Students are given an academic standing at the end of each semester. For most students that standing is “Good Standing” meaning they have achieved a semester and cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above. Students who do not meet those requirements may go on probation or deficiency as explained by the Registrar’s Office below:

Probation-Scholastic: A student is placed on scholastic probation if his/her current semester or cumulative GPA is less than 2.000. If the cumulative GPA is less than 2.000 and the current semester GPA is above 2.200, the student will not be placed on probation. A student on probation is restricted to 13 credit hours and may not hold office in any organization.

Deficiency-Scholastic: A student is considered to be scholastically deficient if he/she has two or more semesters of scholastic probation. Also, he/she is immediately considered scholastically deficient at the end of any semester in which he/she has one or more "U" or "F" grades and no grade higher than a "D". The student’s records will be referred to his/her academic department for a decision on continued enrollment at Missouri S&T, with the results forwarded to the student by the Office of the Registrar. Students can appeal denied enrollment by the department to the provost. Students that have preregistered and paid fees will be allowed to keep their schedule, with appropriate modifications, if readmitted to the University.

When students experience academic difficulty in a course they have several options:

1. Remain in the class and utilize the academic resources that are provided on campus. Visit with the professor, form study groups or partners for the course and increase the dedicated hours of study time.
   
   
2. Hearer Status: Students are required to pay full fees for classes in which they register as “hearer.” None of the work will be graded and the student is not entitled to credit in the course. The student is required to attend class and may receive a “WD” grade if attendance is not to the satisfaction of the instructor of the class. The course credit will be included in all certifications of enrollment. Hearer status must be declared prior to the end of 6-weeks of class.
   
   
3. Dropping the course: It may be recommended to drop a course rather than change to hearer status if the student is struggling in multiple courses and needs to dedicate more time to other classes or if the student may not need the course. No courses can be dropped in the last three weeks of class or during finals week. No transcript record is made if the course is dropped within the first six weeks; a "WD" is posted on the transcript if dropped after six weeks.

S&T Advising Center

Students who have gone deficient may be denied readmission by their departments. If that happens a student may apply for readmission to the S&T Advising Center on a temporary basis as an undecided student. The S&T Advising Center has dedicated full-time advisors to assist students in turning around their academic status; they offer resources and guidance on success. The goal is to increase the students’ GPA’s so that they may apply for readmission to the department.