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H. ACADEMIC STANDING
The purpose of probation and suspension is to assure the judicious and most beneficial use of the
time and resources of both the student and the institution. It is the general requirement of most four-
year institutions, transfer students seeking admissions have a minimum overall average of 2.0 © for
all previous academic work attempted. Darton State College probation and suspension policies must
be construed as being congruent with such policies of all other colleges.
Academic Warning
- A student will be placed on academic warning if their cumulative GPA drops
below the minimum grade point average required for the degree credit hours attempted (please see
Degree Credit Hours Attempted/Minimum GPA required chart found under Academic Probation).
Following an academic warning, if the student does not meet the specified Credit Hours/GPA
requirements, he/she will be placed on academic probation.
Academic Probation
-Two factors affect a student’s academic status. One is the cumulative grade
point average (GPA). This is computed by dividing the grade points earned at Darton by the degree
credit hours attempted at Darton. Courses, which carry no credit or “institutional credit”, are not
used in the GPA computation. The other factor, which affects a student’s academic status, is the
number of degree credit hours attempted at Darton. Only degree credit hours are used to determine a
student’s academic status.
(See also “Grade Point Average Computation”).Students will be placed on academic probation when they have attempted degree credit hours, shown
in the left column in the following table, and have not earned at least the grade point average shown
in the right column. For example, students who have attempted 31 credit hours and have a GPA of
1.79 or below will be placed on probation.
Degree Credit Hours Attempted Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA)
.5-15
1.6
16-30
1.7
31-40
1.8
41-50
1.9
51 or more
2.0
*Prior to 31 hours, a student will be placed on Academic Warning if their cumulative GPA falls
between 0.00 and 1.99.
Removal of Academic Probation
- Students will be removed from academic probation when their
grade point average is raised to the level specified in the table above.
Continuation of Academic Probation
- Students who earn a 2.00 GPA during any semester in
which they are on probation, but do not raise their cumulative average sufficiently to be removed
from probation, will be continued on academic probation.
Academic Suspension
- Students on academic probation will be suspended for one semester unless
1. They remove themselves from probation, or
2. They achieve a 2.00 GPA for the current semester.
After the first suspension, any subsequent suspension(s) will be for three semesters for each
suspension, also called Academic Dismissal.
Credits earned at another institution during a period of suspension may not be subsequently
transferred to Darton State College.
Students who re-enroll after a period of suspension will re-enroll on Academic Probation.