Knowing Your Academic Standing and How the Student Advisory Centre can Help You if You're on Academic Warning
What does academic standing mean?
This refers to your performance in courses pursued during a given semester.
What is good academic standing?
This is determined by your GPA at the end of a semester. In order to be in good academic standing your GPA must be 2.00 or higher
How do I find out what my academic standing is?>
At the end of each semester when your grades are posted to your transcript, your academic standing is noted above the courses taken (see highlighted section in the example below)
When should I be concerned about my academic standing?
If after the end of a semester, your results come back and your standing changes from “Good Standing” to “Academic Warning” you should seek assistance.
How can I get this assistance?
Academic counselling is available to
all students through their respective departments. You can email your request for academic counselling using the links below. Please see below the programmes associated with each department.
- Department of Economics - Economics, Banking & Finance, Logistics & Supply Chain Management (Postgraduate)
- Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work & Psychology - E-Governance (Postgraduate), Integration Studies (Postgraduate), International Relations, Labour & Employment Relations, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy and Management, Public Sector Management, Social Work, Sociology
- Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management - Accounting, Accounting & Finance, Business Analytics (Postgraduate), Management, Hospitality & Tourism Management, International Business, International Tourism Management
- Faculty Office - B.Sc. Social Sciences, the interdisciplinary programme comprising of three minors
Academic counsellors will discuss any challenges you may have had over the previous semester and recommend a registration schedule that better suits your needs.
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