GPA Designations
- TERMS OF SUSPENSION
- SUSPENSION FOR RESIGNING STUDENTS
- APPEALING ACADEMIC SUSPENSION
- STUDY SMART PROGRAMS
- SPECIAL NOTE FOR ADVISORS
The name of every eligible student who meets certain scholastic requirements for a given semester is placed on a list prepared for the dean of the student’s college or school. This honor is also noted in the student’s permanent record.
To meet Auburn University’s requirements for inclusion on the dean’s list, the student must be enrolled for 12 credit hours exclusive of any S-U option courses, pass all courses attempted for the semester, have no D or XD grades that term, and earn a GPA of at least 3.75 (on the 4.00 system). All grades, including those excluded by the grade adjustment/ course repeat policy, are used for determining academic honors.
The special requirements, applied in addition to the university regulations, are listed as follows:
- College of Architecture, Design and Construction: 3.75 average; only if an S-U graded course is required in the student’s curriculum may it be included in the 12-hour minimum total.
- School of Nursing: 3.75 average, only if S-U graded courses are required in the student’s curriculum may they be included in the 12 hour minimum total if and only if an S grade is earned in these courses.
Requirements for undergraduate students who graduate with Honors are as follows:
GPA distinctions*:
- Minimum 3.40 overall GPA = Cum Laude
- 3.60 -3.79 overall GPA = Magna Cum Laude
- 3.80 or higher overall GPA = Summa Cum Laude
- The grade average for graduation honors must be achieved on Auburn University course work.
- At least 60 hours in residence at Auburn University are required for graduation honors.
- All grades, including those excluded by the grade adjustment/course repeat policy, are used for determining academic honors. (Grades of S or U and non-credit courses are not used in the calculations.)
- Students earning a second baccalaureate degree must earn the minimum overall grade average required for honor distinction on the additional hours completed for the second degree. Those additional hours must total at least 60 credit hours.
* This distinction of high academic achievement is placed on the student’s diploma and on his or her permanent record.
Academic Warning status is imposed at the end of any term for which the student’s cumulative GPA on Auburn course work is below 2.0.
Any student who is on Academic Warning status will be placed on Academic Suspension if both of the following conditions apply:
- the term GPA is below 2.2, and
- the cumulative GPA on Auburn course work is below that required for the designated number of hours earned as follows:
Hours Earned |
Required Minimum Auburn Cumulative GPA |
0-30.999 |
1.50 |
31-60.999 |
1.80 |
61-90.999 |
1.90 |
91 or more |
1.97 |
All students whether beginning freshmen or transfers are not subject to suspension until they have received one semester warning.
A student who incurs a First Academic Suspension may not enroll in the university for a minimum of one semester. Summer term does not count as a semester for terms of suspension. A student may not take coursework at Auburn University or at another institution of higher education during the period of suspension and apply the credit to an Auburn University degree. A student returning from academic suspension will be on Academic Warning status.
A student who incurs a Second Academic Suspension may not enroll in the university for a minimum of two semesters.
A student who incurs a Third Academic Suspension will be expelled from the university.
A student who has incurred two academic suspensions will be placed on Last Warning. A student on Last Warning who does not achieve at least a 2.2 in the current academic term or reach the overall GPA target listed above will be dismissed from the University.
A student on suspension may not take coursework at Auburn University or at another institution of higher education during summer term or during the other semesters of suspension and apply the credit to an Auburn University degree.
Suspension for Resigning Students
The academic dean will review all grades for the semester in which a student who is on Academic Warning resigns after mid-semester (or term). If the student’s GPA in that term’s course work results in the student’s cumulative GPA being below the minimum cumulative GPA required, the student will incur Academic Suspension.
Students who incur Academic Suspension under the guidelines defined by Auburn University may appeal the decision to the Admissions Appeals Committee if they believe extraordinary circumstances merit an exception to the rules. Students incurring academic dismissal may appeal to the Office of the Provost for readmission, after first seeking approval from the student’s academic dean.
These requirements are university requirements. Individual colleges and schools may have higher requirements.
Study Smart Seminar
This seminar is for students who have been suspended for the FIRST time. The seminar will focus on developing the behaviors and skills necessary to be academically successful.
Cost (as of Spring 2010): $100.00 (Money Order Only) payable at the time of registration. Additional materials may be required.
To Register: Student calls 334-844-5972 to make a registration appointment. Students have a limited time to register. Students are not permitted to register without payment.
Study Smart II
This class is for students who have been suspended for the SECOND time and will focus on accepting the reality of one’s academic situation, coming to terms with what one is going to have to do to graduate from Auburn/another institution, and exploring other paths to success in life.
Cost (as of Spring 2010): $100.00 (Money Order Only) payable at the time of registration. Additional materials will be required, including textbook ($70.00).
To Register: Student calls 334-844-5972 to make a registration appointment. Students have a limited time to register. Students are not permitted to register without payment.
Special note for advisors:
When a student is returning to Auburn after serving the suspension period, s/he must contact the Registrar’s Office to get ‘readmitted’. The Registrar will set an alternate PIN which requires the student to meet with his/her academic advisor prior to registering.