Determine Your Academic Standing

If your GPA is brought up to or is maintained at a 2.00 (or higher) you will be on: 

Good Academic Standing

Students in good standing may enroll in up to 18 hours in a regular semester.

If your GPA drops below 2.00 and your semester cumulative GPA is 1.00 or higher, you will be on:

Academic Warning

Students who are placed on academic warning may enroll in up to 16 hours in a regular semester and up to 6 hours in a Summer term. Students may not enroll exclusively in S/U graded courses while on academic warning.

If your cumulative GPA drops below 2.00 and your semester GPA is less than 1.00, you will be on:

Academic Probation

Students who are placed on probationary status may enroll in up to 16 hours in a regular semester and up to 6 hours in a Summer term. Students may not enroll exclusively in S/U graded courses while on probationary status.

If your cumulative GPA is at or above 2.00 at the end of the next term of enrollment, you will be on:

Good Academic Standing

Students in good standing may enroll in up to 18 hours in a regular semester.

If your semester GPA is 1.00 or higher but your cumulative GPA is less than 2.00, you will be on:

Academic Probation

Students who are placed on probationary status may enroll in up to 16 hours in a regular semester and up to 6 hours in a Summer term. Students may not enroll exclusively in S/U graded courses while on probationary status.

If your semester GPA is less than 1.00, your cumulative GPA is less than 2.00, and you have never been placed on Academic Suspension before, you will be placed on:

Academic Suspension

Students suspended must remain out of the University for at least one regular semester. After the inactive semester, students are automatically eligible for reinstatement and may re-enter the University at the beginning of a Fall or Spring semester or a Summer term, provided they indicate their intentions to do so prior to established deadlines by filing a Reentry Form. If they have attended another school, an official transcript from that school must be on file in the Office of the Registrar at the time of registration.

Reinstated students re-enter the University with the same cumulative GPA they had upon suspension and are placed on academic probation. Students failing to make satisfactory progress are dismissed and may not be reinstated a second time except by approval of the Council on Admission, Graduation, and Academic Standards (CAGAS).

If your semester GPA is less than 1.00, your cumulative GPA is less than 2.00, and you have been placed on Academic Suspension before, you will be placed on:

Academic Dismissal

Students who have failed to make satisfactory progress are dismissed and may attend Western Illinois University only during the Summer sessions until they achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.00 (or higher) and Good Academic Standing status.

If your cumulative GPA is at or above 2.00 at the end of the next term of enrollment, you will be on:

Good Academic Standing

Students in good standing may enroll in up to 18 hours in a regular semester.

If your semester GPA is at or above 2.10 and your cumulative GPA is less than 2.00 you will continue to be on:

Academic Probation

Students who are placed on probationary status may enroll in up to 16 hours in a regular semester and up to 6 hours in a Summer term. Students may not enroll exclusively in S/U graded courses while on probationary status.

If your semester GPA is at or above 2.25 and your cumulative GPA is less than 2.00 you will continue to be on:

Academic Probation

Students who are placed on probationary status may enroll in up to 16 hours in a regular semester and up to 6 hours in a Summer term. Students may not enroll exclusively in S/U graded courses while on probationary status.

If your semester GPA is less than 2.10, your cumulative GPA is less than 2.00, and you have never been placed on Academic Suspension before, you will be placed on:

Academic Suspension

Students suspended must remain out of the University for at least one regular semester. After the inactive semester, students are automatically eligible for reinstatement and may re-enter the University at the beginning of a Fall or Spring semester or a Summer term, provided they indicate their intentions to do so prior to established deadlines by filing a Reentry Form. If they have attended another school, an official transcript from that school must be on file in the Office of the Registrar at the time of registration.

Reinstated students re-enter the University with the same cumulative GPA they had upon suspension and are placed on academic probation. Students failing to make satisfactory progress are dismissed and may not be reinstated a second time except by approval of the Council on Admission, Graduation, and Academic Standards (CAGAS).

If your semester GPA is less than 2.25, your cumulative GPA is less than 2.00, and you have never been placed on Academic Suspension before, you will be placed on:

Academic Suspension

Students suspended must remain out of the University for at least one regular semester. After the inactive semester, students are automatically eligible for reinstatement and may re-enter the University at the beginning of a Fall or Spring semester or a Summer term, provided they indicate their intentions to do so prior to established deadlines by filing a Reentry Form. If they have attended another school, an official transcript from that school must be on file in the Office of the Registrar at the time of registration.

Reinstated students re-enter the University with the same cumulative GPA they had upon suspension and are placed on academic probation. Students failing to make satisfactory progress are dismissed and may not be reinstated a second time except by approval of the Council on Admission, Graduation, and Academic Standards (CAGAS).

If your semester GPA is less than 2.10, your cumulative GPA is less than 2.00, and you have been placed on Academic Suspension before, you will be placed on:

Academic Dismissal

Students who have failed to make satisfactory progress are dismissed and may attend Western Illinois University only during the Summer sessions until they achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.00 (or higher) and Good Academic Standing status.

If your semester GPA is less than 2.25, your cumulative GPA is less than 2.00, and you have been placed on Academic Suspension before, you will be placed on:

Academic Dismissal

Students who have failed to make satisfactory progress are dismissed and may attend Western Illinois University only during the Summer sessions until they achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.00 (or higher) and Good Academic Standing status.