Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

In the Career and Academic Counseling Center in WB 147


A university policy set-up to track student performance from semester to semester using the grades you earn.

• Jan Klingman, Director of Academic Standards
• Amy Baird, Academic Standards Counselor
• Jan and Amy are located in the Career and Academic Counseling Center WB 147

Your academic performance resulting from your grade point average (GPA). Your performance is measured these ways:

1. Good Standing = GPA of 2.0 or higher
2. Warning = GPA for most recent term is below 2.0
3. Probation = GPA for both your overall and current semesters are below 2.0
4. Continued Probation = Your overall and current semester GPA for two continuous semesters is below 2.0
5. Suspension = A student on continued probation who receives a subsequent semester GPA below 2.0
6. Dismissal = A student who fails to comply with the requirements of their academic suspension

When your GPA for the current term drops below a 2.0

• Complete an on-line Academic Success Workshop
• Print the completion form and bring it to your major advisor meeting

When your GPA for the current term and your overall GPA drops below a 2.0

• Attend an Academic Success Workshop or complete the Academic Success Workbook
• Meet with your major academic advisor to create an Academic Success Plan.
• Your advisor will remove the hold

When academic probation status continues into the next or following semester.

• Meet with Amy Baird, our Academic Support Counselor. Contact her at amy.baird@uvu.edu or call her at 863-6828. You will most likely need to complete another Academic Success Workshop.
• Submit a mid-term grade reports from all classes in upcoming semester

Suspension is when your cumulative GPA is below a 2.0 for a third semester. Suspension requires you to withdraw from the school for a semester.


All of your classes will be dropped and you will be required to sit out for a semester. After that semester you will be able to petition the Academic Standards Committee to return. You can pick up a petition by talking with the Academic Standards Director, Jan Klingman (863-7196). Deadlines for petitions are as follows: Summer: March 1; Fall: July 1; Spring: November 1

Grade Changes, Petitions, and Other Questions

• A "UW" is an unoffical withdrawl and is given when you stop attending class for any reason
• It's the same as failing the class
• An "E" grade is a failing grade

• Retake the class … OR …
• For "extenuating circumstances" request a Petition for Exception to Academic Policy form from the Registrar. You will need documentation for your claim. Drop off the completed form at the Registrar’s Office – BA 112

• YES !
• However, the most recent grade for a repeat class is the grade used to determine your GPA (even if you got a lower grade most recently)

No. You must retake the exact same class at UVU in order to have the grade replaced.


No. The University requires that you take the exact same course. If you got an E in Math 1050, you will need to retake Math 1050 to replace the grade. Math 1040 won’t work. Also you have to take the exact same course but you do NOT have to take it from the same teacher.


If you have extenuating circumstances such as a serious illness or a death in the family, you can petition to withdraw from your classes. If your petition is granted your classes will show up as a W and will not affect your GPA. For more information and to request a form, see your advisor.