Academic Standards

A student who does not maintain the minimum GPA standard is placed on academic probation or is disqualified. A student on academic probation is in conditional good standing and is permitted to enroll. A student who has been disqualified is not in academic good standing and is not permitted to enroll for fall or spring semesters.

To transfer from one college to another within the university or to be eligible for readmission, a student must have an ASU GPA of 2.00 or higher. The GPA determining good standing is computed on courses taken only at ASU.

For purposes of retention or transfer, an individual college may set higher GPA standards; otherwise, the university standards prevail. See the college sections of the catalog or contact the college deans' offices for statements regarding college retention standards.

Probation

You will be placed on academic probation if you do not maintain the minimum GPA standard set by the university or by your college. The following chart shows what the university requires as a minimum for academic good standing for retention purposes, but each college may set its own standards.

Total Earned Hours
Minimum Cumulative GPA
24 or fewer
1.600
25-551.750
56 or more
2.000


You may be subject to disqualification if the conditions stated at the bottom of your grade report are not met by the end of the following fall or spring semester. It may be possible to achieve academic good standing if you earn above average grades at ASU or if you repeat lower division courses at ASU in which you have received grades below "C". Refer to the Academic Standards for your college in the General Catalog for further information, and contact an academic advisor in the college of your major.

Ineligible

You will become ineligible if following at least one semester of academic probation, you do not meet the minimum GPA standard set by your college. While you are ineligible to remain enrolled in that college, you still meet ASU good standing requirements and may change your major to one of several other colleges that will accept you. If you became ineligible, your college sent you a letter at the close of the semester that outlined the various options available to to you. If you no longer have that letter, please contact the University Registrar's Recording/Readmission Section for further Information.

Please note that while your status is ineligible, you may not enroll in fall or spring classes at ASU. If you have registered for an upcoming semester, you will be withdrawn from those classes. If you do not change your major to another college, you may not attend. You must apply for readmission to the university following a period of non-attendance.

Disqualification

If you are placed on probation at the end of a semester, you are subject to academic disqualification by your college at the end of the following semester if the conditions imposed for retention are not met. If you are disqualified, you will be notified by the dean of the college. Please take note of the following information.

  1. While you are disqualified, you are not eligible to enroll in a fall or spring semester at ASU. If you have registered for the upcoming fall or spring semester, you will be withdrawn by the University Registrar's Office, and if you have already paid tuition for that semester you will receive a full refund. If you do not attend in the spring semester, you must be readmitted before you can attend in the upcoming summer or fall, and if you do not attend in the fall you must be readmitted before you can attend in the upcoming spring or winter.
  2. You may not attend ASU as a non-degree seeking student.
  3. If you elect to attend another university, any credits earned there will not affect your ASU cumulative GPA. A course repeated elsewhere will not enable you to have a "D" or "E" deleted from your ASU cumulative GPA.
  4. Consult with an academic advisor in the college of your major on your eligibility to attend ASU summer school or winter session during disqualification to raise your ASU GPA.
  5. To continue or return to ASU you must apply for reinstatement, and if you skip a fall or spring semester at ASU you must also apply for readmission. Deadlines and an application fee apply.

For further information see the Undergraduate Readmissions web page or contact the appropriate readmissions office.

Tempe/Polytechnic/Downtown campus:
Recording/Readmissions Services (480) 965-7550

West campus:
Admission (602) 543-8203