Academic Probation and Dismissal

Understanding the Process

In order to earn an undergraduate degree from UW-Stout, students must complete their degree requirements with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0-2.75, depending on the degree program. It is not in their best interest, nor the University’s to let a student continue studies indefinitely if they are not achieving at the minimal level.

The probation and dismissal policy is in place to:

  • warn a student when they are not meeting minimal academic standards, and when improvement is necessary to continue in attendance
  • dismiss a student from the university if they should fall below a 1.0 GPA in any term, or if their probationary status continues beyond one term.

Academic Probation

A student will be placed on academic probation for the succeeding semester if they achieve a 1.0 or better, but their cumulative GPA falls between 1.0-2.0.

Failure to achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above during your academic probation period will result in academic dismissal.

For further information, please visit the probation website.

Academic Dismissal

A student will be placed on academic dismissal if their semester GPA falls below 1.0. Any student on probation will be dismissed at the end of the next semester enrolled if their cumulative GPA is, again, at a probationary level, unless they achieve a semester GPA of 2.5 with 12 or more earned credits.

If a student is academically dismissed, he/she is ineligible to continue enrollment, and may not be readmitted before the lapse of at least one semester.

For further information, please visit the dismissal website.