Academic Standing

At the conclusion of each semester, students failing to make satisfactory progress are reviewed by the Academic Standing Committee of their respective school.

Suffolk University expects students to maintain an overall grade point average of 2.0 and a grade point average of 2.0 in the major field of study, as well as a 2.0 grade point average in the minor. Failure to maintain these degree requirements may result in academic probation or dismissal.

Students are notified by mail of any actions taken by the Academic Standing Committees.

As a part of our Academic Standing, the following review processes are completed after every semester.

Warning Status:

Sawyer Business students whose overall GPA is above 2.0 but fail to achieve a semester GPA of 2.0 will receive a warning letter. College of Arts and Sciences students whose overall GPA is above a 2.0, but who fail to achieve a semester GPA of 2.0 for two consecutive semesters will receive a warning letter.

Students who earn a GPA below 2.0 in their major, even if only one course has been completed, are alerted to minimum GPA requirements and referred to their major for advising.

Students who earn excess grades of "I", "L", and/or "W" are sent a warning and may have their records frozen for advising.

Sawyer Business students are sent a warning if any single grade of “F” is earned.