Academic Standing, Probation & Exclusion
Students are expected to make reasonable progress toward a degree by maintaining a minimum GPA and completing the courses they register for each semester. Students who progress toward a degree and maintain a cumulative GPA of a 2.00 or higher are in Good Standing (GS) with the institution. Students who do not consistently make reasonable progress, as noted in the table below, may be subject to Academic Probation (AP) and/or Academic Exclusion (AE). Probation serves not only as a notice that the sub-par academic work has endangered their opportunity to continue at Wofford, but also as incentive to seek whatever motivation, discipline, and assistance is necessary to improve their performance. Students’ records are evaluated at the end of each semester and summer term.
The GPA hours and GPAs to which the table refers are cumulative figures and are based only on work undertaken at Wofford, or in Wofford-related foreign study and cross registration programs. The GPAs include all such work except for coursework graded on a Pass/Fail basis and that which the student received a grade of 'WP'.
| Students with GPA hours in these ranges: | Are placed on probation if their GPAs are below this level: | Are excluded if their GPAs are below these levels: |
|---|---|---|
| 0-39 | 2.00 | 1.60 |
| 40-49 | 2.00 | 1.70 |
| 60-89 | 2.00 | 1.80 |
| 90 and over | 2.00 | 1.90 |
Students who fail to earn a minimum GPA of 2.00, but still earn above the minimum that warrants exclusion, are placed on academic probation for the subsequent semester. A student on probation will remain on probation until his/her cumulative GPA improves to at least a 2.00.
Students who earn a GPA below the probationary limit as determined by the GPA hours noted above are excluded for one academic semester. A student who wishes to return sooner must attend Wofford during the summer session in order to make that attempt. Any student will be considered academically eligible to re-enroll following any semester or summer session in which s/he earns a 12 credit hours and a semester GPA of at least 2.50. Students who serve the one semester of academic exclusion must apply for readmission through the Office of the Registrar.
Although excluded students may regain good academic standing through successful work in summer session, they lose their priority for residence hall rooms and for financial aid when they are excluded.
Students who have been excluded more than once may be required to wait for a period as long as two years before receiving consideration for readmission. These students are required to apply for readmission through the Registrar’s Office.
Permanent exclusion from the college is a very serious matter which is considered only after thorough deliberation among the Provost, the Registrar, the student concerned, and the student’s faculty adviser. No specific regulations, therefore, are prescribed for those situations in which permanent exclusion might be a possibility.
Wofford will not accept credit for any coursework undertaken at another institution during the time which the student is serving his/her exclusion. Normally, this policy applies to students on probation as well, but in very extenuating circumstances such students may be granted a waiver on the basis of an acceptable written petition submitted to the Registrar. In the event that such a waiver is approved, the grades earned at another institution will not improve the student’s GPA or their probationary status at Wofford.
All of the provisions listed above notwithstanding, for cases in which a student’s s current academic performance is judged to be extremely poor, the Provost may require, after consultation with the Registrar, the student, and the student’s faculty adviser, that the student withdraw from the college, whether or not his or her cumulative GPA meets the technical standard for good standing.