Since the University requires that students have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and an average of 2.0 in the major and the minor in order to earn a bachelor's degree, the grade point average is an important indicator of the ability to achieve a bacherlor's degree. Thus, the following policies are in effect for students whose performance indicates that they are in danger of failing to meet the conditions necessary to earn a degree.

A student whose semester grade point average falls below a 2.0 (but above a 1.0) will receive an Academic Warning from the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, with a copy sent to the academic adviser. This action will not subject the student to any further penalty but is intended to remind the student of the University's policies as well as to inform the student of the resources available to ensure good progress in achieving an undergraduate degree.

1. A student whose cumulative grade point average falls below a 2.0 will be placed on Academic Probation for the following semester. A student placed on academic probation will be notified by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, with a copy sent to the academic adviser, and will be advised of the resources available to assist students in improving their academic standing.



2. Students on Academic Probation will be expected to improve their academic performance immediately. They must raise the cumulative GPA to at least 2.0 to be removed from academic probation. Students who fail to meet this condition will be placed on Terminal Probation in the following semester.

1. A student will be placed on Terminal Probation for the following semester if either of the following occur:
   • The student's semester GPA is below 1.0
   • The student has a cumulative GPA below 2.0 for a second semester


2. Students on Terminal Probation for a semester are in danger of academic dismissal at the end of that semester. Therefore, as a condition of continuing their enrollement at Albany, they must complete an "Academic Improvement Plan" to improve their academic performance in consultation with their academic adviser, and must file this plan with the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education by the end of the Add/Drop period. (Failure to file this form could result in immediate deregistration from the University).
   
   
3. If the student achieves a semester GPA and cumulative GPA of at least 2.0, the student will be removed from Terminal Probation.
   
   
4. If the student's semester GPA is at least a 2.0 but the cumulative GPA remains below 2.0, the student will remain on Terminal Probation and must continue to meet the conditions described in section 2, above. The student must raise the cumulative GPA to at least 2.0 to be removed from Terminal Probation.
   
   
5. If the student earns a semester GPA below a 2.0 while on Terminal Probation, the student will be dismissed.

Academic dismissal will occur only if a student has been on Terminal Probation and fails to earn a semester GPA of at least 2.0. The student's record will have the notation "Academic Dismissal." Students who have been academically dismissed have the right to seek reinstatement to the University by submitting a written petition to the Committee on Academic Standing.

Students enrolled at the University through the Educational Opportunities Program will be granted an additional semester on Academic Probation before they are subject to Terminal Probation, even if their cumulative GPA is below a 2.0

These changes have been implemented immediately for all undergraduate students; however, no student who matriculated prior to fall 2000 shall be dismissed or deregistered under the new standards if that student's record under the former standards would not have resulted in dismissal or deregistration, respectively.