The students’ academic standing is determined by the quality of their academic performance and progress toward their degree objective.  Academic standing is determined by a progress point scale based on the grade point computation for letter grades, augmented by the assignment of two (2) progress points per unit for the CR grade (see page 71).

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Dean’s List - A full-time, undergraduate student, carrying at least eight (8) units of letter-graded work during the quarter, who earns a GPA of 3.25 or above in that quarter will be placed on the Dean’s List.

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Good Academic Standing - Good Academic Standing indicates that a student is eligible to continue in attendance at CSUB and is not under academic probation/disqualification or disciplinary probation/suspension/ expulsion from the University.

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Academic Probation and Disqualification - In accord with Executive Order 823, each class level-freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior-shall have separate criteria for determining academic standing.  Any undergraduate student with a CSUB GPA falling below 2.00 shall be placed on Academic Probation.

1.   Freshman Student (44.5 or fewer quarter units):

      a.   Students on Academic Probation retaining a CSUB GPA of 1.75 through 1.99 in subsequent terms shall remain on Academic Probation.

      b.   Students on Academic Probation shall become Subject to Dismissal when their CSUB GPA falls below 1.75.

      c.   Students Subject to Dismissal retaining a CSUB GPA of 1.50 through 1.74 in subsequent terms shall remain Subject to Dismissal.

      d.   Students Subject to Dismissal shall be Academically Disqualified when their CSUB GPA falls below 1.50.

2.   Sophomore Student (45 - 89.5 quarter units):

a.   Students on Academic Probation retaining a CSUB GPA of 1.85 through 1.99 in subsequent terms shall remain on Academic probation.

b.   Students on Academic Probation shall become Subject to Dismissal when their CSUB GPA falls below 1.85.

c.   Students Subject to Dismissal retaining a CSUB GPA of 1.70 through 1.84 in subsequent terms shall remain Subject to Dismissal.

d.   Students Subject to Dismissal shall be Academically Disqualified when their CSUB GPA falls below 1.70.

3.   Junior Student (90 - 134.5 quarter units):

      a.   Students on Academic Probation retaining a CSUB GPA of 1.92 through 1.99 in subsequent terms shall remain on Academic Probation.

      b.   Students on Academic Probation shall become Subject to Dismissal when their CSUB GPA falls below 1.92.

      c.   Students Subject to Dismissal retaining a CSUB GPA of 1.85 through 1.91 in subsequent terms shall remain Subject to Dismissal.

      d.   Students Subject to Dismissal shall be Academically Disqualified when their CSUB GPA falls below 1.85.

4.   Senior class standing (135 or more quarter units):

a.   Students on Academic Probation retaining a CSUB GPA of 1.97 through 1.99 in subsequent terms shall remain on Academic Probation.

b.   Students on Academic Probation shall become Subject to Dismissal when their CSUB GPA falls below 1.97.

c.   Students Subject to Dismissal retaining a CSUB GPA of 1.95 through 1.96 in subsequent terms shall remain Subject to Dismissal.

d.   Students Subject to Dismissal shall be Academically Disqualified when their CSUB GPA falls below 1.95.

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Readmission of Academically Disqualified Undergraduate Students - Students disqualified for academic reasons will ordinarily be considered for readmission only when they have satisfied one of the following conditions:

1.   If the students were lower-division (completed fewer than 90 quarter units), earned college work elsewhere or in CSUB Extended University, and

      a.   brought their total college work completed to 90 or more quarter units with an overall grade point average of “C” (2.0) or better, with recent work clearly indicating capability of performing college work with above average achievement, or

      b.   attained at least a “B” (3.0) average in not less than 15 quarter units.

2.   If the students were upper-division (completed 90 quarter units or more), and

      a.   earned college credit elsewhere, or in CSUB Extended University and, attained at least a “B” (3.0)  average in not less than 9 quarter units, or

      b.   remained absent from the university for at least one year, during which time they have remedied the conditions that contributed to their academic difficulty.

Students who have satisfied these conditions will be considered for readmission only after filing a regular application for re-entry and furnishing transcripts of all college work taken since disqualification.  Readmission is not automatic.  Each applicant is considered on an individual basis.  Those students accepted for readmission will re-enter on Academic Probation.

Students disqualified for poor academic performance must file a petition for readmission with the Academic Petitions Committee (APC).  The petition must clearly indicate the courses the student successfully completed to meet the above conditions.  For upper-division students who simply remained absent for at least one year, the petition must provide verifiable evidence that the student has remedied whatever difficulties contributed to the previous poor academic performance.  Students interested in having the APC consider their petitions for re-admission should contact the Undergraduate Studies Office (EDUC 242, 654-3420).