The Academic Advising and Retention Center administers the academic probation program for the University. The Center provides academic advising and counseling to students with grade point averages less than the minimum required for good standing at the University.

Academic standing is determined on the basis of the “overall grade point average” and the “total institution grade point average” (courses taken at Western).  Failure to achieve the following in either the overall or total institution grade point average will result in the student being placed on academic probation:

• 1.7 cumulative grade point average with no more than 17 GPA hours

• 1.8 cumulative grade point average with more than 17 but less than 34 GPA hours

• 1.9 cumulative grade point average with at least 34 but less than 51 GPA hours

• 2.0 cumulative grade point average with 51 or more GPA hours

It is the student's responsibility to determine his/her academic status and to respond to requests that may accompany notification of academic probation status. Notifications of academic probation status are sent to students via WKU Web Mail. To check your grade point average using TOPNET, click on student services then click on student academic transcript. At the end of the academic transcript the current, total institutional and overall grade point averages are listed.

NOTE: Students with grade point averages below 2.0, either total institutional or overall, should be aware that their performance does not meet the minimum requirements for graduation and that their performance is considered marginal by the university.
 

Appeal Procedure

A student dismissed from the University by the University Academic Probation Committee may appeal the decision to the Executive Appeals Committee only after a written request for a hearing has been submitted to the Director of the Academic Advising and Retention Center. If the Executive Committee approves an appeal, the student will be permitted to register for an additional semester on academic probation with conditions determined by the Executive Committee at the time of approval.

Students who fail to satisfy criteria for continuous enrollment are, after one semester of non-enrollment at any college or university, eligible to apply for readmission to the University. Enrollment at that time is not automatic; readmission will be determined by admission standards. Applications for readmission should be filed with the Office of Admissions prior to published deadlines.