Students on Academic Probation
Academic Probation
Students who are placed on academic probation, as defined in the Coastal Carolina University Catalog, must complete the requirements set forth by their academic college in addition to the requirements that are listed in the Coastal Carolina University Catalog. Students who do not complete these requirements in the semester in which they are assigned will be retained on academic probation, regardless of their earned cumulative GPA.
Students are placed on academic probation when their academic performance is endangering their opportunity to earn a degree from the university. When a student’s academic level of achievement falls below a 2.0 cumulative grade point average on graded hours at Coastal Carolina University, the student is placed on academic probation. Academic probation appears on a student’s academic record at the end of the regular semesters (fall and spring).
For the Gupta College of Science, students who have 30 credits or more and who are on academic probation must:
- Limit total credit hours to no more than 16 credits per regular academic semester (Fall/Spring). If you need to adjust your upcoming Fall 2024 course schedule to 16 credits or less, your academic advisor or major department chair will help you adjust your schedule accordingly.
- Attend at least ONE out of three workshop opportunities throughout the given semester hosted by the GCOS Director of Student Success & Persistence (Kayla Jessop). Information including dates and times will be given out before the semester starts;
- Meet with the GCOS Director of Student Success & Persistence (Kayla Jessop), at least once in a one-on-one setting by the end of given semester; and
- Meet with your academic advisor during the given semester to discuss your academic progress and future course strategy.
A student who is on academic probation must demonstrate progress toward the attainment of a degree by earning at least a 2.0-semester grade point average in each subsequent regular semester to be allowed continued enrollment and to avoid academic suspension. Once the student has earned at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average in a regular semester, the student is considered to be making satisfactory academic progress and is no longer subject to the rules of probation.
For the Gupta College of Science, students who have 29 credits or less and who are on academic advisory OR academic probation must adhere to the guidelines set by Coastal Student Success Center’s SOAR Program.
In addition to the requirements listed above by the SOAR program, students who have earned less than 30 total credits must enroll in a designated section of ACED*101. Academic probation students who have earned less than 30 total credits are also required to meet with an academic coach at least four times, as well as successfully complete ACED*101 or ACED*102 if already completed ACED*101 successfully.
For more information about the SOAR program, please visit https://www.coastal.edu/studentsuccesscenter/academiccoaching/soarprogram/.