The following information is intended to offer clarification of certain university academic policies related to Academic Standing. Detailed information about Academic Standing can be found at Stanford Bulletin: Academic Standing
Academic Probation
Students will be placed on Academic Probation in any of the following situations:
- If their cumulative GPA drops below 2.0
- If they earn fewer than 9 units of credit in a single quarter
- If they earn fewer than 36 units in three consecutive quarters
Removal from Academic Probation
Students are removed from Academic Probation by doing the following for three consecutive quarters:
- Earning a minimum of 12 units of new course work, and
- Maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- Stanford Bulletin: Probation
Provisional Registration
- Failing to earn 12 units of new course work per quarter or maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 while on Academic Probation places students on Provisional Registration.
Removal from Provisional Registration
Students are removed from Provisional Registration by doing the following for three consecutive quarters:
- Earning a minimum of 12 units of new course work, and
- Maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- Stanford Bulletin: Provisional Registration
Suspension
- Students are suspended when they fail to earn 12 units of new course work per quarter or maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 while on Provisional Registration.
- In some cases, students have been suspended directly from Academic Probation.
- Typically the first suspension is for one year; subsequent suspensions may be for up to three years.
- Stanford Bulletin: Suspension
NOTE: A student may be placed directly on Provisional Registration or suspended without first being placed on Probation if the student has had a prior Probation status.
Appeals or Grievances
Any student who wishes to appeal a decision relating to academic policy, or submit a grievance relating to an academic matter, should contact Undergraduate Advising and Research to discuss the situation with a UAR advisor..
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