To remain in good academic standing, undergraduate engineering students must maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA), a Technical Grade Point Average (TGPA), and a semester GPA of at least 2.00. Technical courses are defined as all engineering, science and mathematics courses.
Students who receive a grade of D, D-, F, N, NG, WX, W or Y, or whose overall or semester GPA, TGPA, or cumulative GPA, falls below 2.00, will be reviewed by the Academic Standing Committee. This review takes place at the end of each semester when grades are deemed final by the Registrar's Office.
Students who receive grades of D, D-, F or Y, but who have a semester, overall and technical GPA of at least 2.00, generally receive a letter of poor performance, emailed to the student.
Students with a semester, overall or technical GPA less than 2.00 may be placed on Academic Probation and will be notified by email from the Dean's Office. Normally, a student is not permitted to be on probation for more than one semester. Students on probation must meet with the Associate Dean for Student Success and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the beginning of the semester and at midterm to discuss how they will improve their grades. These students will formulate this improvement plan using the Academic Improvement Plan.
Any student being reviewed may be dismissed from the College of Engineering. A letter informing the student will be sent overnight and by email. This letter will contain instructions for the student if they wish to transfer to a different College within the University, as well as deadlines for actions that the student must take.
First-year students can declare Academic Bankruptcy rather than be dismissed from the College.