Center for Advising and Student Achievement (CASA)
Offices in Aylesworth Hall NE, Room 201
Paul Thayer, Executive Director
(970) 491-7095
Scholastic standards are mandated by the faculty through the Faculty Council Committee on Scholastic Standards. Procedures relative to scholastic standards are administered through the Center for Advising and Student Achievement (CASA). Those students whose scholastic achievement is less than that required for graduation are placed on probation or dismissed from the University
Policies regarding probation, dismissal, and appeal are determined by the faculty and the University in their absolute discretion subject to acceptance by the governing board of Colorado State.
MINIMUM CUMULATIVE
GRADE POINT AVERAGE
In order to graduate, a minimum cumulative grade point average (CUM GPA) of 2.000 on a 4.000 scale must be earned at Colorado State University. The CUM GPA is based on grades of A, B, C, D, and F. A student is expected to maintain a CUM GPA of 2.000 or higher at all times. Grades earned in regular credit courses through the Division of Continuing Education or the Colorado State summer session will count toward the CUM GPA regardless of when those classes are taken. Failure to maintain a CUM GPA of 2.000 or higher will result in one of the following actions.
ACADEMIC PROBATION
Failure to maintain a CUM GPA earned at Colorado State University of 2.000 or higher will result in academic probation for a period of two regular semesters (fall and spring). Grades earned in regular credit courses through the Division of Continuing Education or the Colorado State summer session will count toward the CUM GPA regardless of when those classes are taken. At any time that the CUM GPA is raised to a 2.000 or higher, the student will return to regular academic standing.
Students who withdraw from Colorado State while on probation will remain on probation if they return to the University. Students on academic probation who return to Colorado State after attending another institution will continue their probation, since transfer credits are not computed within the CUM GPA earned at Colorado State.
ACADEMIC DISMISSAL
Students on academic probation who do not raise their CUM GPA to a 2.0 or higher after two regular semesters (fall and spring) will be dismissed from Colorado State University. Students who have been academically dismissed from Colorado State University have three options to seek readmission. First, they can take classes through the GUEST program, through the Colorado State University Summer Session, or through the Division of Continuing Education, but they are not eligible to apply for readmission until the CUM GPA is raised to 2.000 or higher.
The second option available to students who have been academically dismissed is to enroll at another accredited institution and meet the requirements to be admitted as a transfer student to Colorado State University. Upon transferring back to Colorado State University, students will have two semesters following re-enrollment to raise their CUM GPA earned at Colorado State University to 2.000 or higher or face academic dismissal again. Transfer credits are not computed within the CUM GPA earned at Colorado State University.
Students who have raised the CUM GPA to 2.000 or higher or who apply as students transferring from another institution may apply for readmission to the University subject to any enrollment limitation as set by the Colorado Department of Higher Education or the governing board.
Appeal of Academic Dismissal
Students may appeal academic dismissal. An online appeal may be submitted to the Center for Advising and Student Achievement for consideration by the Faculty Council Committee on Scholastic Standards. All appeals must be submitted in accordance with written instructions. All appeals of academic dismissal will be acted upon by the Faculty Council Committee on Scholastic Standards no later than seven business days prior to the first day of classes for the next regular academic semester (either fall or spring).
ACADEMIC FRESH START
Former Colorado State undergraduate students may apply for an academic fresh start, a policy which allows students to establish a new academic record. A student may be granted a fresh start only once.
An academic fresh start may be granted only after five years have elapsed since the student’s last term of enrollment as a regular student, regardless of the number of credits taken. The time period during which courses were taken through the Division of Continuing Education or the Colorado State summer session after leaving the University will not count as part of the five-year interval.
Applications for a fresh start will be made through the Center for Advising and Student Achievement and should be submitted one semester prior to the academic term in which a student wishes to enroll in the University. Receipt of a fresh start does not guarantee admission, but may aid the student in normal admissions procedures.
A student granted a fresh start and enrolled will have a demarcation on the permanent academic record to delineate the previous record from the new academic record achieved under the fresh start policy. Credits for those courses in which a grade of at least C- or S was awarded prior to the fresh start may be applied toward graduation requirements under the fresh start policy. Only grades earned after the fresh start demarcation will be computed in the new GPA.
Colorado State University reserves the right at any time, without notice, to change, modify, or cancel any course, program, procedure, policy, financial requirement, or disciplinary arrangement set forth in this catalog whenever, in its sole discretion, it determines such action to be appropriate. Furthermore, Colorado State will not be responsible for any failure to present or complete any course or program or to perform any other activity, function, or obligation mentioned in this catalog. Since changes may occur at any time, students must check the relevant website (as noted throughout various chapters in this catalog).
