A student is considered to be in good standing when a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) for all university level work attempted and for all such work attempted at Cal Poly Pomona is earned.
If a student's GPA remains below 2.0 for more than three consecutive quarters, the student will not be certified for veterans educational benefits until his/her academic status is restored to good standing.
Early Warning. In order to achieve early intervention to assist students by providing an early warning system, all undergraduate students with a Cal Poly GPA of less than 2.2 will have an advising hold placed systematically on their record. Students in The Collins College of Hospitality Management are required to meet with the Academic Advisor to determine ways to improve the students' GPA and to complete an Academic Advising Worksheet before an Advising hold will be removed.
Students will be placed on academic probation, subject to disqualification, or disqualified under the following conditions:
Academic Probation. A student will be placed on academic probation if the cumulative grade point average falls below 2.0 (C) either for all college-level work attempted, for all college-level work attempted at Cal Poly Pomona, or all work attempted in the major. The student will be advised of probation status in writing at the end of each quarter.
Students on probation will have advising holds placed on their record the following quarter. These students will not be able to register until they have cleared this hold with their major department and have been counseled as to how to regain good standing. A completed Academic Advising Worksheet is required by The Collins College of Hospitality Management to determine a student's efforts toward returning to good standing. However, a student's status may change from probation directly to academic disqualification without having been in the Subject to Disqualification status.
Subject to Disqualification. A student will be subject to disqualification if the Cal Poly Pomona or cumulative grade point average falls below 1.5 for freshmen, 1.7 for sophomores, 1.9 for juniors, and 1.95 for seniors.
For example: This senior is Subject to Disqualification based on the number of total units attempted, total units earned, and earned grade points.
Students will be advised in writing of their subject to disqualification status as soon as possible following the end of the quarter. Each academic unit may exercise the option to disqualify a student in Subject to Disqualification status due to a lack of adherence to advisement worksheets, failure to make progress in the major, or follow faculty advisement.
Academic Disqualification. Students on probation or subject to disqualification will be disqualified at the end of any quarter if:
1) a freshman (less than 45 quarter units of university work completed) or sophomore (45 to 89 quarter units of university work completed) is 22.5 or more grade points below a 2.0 (C average);
2) a junior (90 to 134 quarter units of university work completed) is 13.5 or more grade points below a 2.0 (C average);
3) a senior (135 or more quarter units of university work completed) is 9 or more grade points below a 2.0 (C average).
Notification of academic disqualification is sent as soon as possible following the end of the quarter. Disqualification supersedes any contract or worksheet completed.
A student who is disqualified on the basis of their grade point balance will not be allowed to attend for at least one quarter, normally the quarter following notification of disqualification.
