Metro State University expects students to successfully complete the courses and other learning opportunities for which they register. The intention of the Academic Standing Policy, #2050 and Academic Standing Procedure, #205 is to encourage students encountering academic difficulty to take the necessary steps to succeed in their courses and complete their degree.
The goals of an Academic Standing Policy are to:
- Define and maintain the academic standards of the university
- Provide for interventions with students who do not meet university requirements in order to support retention of students who encounter difficulties
- Provide standards consistent with Minnesota State policy and Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements
Good academic standing
To be in Good Academic Standing, all students are required to maintain a cumulative Metro State University GPA equal to 2.00 or higher and a cumulative completion rate equal to 67% or higher. Your transfer credits are included in the calculation of your completion rate.
Academic warning
Students whose GPA falls below 2.00 and/or cumulative completion rate falls below 67% will be placed on an Academic Warning status. Students who are placed on Academic Warning are required to complete an Academic Success Workshop and are required to meet with their assigned academic advisor to register future semesters or make registration changes. Students who enroll on Academic Warning are required to return to Good Academic Standing after the next semester they enroll. Students that do not return to Good Academic Standing are placed on Academic Suspension.
Academic suspension
Students who are placed on Academic Suspension are given an opportunity to immediately appeal their suspension. Students who do not submit an appeal by the deadline or whose appeal is denied are required to sit out of the university for three semesters (one academic year, including summers) before they can request Reinstatement from Academic Suspension.
Students placed on Academic Suspension who are currently registered in courses for future semesters who do not immediately appeal or their appeal is denied will be dropped from their classes and their tuition and fees will be refunded.
Students who successfully appeal their academic suspension or are reinstated after academic suspension are placed on Academic Probation.
Request reinstatement from Academic Suspension
Students on Academic Suspension who have sat out from the university for at least three semesters (one academic year, including summers), but not more than six semesters (two academic years, including summers) can request Reinstatement from Academic Suspension. The deadline to request Reinstatement from Academic Suspension is 60 calendar days prior to the start of the semester you are requesting to return.
Students wanting to Request Reinstatement from Academic Suspension should reach out to their assigned advisor or their Colleges Advising Center.
Request readmission and reinstatement from Academic Suspension
Students who on Academic Suspension who have not attended for more than six semesters (two academic years including summers), are no longer admitted to the university. Students on Academic Suspension who are no longer admitted must first complete a readmission application to the university and will go through a Readmission and Reinstatement from Academic Suspension process.
Academic probation
Students are placed on an Academic Probation status after their immediate Academic Suspension appeal is approved, their request for Reinstatement from Academic Suspension is approved after sitting out for one academic year or their request for Readmission and Reinstatement from Academic Suspension is approved after sitting out for two academic years. Students on Academic Probation are required to meet with their academic advisor to receive approval to register. Students enrolled on an Academic Probation status are required to either return to Good Academic Standing after the first semester they enroll or earn a semester GPA equal to 2.25 or higher AND earn a semester completion rate equal to 75 percent or higher each semester until they return to Good Academic Standing. Students who meet the conditions of their Academic Probation but are not in Good Academic Standing can continue to register in courses after meeting with and getting approval from their academic advisor.