Student Intervention Services

A student is deemed to be in Good Academic Standing if they maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher.

Good academic standing is required to meet the GPA requirement for completing a degree at MSU Denver.

A student in Good Academic standing whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 will be placed on Academic Notice standing with the university during their next semester.

A student will be removed from Academic Notice standing and updated to Good Academic standing if they achieves a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 at the end of their semester on Academic Notice standing.

NOTE: Academic Notice standing replaces Academic Warning standing for the first tier of the academic standing policy.

A student whose cumulative GPA drops below a 2.0 by the end of their semester on Academic Notice standing will be placed on Academic Recovery standing with the university during their next semester at MSU Denver.

A student will be placed on Academic Recovery standing as long as they have a cumulative GPA below 2.0, but are making academic progress toward Good Academic standing.

A student is removed from Academic Recovery standing and is updated to Good Academic standing the semester after achieving a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.

During any semester that a student is on Academic Recovery standing, the student must make academic progress toward returning to Good Academic standing with the university by meeting the following guidelines:

• Achieve a required semester GPA of 2.2 or higher during each semester while under Academic Recovery standing.
• Are allowed to register for up to 13-credit hours in the Fall and Spring semesters and up to 7-credit hours for Summer semester while on Academic Recovery standing.
• Complete recommended actions as discussed with Student Intervention Services and the student’s academic advisor
  • Action items may include taking or repeating certain classes, using academic policies, utilizing the Tutoring Center, Writing Center, and/or other university resources.

• Demonstrate understanding the University’s Academic Standing policy.

While on Academic Recovery standing, a student must meet with an academic advisor to discuss an academic success plan before they can register for the subsequent semester).

If a 2.20 semester GPA is not obtained, while on Academic Recovery standing, the student will be placed on Academic Suspension standing.

Only semesters in which the student received a grade will be counted towards the number of semesters below a cumulative 2.0 GPA.

NOTE: Academic Recovery standing replaces Academic Probation standing for the second tier of the academic standing policy.

A student on Academic Recovery standing who is not making academic progress toward Good Academic standing will be prohibited from registering for classes at MSU Denver for three-consecutive semesters from the date of suspension (end of term).

Students on Academic Suspension standing who intend to continue taking classes during the next semester must first submit an appeal of their academic standing to the Associate Director, Advising Systems & Intervention Services by the prescribed semester deadline.

Students who do not submit an appeal by the deadline who have registered for the anticipated semester will be dropped from their courses.

The Associate Director will deliver the appeal materials to the Student Academic Review Committee, which will review the appeals and notify the student of its decision. The Student Academic Review Committee’s appeal review decision is final.

Any student returning to the university after three consecutive semesters of academic suspension must reapply and will be re-admitted on Academic Recovery standing with the university. For these students, all Academic Recovery standing guidelines will apply.