What does it mean to be on Academic Probation?

Academic probation is an emphatic warning that the quality of your work has not met Texas State University's  minimum academic standards and that the quality must improve during the probationary semester in order for you to continue at Texas State. You will be placed on academic probation at the end of the fall or spring semester in which the Texas State GPA is less than 2.00. You will be removed from academic probation at the end of any long term or summer term if the Texas State GPA is 2.00 or higher.  Students on academic probation are required to meet with an Academic Advisor.  Students with majors in the College of Education should call (512) 245-3050 to schedule a probation advising appointment.

If you are seeking a teacher certification, you must have a Texas State GPA of at least 2.50. You must maintain a Texas State GPA of at least 2.50 to be admitted to student teaching and to be approved for graduation.

What does it mean to be on Academic Suspension?

First Academic Suspension

A first academic suspension will be for the first long semester following placement on academic suspension. Appeals for reinstatement, based on extenuating circumstances, may be made prior to the Monday of registration week to the college dean or his designee who will render a decision on the matter. Students with majors in the College of Education should contact the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. Jo Webber, to schedule an appointment to appeal the suspension. If the Associate Dean denies reinstatement, you may then appeal to the Suspension Appeals Committee of the University.  Majors in other colleges should contact their academic advising centers for relevant procedures for appealing suspensions in their colleges.

Unless other special conditions are imposed by the Associate Dean or the Suspension Appeals Committee, you will be re-admitted on academic probation, and you must raise your Texas State GPA at the end of the first probationary semester or be placed once again on academic suspension. If you do raise your Texas State at the end of the first probationary semester, but it remains below 2.00, you may continue your studies for a second probationary semester. You must raise your Texas State GPA to at least 2.00 by the end of the second probationary semester, or you will be placed on second academic suspension.

If you are placed on first academic suspension following a spring semester, you will be automatically reinstated for the following fall semester provided that you (1) attend both summer terms at Texas State, (2) pass nine semester hours, and (3) earn a 2.00 GPA on all work attempted in both terms. If your Texas State GPA is at least a 2.00 at the end of the second summer term, you will be removed from probation.

Readmission Following a First Academic Suspension

When you re-enter Texas State following an academic suspension, you do so on probation (see the paragraph above on probation). If your Texas State GPA is not raised at the end of the first probationary semester, or is less than 2.00 at the end of the second probationary semester, you will be placed on second academic suspension.

Second Academic Suspension

If you fail to meet the minimum academic standards defined above, you will be placed on academic suspension for a second time, for a period of two calendar years. If you believe that extremely extenuating circumstances pertain to your case and are a major in the College of Education, you may appeal prior to the Monday of registration week by contacting the the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. Jo Webber, to schedule an appointment to appeal. If reinstatement is denied, you may then appeal to the Suspension Appeals Committee. If the appeal is approved, you may return to Texas State on academic probation, subject to special conditions imposed by the Associate Dean or the Suspension Appeals Committee. In addition to any special conditions imposed by the Associate Dean or the Suspension Appeals Committee, you must meet the conditions under "Academic Probation" explained above.  Majors in other colleges should contact their academic advising centers for relevant procedures for appealing suspensions in their colleges.