Academic Policies and Procedures

Academic Dismissal

First-Year Undergraduate Students*

Beginning students who attempted 12 or more credit hours (including Ws) must obtain at least a 1.0 GPA at the end of their first semester or they will be dismissed. Students who withdrew from all courses are exempt. Students dismissed for the first time must sit out for a minimum of one regular (fall or spring) semester and petition by the established deadlines to be reinstated. Reinstatement is not automatic. Students dismissed two or more times must remain out of school for two regular (fall and spring) semesters and petition by the established deadlines to be eligible for reinstatement.

*NOTE: Defined by the IUPUI Admissions Center as high school graduates (or students who have completed the GED or equivalent credential) with less than 12 hours of attempted college credit at the time of enrollment at IUPUI.

Admission of Transient Students Under Dismissal Status

Any student who has been dismissed from University College and has subsequently attended another institution and earned above a 2.0 cumulative GPA for a minimum of 6 credit hours may be admitted as a transient student for summer session(s) only. Students seeking readmission for a regular term or wanting to continue their enrollment after the summer session(s) must complete the regular reinstatement process.

All Other Students

All other students on probation who have completed a minimum of 12 IU GPA hours are subject to dismissal if they fail to attain a GPA of at least 2.0 in any two consecutive semesters (fall and spring) and their cumulative IU GPA is below 2.0. Students who are dismissed for the first time must sit out for a minimum of one regular (fall or spring) semester and petition by the established deadlines to be eligible for reinstatement. Reinstatement is not automatic. Students dismissed two or more times must remain out of school for two regular (fall and spring) semesters and petition by the established deadlines to be eligible for reinstatement. 

*Please Note: The School of Liberal Arts, School of Science, and University College, in agreement with this common policy, will honor academic probation and dismissal status from other units when students have an IU cumulative GPA below 2.0. Students may also be academically dismissed or released from a particular program if they do not make consistent and appropriate academic progress relevant to their fields of study. This is left to the discretion of the appropriate officer in the school. University College policy concerning academic dismissal is that students who are dismissed for the first time from IUPUI, IU-B, PU, IU regional campuses, or other IUPUI schools must sit out for a minimum of one regular (fall or spring) semester and petition by the established deadlines to be eligible for reinstatement.