remain a record of all work, regardless of the institution at which that work was completed; however, the returning student will forfeit the use of all credit hours toward a degree earned prior to the four-year separation period. In addition, the student's record will carry a notation designating when the academic fresh start was granted and noting that the calculation of GPA and credit totals for degree purposes begins with that date. Students applying for admission under the academic fresh start policy must meet admission requirements established by the individual colleges.
Academic Standing and Progress
Academic Good Standing
An undergraduate student in academic good standing is a student who has not received an academic warning nor has been dismissed for academic reasons and who has earned a total number of grade points that will average to within four grade points of 2.0000.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Undergraduate students are considered as making satisfactory academic progress if they have not been academically dismissed or are not on academic warning. Undergraduate students who are enrolled full time are considered as making satisfactory academic progress if they are not on academic warning and complete at least a minimum number of semester hours credit permitting them to graduate in ten semesters if working toward a baccalaureate degree and five semesters if working toward an associate degree. |
