Academic
Standards
Minimum standards have been set that a student must achieve at the end of
a given enrollment period in order to remain in good academic standing. The
Minimum Academic Requirements and definitions of classification and minimum
cumulative grade point average (CGPA) follow.
Classification for the purpose of establishing the minimum cumulative
grade point average requirement for each student is determined by the sum of
all hours attempted in residence in regularly graded courses at UNT, hours
passed in pass/no pass graded courses at UNT, and hours transferred from other
institutions. Not included in the definition of student classification for
academic standards are hours granted by this university for extension and
correspondence courses, service experience, advanced placement, credit by
examination, CLEP or transfer hours attempted but not passed.
The CGPA upon which academic standards are based is calculated by
dividing the total number of grade points earned in residence at UNT by the
total number of hours attempted in residence at UNT. Excluded in this
calculation are all courses in which the student received grades of I, NP, P,
PR, W or Z. The cumulative grade point average as defined here is used only for
determining a student's academic status and is not necessarily related to the
grade point average that governs eligibility for graduation.
In calculating grade points, grades count as follows: A, four points per
semester hour; B, three points; C, two points; D, one point; and F and WF, zero
points.
A student with 29 hours or less is placed on academic alert at the end of
the first semester in which the CGPA on work attempted in residence at this
university does not equal or exceed a 2.0.
A student with 30 hours or more is placed on academic probation at
the end of any enrollment period in which the CGPA on work attempted in
residence at this university does not equal or exceed a 2.0.
The following are important topics related to academic standing:
Additional information concerning academic status is available from the
offices of the academic deans or the Registrar's Office. All CGPA and academic status calculations
are subject to post-audit and correction by the Registrar's Office.
Regulations Governing Students on
Academic Alert
Academic alert is a warning only to freshmen (29 hours or less) that
their quality of work has fallen below the minimum requirement of a 2.0 CGPA. A
student can only be placed on academic alert once during their college career.
A student who succeeds in raising their CPGA to a 2.0 will return to good
standing.
A student who fails to raise their CPGA to 2.0 will be placed on academic
probation.
Regulations Governing Students on
Academic Probation
Academic probation is an emphatic warning that the quality of the
student's work during the probationary semester must improve in order to
continue.
A student is removed from academic probation at the end of any long
session semester or summer session term during which the CGPA is raised to the
minimum 2.0 CGPA at the end of that semester or term.
A student remains on academic probation after any probationary semester
in which at least a 2.25 GPA is earned for that semester but the prescribed
minimum 2.0 CGPA is not achieved.
A student who, during a probationary summer term, fails to raise the CGPA
to a 2.0 at the end of that term is continued on probation.
A student who, during a probationary fall or spring semester, fails to
raise the CGPA to a 2.0 at the end of that semester or who also fails to make
at least a 2.25 GPA for that semester is automatically suspended from UNT for
one or more semesters of a long session.
The grade report distributed at the end of each semester includes the
student's academic status and a data summary on which the status is based. Each student is responsible for knowing
whether the minimum CGPA for the proper classification hours has been achieved
and whether the student is eligible to reenroll in the university. Any student who enrolls when ineligible will
be withdrawn by the Registrar and no special consideration will be given to
such a student on a plea of ignorance of academic status. If the cumulative record is believed incorrect
the student should see the Registrar.
Regulations Governing Students
Under Academic Suspension
A student suspended from the university for the first time for failure to
meet the standards prescribed above may not reenroll for the following long
session semester. The second suspension
is for two long session semesters, and the third suspension is for an
indefinite period of time.
A student who has been suspended from the University of North Texas
for an indefinite period may request, at the end of two calendar years from the
time of the suspension, a review of the case by the appropriate academic dean.
Each student is responsible for knowing the minimum CGPA requirements and
the standards for academic standing. Any
ineligible student who enrolls during a long session semester is withdrawn by
the Registrar regardless of whether the student has registered or
pre-registered and paid fees. No
suspended student may enroll in or continue extension courses at UNT, or claim
eligibility at UNT on the basis of work completed at another institution. The student should be aware that course work
taken at another institution while the student is suspended from the University
of North Texas may not apply to a degree.
A student who reenters UNT after having been suspended will be on
academic probation.
A suspended student may attend UNT summer terms and may be
reinstated by raising the CGPA to a 2.0 at the end of that term.
Course Duplications
A student may take a course a second or subsequent time. The
responsibility for initiating the official recording of a grade duplication
lies entirely with the student. However, the Registrar's Office may post
duplications at the request of the student's adviser or to update academic
status. In the absence of such a request, the Registrar includes a repeated
course in the student's cumulative record of hours attempted and grade points
earned. The Registrar includes without exception any course repeated more than
once in the student's cumulative record of hours attempted and grade points
earned. Departments may count the
highest grade for departmental GPA requirements; however, the academic dean
uses only the last grade recorded in certifying the student's eligibility for
graduation.
Status Changes Due to Course
Duplications
A course duplication recorded on or before the last class day of
any fall or spring semester or summer term will be reflected in the hours
attempted and grade points earned at the beginning of that semester or term.
If a student who is on probation requests the posting of course
duplications, and the resulting adjusted CGPA equals or exceeds the minimum
academic standard for the proper classification hours, the probation will be
removed if the student notifies the Registrar's Office on or before the last
day of classes for that semester or term. Otherwise, the student will remain on
probation for that enrollment period and be subject to attendant penalties.
If a student is suspended at the end of a semester during which the
student has repeated a course and the posting of that duplication will result
in a CGPA that would have been sufficient to be continued on probation at the
end of that semester (or to be cleared), the student will be reinstated if the
student requests the duplication and applies for reinstatement at the
Registrar's Office before the last day of that semester. The delayed posting of
transfer course duplications completed during prior enrollment periods cannot
be used as a basis for reinstatement.
Academic Standards for Transfer
Students
Beginning UNT freshmen who have 12 or fewer hours of transfer credit,
excluding nontraditional credit, will be admitted in good academic standing
provided they meet other admissions requirements. Transfer students admitted to
UNT in good standing are subject to the same minimum academic standards
requirements as continuing students. Thus, if at the end of the first
enrollment period a transfer student's grade point average on all work
attempted at UNT does not meet the 2.0 UTN CGPA, the student is placed on Academic
Alert or probation for the next period of enrollment (see above for information
on Academic Alert and Probation).
Transfer students admitted to UNT on academic probation are
evaluated at the end of their first long semester in attendance, at which time
they are either cleared from probation or suspended. To avoid academic
suspension, the student must make a CGPA on all work attempted at UNT of a 2.0.
Additional information concerning academic status is available from
the offices of the academic deans or the Registrar's Office.
Effects of Withdrawal on Academic Status
Last Updated 3/4/2002