122.6 Academic Standing
The Faculty's general academic standing regulations apply to all students and are listed here. Additional promotion and graduation requirements for individual degree programs are noted in the specific program sections.
Academic standing is assessed based on a student's GPA. [Rules for computing the GPA are listed in §23.4(7).] Students are expected to maintain a 2.0 minimum GPA.
Initial assessment and subsequent reassessment are conducted after Fall/Winter if a minimum of 
12 have been completed and after Spring/Summer if a minimum of 12 have been completed. If at the time of either review students have completed less than 12 since the last assessment, the review is deferred and the academic standing assigned at the last review remains in effect until the next review.
Academic standing is assessed at the end of a student’s program even if less than 12 have been taken since the last review.
(1) | Application of Academic Standings
a. | First-Class Standing: First-class standing in a given year is awarded to any undergraduate student who obtains a GPA of not less than 3.5 while enrolled in a full, normal academic course load in that year. For the sole purposes of determining first-class standing, a full, normal academic course load for the Faculty shall be at least 24 successfully completed during the Fall/Winter.
| b. | Satisfactory Standing (GPA 2.0 and above): Students with a minimum GPA of 2.0 or better after each academic assessment are in satisfactory standing and may continue their studies in the Faculty of Native Studies.
| c. | Marginal Standing (GPA 1.7 to 1.9 inclusive): Students receiving the first assessment of marginal standing are permitted to continue under academic warning until the next assignment of academic standing to raise the GPA to 2.0 or higher, if their specific degree requirements and the general requirements of the University of Alberta are also met. If the GPA drops below 2.0 at the next assessment, the student will be required to withdraw for at least one academic year before readmission will be considered. Normally students who are required to withdraw must complete 24 transferable to the University with a GPA of 2.0 at another postsecondary institution or 18 with a minimum GPA of 2.7, after which they may apply for readmission.
| d. | Unsatisfactory Standing - Required to Withdraw (GPA 1.6 and below): If a student's average obtained in any review period on a minimum 12 falls below a 1.7, the student will be assigned unsatisfactory standing and will normally be required to withdraw (RTW). An RTW may be appealed unless the student has had conditions placed upon the admission or readmission. Failure to meet the conditions will result in an RTW that is not appealable.
Students who are required to withdraw at the end of Fall/Winter cannot register for the following Spring/Summer. Students who register for the Summer Term of Spring/Summer prior to notification being sent of the requirement to withdraw will have their registration cancelled without penalty. Those students who have already registered in Spring Term of Spring/Summer prior to notification being sent of the requirement to withdraw will be permitted to continue until the end of Spring Term.
Note: Year 1 and 2 students who have achieved a GPA of between 1.3 and 1.6 may be eligible for admission to the Fresh Start program. Students must be recommended by the Faculty for participation in the Fresh Start program. Further detailed information can be found in §§14.5 and 23.6.2.
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(2) | Readmission After a Requirement to Withdraw: A student who is required to withdraw (RTW) from the Faculty of Native Studies and whose appeal has been unsuccessful may be considered for readmission to the Faculty of Native Studies:
a. | By taking 18 of transferable credit with an AGPA of at least 2.7 or 24 of transferable credit with a minimum AGPA of 2.0 at another postsecondary institution or at the University of Alberta;
| b. | By remaining out of the university for at least one calendar year following the RTW and documenting that academic success is now a reasonable expectation.
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Readmission of nonmatriculated applicants after a failure in half, or more than half, of the 24 in first year is considered only after matriculation requirements have been completed.
See §14.2.1(5) for admission, readmission requirements after a requirement to withdraw.
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(3) | Probation: Students who have been required to withdraw and who have successfully appealed that decision will normally be placed on Probation (see also §23.6.2).
a. | Probationary students must complete a minimum of 12 during either Fall/Winter terms or Spring/Summer terms with a GPA of 2.0 or higher to clear their probation. If students do not complete the minimum of 12 to clear probation during the Fall/Winter or Spring/Summer terms then their academic assessment of their probationary status will be deferred until a minimum of 12 are taken.
| b. | Probationary students may take more than one set of Fall/Winter Terms or Spring/Summer Terms to complete probation (See Note).
| c. | Probationary students may not take any more than 12 in each of Fall and Winter Terms.
| d. | Probationary students may also be subject to other requirements as specified by the Associate Dean (Academic).
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Note: It is in the student’s best interest to clear probation as soon as possible, as probationary student status is noted on the transcript. Probationary students who fail to attain the GPA and other requirements for probation as specified by the Associate Dean will fail Probation and will be required to withdraw from the Faculty of Native Studies without appeal.
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(4) | Courses Extra to the Degree: Courses successfully completed while registered in a program which are not being used for degree credit are known as courses extra to the degree. Such courses are, however, included in the assessment of academic standing. Students who register for more than the maximum number of courses for graduation should designate the additional courses as extra. In order to exclude courses in excess of the minimum requirement from the contract for graduation, students must designate such courses as “extras” at the time of registration for their final year. This can be done by contacting the Academic Advisor at nsadvisor@ualberta.ca.
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