Degree Students
A degree-seeking student is one who takes courses for credit toward a degree at the university. A degree-seeking student who takes 12 or more credits during a fall or spring semester is considered a full-time student. A degree-seeking student who takes fewer than 12 credits is considered a part-time student.
A degree-seeking student is ranked by credits successfully completed:

  *   27 credits or fewer = freshman
  *   between 28 and 59 credits = sophomore
  *   between 60 and 91 credits = junior
  *   92 credits or more = senior

Non-Degree Students
A student who takes courses for credit and without expectation of a degree is called a non-degree student.

Auditors
An auditor is a student who takes courses without expectation of credit. 

The student’s unofficial transcript indicates the student’s academic standing as determined by the student’s grades at the end of each fall and spring semester. Academic standing does not change after a January term or summer session.

A student with a University of St. Thomas cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 is making satisfactory progress toward meeting the minimum grade point average requirement for graduation and is, therefore, in good academic standing.

A student who has attempted 12 credits or more at the University of St. Thomas and has not achieved a University of St. Thomas cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better is put on academic probation.

Students whose cumulative GPA remains above 2.0 but who fail to make satisfactory academic progress will be subject to discretionary academic probation status by the Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies.

Failure to make satisfactory academic progress is defined as:

A) Earning two or more consecutive term GPAs below 2.0.
OR
B) Attempting 12 credits or more and not successfully completing at least 75 percent of those credits.
OR
C) Having two or more outstanding incomplete grades from a previous term and registering for more than eight credits in the current term.

Each student who is placed on probation will receive a letter from the Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies informing that student of her or his probationary status and identifying both the implications of probation and the conditions under which probation will be lifted.

Students placed on academic probation are required to meet with the Associate Dean of Academics to discuss strategies for improving their academic performance.

A student is suspended from the university for one semester (not a January term or summer session) if the student has not achieved a University of St. Thomas semester grade point average of at least 2.00 for courses taken during a fall or spring probationary semester.

Students whose cumulative GPA remains above 2.0 but who fail to make satisfactory academic progress will be subject to discretionary academic suspension by the Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies if previously placed on probation for such judgments.

Failure to make satisfactory academic progress is defined as:

A) Earning two or more consecutive term GPAs below 2.0.
OR
B) Attempting 12 credits or more and not successfully completing at least 75 percent of those credits.
OR
C) Having two or more outstanding incomplete grades from a previous term and registering for more than eight credits in the current term.

Each student suspended will receive a letter from the Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies. A student may re-enroll following a semester of suspension but must make an appointment with the Associate Dean of Academics to do so. In addition, students returning from suspension are required to work with the Associate Dean of Academics during their first semester after suspension. Students who are suspended may appeal their suspension to the Committee on Studies after consulting with the Associate Dean of Academics. 

A student is dismissed from the undergraduate program if the student has not achieved a University of St. Thomas semester grade point average of at least 2.00 for courses taken during a fall or spring probationary semester following academic suspension.

Students whose cumulative GPA remains above 2.0 but who fail to make satisfactory academic progress will be subject to discretionary dismissal by the Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies if previously placed on suspension for such judgments.

Failure to make satisfactory academic progress is defined as:

A) Earning two or more consecutive term GPAs below 2.0.
OR
B) Attempting 12 credits or more and not successfully completing at least 75 percent of those credits.
OR
C) Having two or more outstanding incomplete grades from a previous term and registering for more than eight credits in the current term.

Each student dismissed will receive a letter from the Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies. Students who are dismissed may appeal to the Committee on Studies for readmission after consulting with the Associate Dean of Academics.

Academic suspension applies only to fall and spring semesters. After the semester of suspension, the student is eligible to register for the following term, upon consultation with the Associate Dean of Academics. This semester becomes a probationary semester and is subject to the conditions listed above.

If a student is readmitted to the university by the Committee on Studies after academic dismissal, the conditions of readmission will be stated by the Committee.