Undergraduate Academic Probation, Suspension, and Reinstatement
Academic Probation
Academic probation shall constitute notice that a student is not progressing satisfactorily toward the bachelor’s degree or Pharm.D.
UG Academic ProbationAcademic Suspension
Academic suspension is the dismissal of a student from the University due to the student not making satisfactory academic progress toward the bachelor’s degree.
Academic Reinstatement
Academic reinstatement is the readmission of a suspended student to the University.
Undergraduate Academic Probation
Academic probation shall constitute notice that a student is not progressing satisfactorily toward the bachelor’s degree or Pharm.D.
- A student enrolled at the University shall be placed on academic probation at the end of the semester or summer term when his/ her cumulative GPA at UW falls below a 2.000.
- A student placed on academic probation will be so notified by email. This information is also available on WyoRecords.
- A student shall be removed from academic probation at the end of the semester or summer term in which their cumulative GPA is 2.000 or above.
- Students who fail to remove themselves from probation or earn a semester grade point average below 2.000 in the next semester or summer term attempted at the University of Wyoming will be placed on academic suspension for not maintaining the criteria for satisfactory academic progress. For probation purposes, completing a semester or summer term shall mean that the student has earned a grade in at least one course.
Information can be found in the UW Catalog entry on the Grading System.
Undergraduate Academic Suspension
Academic suspension is the dismissal of a student from the University due to the student not making satisfactory academic progress toward the bachelor’s degree.
- A student who is suspended for unsatisfactory academic performance should not be permitted to petition for reinstatement until one full semester, exclusive of summer term, has elapsed. Students may petition once per semester for reinstatement, and, if denied by any college or the Center for Advising and Career Services, cannot petition for reinstatement until the next fall or spring semester, unless there are documented extenuating circumstances justifying immediate reinstatement.
- A suspended student may not enroll for any University of Wyoming credit classes (including on-campus, online, and distance).
- Credit earned at another accredited college or university while a student is suspended from the University may be accepted under the usual regulations governing the transfer of credit after the student has been reinstated.
- A student placed on academic suspension will be so notified by email.
Information can be found in the UW Catalog entry on the Grading System.
Undergraduate Academic Reinstatement
Academic reinstatement is the readmission of a suspended student to the University.
- A college may have an academic reinstatement policy that is more restrictive than the general university policy.
- The student is eligible to be considered for readmission. The reinstated student will be on academic probation during his/her first semester or summer term of reinstatement after which he/she may be removed from this probation.
- A petition for reinstatement must be submitted no later than 15 days before the beginning of the semester or summer term in which the student wishes to register. A petition received after this deadline may not be processed until after the regular registration period.
- The decision on a petition for reinstatement will be made by the dean (or designee) of the college in which the student wishes to enroll. Undeclared students should contact the Director of the Center for Advising and Career Services. A student who has been reinstated must remain in the college in which he/she has been reinstated for that semester.
- Students placed on academic suspension are eligible for a maximum of three reinstatements. Any student placed on academic suspension for the fourth time is not eligible for reinstatement for a minimum of five years from the end of the last term of attendance.
- Students who are suspended as a result of spring semester grades will have the suspension invoked at the beginning of the summer term.
More information on the reinstatement process can be found on the Advising, Career, and Exploratory Studies Center (ACES) website.
