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Undergraduate students whose academic performance indicates a limited chance of obtaining the minimum grades required for good academic standing will be subject to dismissal from the university.

The provost may dismiss a student if any of the following conditions apply to that student:

1. Any student who earns between a 0.000 and 0.500 grade point average (GPA) in the student's first semester at Kent State.
2. Any continuing student who is:
   1. Placed on academic probation (0.000 to 1.999 overall GPA) for the last term of attendance at the undergraduate level, and
   2. Earns between 0.000 and 1.999 semester GPA in the term under review, and
   3. Earns one of the following:
      1. Between 0.000 and 1.099 overall GPA for students with 0.000 to 29.999 GPA credit hours* or
      2. Between 0.000 and 1.499 overall GPA for students with 30.000 to 59.999 GPA credit hours* or
      3. Between 0.000 and 1.749 overall GPA for students with 60.000 to 89.999 GPA credit hours* or
      4. Between 0.000 and 1.999 overall GPA for students with 90.000 or more GPA credit hours*.
3. Any full-time student in the student's first semester at Kent State or on academic probation who receives 9 or more credit hours of any combination of the following grades or marks in the semester under review: F (Fail), NF (Never Attended–Fail), SF (Stopped Attending–Fail), U (Unsatisfactory). This policy applies without regard to whether the designated grades were included or excluded from the student’s overall GPA.
4. Any less-than-full-time student in the student's first semester at Kent State or on academic probation who receives 6 or more credit hours of any combination of the following grades or marks in the semester under review: F (Fail), NF (Never Attended–Fail), SF (Stopped Attending–Fail), U (Unsatisfactory). This policy applies without regard to whether the designated grades were included or excluded from the student’s overall GPA.

A student who is dismissed should expect to be away from the university for a minimum of 12 consecutive months. A dismissed student may not register for any coursework at any campus of Kent State University. The notation of academic dismissal will be printed on the student’s official transcript. For further information concerning the conditions of academic probation and dismissal, students should contact their college or campus advising office. See guidelines for dismissal appeals below.

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"GPA credit hours" are credit hours earned with a Kent State grade that counts toward the student’s GPA (e.g., 3 credit hours earned with a B grade at Kent State).