Undergraduate Probation,
Dismissal and Withdrawal

Good Academic Standing:  A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.000 or greater.  Selected majors require a cumulative GPA greater than 2.0 for graduation.  

Academic Probation:  A temporary status due to low academic grades.  Improvement in academic grades is needed for continued enrollment in the university.  A student is placed on probation due to one of the following conditions: 

• Cumulative GPA is lower than 2.000

• Conditionally admitted as a transfer or new freshman

• Readmitted after leaving UW-Stout while on probation or when dismissed for academic reasons. 

Academic Dismissal:  Termination of enrollment in the University of Wisconsin-Stout due to one of the following conditions: 

• Cumulative GPA is less than 2.000 at the end of two successive semesters. 

If a student earns a 2.500 or higher GPA in the 2nd semester of Academic Probation, but the cumulative GPA is below 2.000 for 2 successive semesters, the student will be granted an additional or third semester on Academic Probation. 

• GPA for one semester is less than 1.000.  Academic Probation status is not a prerequisite for dismissal due to this low GPA. 

Readmission Application Timeline Following Dismissal: 

• One semester must lapse if academically dismissed. 

• Two years must lapse if academically dismissed, readmitted and failed a second time to earn the required grade point average. 

Appeal Process to Dismissal:  If circumstances were so unusual and out-of-the ordinary that academic performance was significantly and temporarily impacted, the dismissal decision maybe appealed.  The appeal process is on-line http://www.uwstout.edu/dismissal/ and handled by the Dean of Students Office. 

Withdrawal from UW-Stout

Withdrawal should be undertaken only after serious consideration.  To ensure careful consideration of the intention to withdraw, to protect the students from the dangers which may result from failure to use the approved withdrawal procedures and to assist university officials who are concerned with withdrawals, the following procedure has been established: 

    1.  The person intending to withdraw from the university reports to the Registration and Records Office, 109 Bowman Hall.  Once the Withdrawal form is competed and signed by the student, it will be processed when it is returned to the Registration & Records office. 

    2.  On completion of the withdrawal procedure, a mark of "W" will be recorded for all courses in which a student is enrolled, if the student withdraws from the university prior to the midterm date.  After the midterm date (as indicated in the university calendar), any withdrawal from a course is recorded as an "F".  If extenuating circumstances warrant other consideration, please contact the Dean of Students Office, 130 Bowman Hall, (715) 232-1181. 

Withdrawal Fee

If you withdraw from the university, you will be charged a fee of $50 for a first-week withdrawal and $100 for any withdrawal during the second week.