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4.0 ACADEMIC STANDING, DISMISSAL, & READMISSION

4.1 Academic Standing 

4.1.1 Good Standing 

An undergraduate student is in good standing when the student’s institutional GPA is 2.00 or higher. 

4.1.2 Academic Warning 

A student will be placed on academic warning at the end of their first semester of enrollment at Kennesaw State University in which the student’s Institutional GPA is below 2.00. A student may enroll in no more than 9 credit hours during the summer semester and 13 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters while on academic warning.

4.1.3 Academic Probation 

A student will be placed on academic probation at the end of any term or after an academic term in which the student was on academic warning for which the student’s Institutional GPA remains below 2.00. A student may enroll in no more than 9 credit hours during the summer semester and 13 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters while on academic probation.

4.1.4 Academic Dismissal 

A student on academic probation will be dismissed for any one of the following:

1. The student does not earn a 2.00 or higher term grade point average for courses attempted in any semester, or

2. The student is on academic probation for three (3) consecutive semesters.

An academically dismissed student is not in good academic standing at KSU and is not eligible for immediate readmission.

4.1.5 Academic Standing

Academic Standing determinations are separate from the Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards for Financial Aid. For information regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress, please review the policy on the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid website: https://www.kennesaw.edu/financial-aid/policies/sap.php.

4.2 Readmission to the University after Dismissal 

• After the first academic dismissal, a student may be considered for readmission after an absence of one semester, summer counts as a semester. A dismissed student must apply for readmission through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions prior to posted deadlines.
• After the second academic dismissal, a student may be considered for readmission after an absence of one calendar year from the end of the semester for which the second dismissal occurred. A dismissed student must apply for readmission through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions prior to posted deadlines.
• After the third academic dismissal, the student will no longer be eligible for readmission without the approval of the University Academic Standing Committee.

Any exceptions to this policy must be appealed to and approved by the University Academic Standing Committee. Information on academic appeals is available on the Office of the Registrar’s website.

4.3 Academic Renewal 

An undergraduate student who was readmitted to KSU after a period of absence of three calendar years or longer is eligible for Academic Renewal. The institutional GPA may be restarted by petitioning the Office of the Registrar for an Academic Renewal. 

The institutional GPA is used to determine academic standing (probation or dismissal), eligibility for program admission, and with some restrictions, eligibility for graduation and honors. Courses completed before Academic Renewal was granted do not count toward residency requirements for graduation or honors. 

A student requesting Academic Renewal must contact the Office of the Registrar to complete the Academic Renewal Request Form. The request must be submitted within one calendar year of the first day of classes of the student’s first semester of reenrollment. A student can be granted Academic Renewal status only one time within the USG system. Once granted, the petition for Academic Renewal cannot be rescinded. 

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