Academic suspension is
based on the cumulative grade-point average measured against a graduated
standard of increasing expectations in accordance with the number of semesters
of enrollment and designated class year. These standards are set based on the need to achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 within the 120 credits required to graduate. Students should note that they are more generous that the Standards of Academic Progress required for receipt of federal financial aid. Students' cumulative grade-point
averages are reviewed each year at the end of the spring semester to ensure
that all students are making adequate and consistent progress towards degree
completion.
Ordinarily, a student will be subject
to academic suspension from the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) when the
cumulative grade-point average is less than the figure given below:
at the end of the second semester*
| 1.500
| at the end of the fourth semester*
| 1.700
| at the end of the sixth semester*
| 1.900
| at the end of the eighth or higher semester*
| 2.000
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Students will receive at least one semester of academic warning before receiving a suspension. As such, first-year and transfer
students enrolled in their first semester at Rutgers during a spring semester are
not automatically subject to suspension, even when the cumulative grade-point average is below the specified
standard for their class year.
A notification of
suspension is sent to the student's permanent address of record and Rutgers
email address as soon as possible after the end of the spring semester.
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