Academic Regulations Academic Standing

Academic Standing

• 9.0: Academic Standing
• 9.1: Good standing. For purposes of reports and communications to other institutions, and in the absence of any further qualifications of the term, a student is considered in "good standing" unless that student has been dismissed, suspended, or dropped from IPFW and not readmitted.
• 9.2: Academic recognition. At the conclusion of each fall or spring semester (but not any summer session) the Registrar shall indicate which undergraduate students are eligible for academic recognition.
• 9.2.1: On the Dean's List for having (a) at least 12 credit hours included in the graduation GPA, (b) at least 6 credit hours included in the semester GPA, (c) achieving at least a 3.5 graduation GPA, and (d) achieving at least a 3.0 semester GPA.
• 9.2.2: On the Semester Honors List for (a) having at least 6 credit hours included in the semester GPA, (b) achieving at least a 3.5 semester GPA, and (c) achieving at least a 2.0 graduation GPA.
  • Any student who achieves academic recognition for either of the two previous semesters is recognized at the annual Honors Convocation. An academic record entry will note the student's achievement of academic recognition.
• 9.3: Recognition of completion of honors program. When a student is certified by the Honors Program Council to have completed the requirements of the honors program, an appropriate academic record notation shall be made.
• 9.4: Academic notice, separation, and readmission. The following Academic notice, separation, and readmission criteria are minimums for PFW; academic units may set higher standards which shall become effective upon publication in the Catalog or its supplement.
• 9.4.1: Academic Notice. A student shall be placed on academic notice if their fall or spring semester or cumulative GPA at the end of any fall or spring semester is less than a 2.0.  A student on academic notice shall be removed from that standing at the end of the first subsequent fall or spring semester in which they achieve semester and cumulative GPA's equal to or greater than 2.0.
1. IF: Semester GPA or Cumulative GPA is <2.0= ACADEMIC NOTICE
2. IF: On academic notice and Cumulative GPA is <2.0 but Semester GPA is ≥ 2.0= CONTINUED NOTICE
3. IF: On academic notice and Semester GPA is <2.0 but Cumulative GPA is ≥ 2.0= CONTINUED NOTICE
4. Any grade change due to a reporting error will result in a recalculation of the GPA and determination of notice standing.
5. Academic standing will not be assessed in summer sessions.

• 9.4.2:  Academic Separation. A student on academic notice shall be placed on the separation list at the close of any fall or spring semester in which their semester and cumulative GPA is less than a 2.0. Each case will be reviewed by Academic Advisors, Chairs, and Deans. The review will be carried out using shared criteria. If the criteria show reason why a student should be removed from the suspension list, the Chair/Dean will notify the Registrar's office of that decision. Otherwise, 
• IF: On academic notice and both the Semester GPA and Cumulative GPA are <2.0=ACADEMIC SEPARATION
• Any grade change will result in a recalculation of the index and redetermination of the separation status.
• A student who wishes to appeal an academic separation standing should follow the directions provided by the Registrar's office in the Notice of Separation.

• 9.4.3: Readmission. A student who has been separated from PFW or from another campus of Purdue University may not enroll at PFW until one fall or spring semester has passed. All readmissions are into notice status and are subject to stipulations in effect as a condition of readmission. Readmissions shall be reported to the Registrar, and an appropriate entry shall be made on the student's academic record.  A student who is academically separated more than once is not eligible to enroll for at least one year.
• A student separated by this policy must apply to PFW for readmission.  A fee is assessed for processing the readmission application.  Readmission is not guaranteed.
• When a student is separated from a program with academic standards higher than the university standards, they may be eligible to continue in another program and are encouraged to seek guidance from their Academic Advisor.

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