Being placed on warning, probation, or suspension can be stressful and confusing. The intent of this model is not to punish students. Rather, the intent is to intervene when students are not making sufficient progress towards their degree and connect students to resources across campus. We are committed to helping students complete degrees at OSU and encourage students to use their time, money, and resources efficiently.
We know that GPA does not always tell the whole story. We have seen situations where students need to repeat courses due to foundational coursework, health and wellness, or other personal reasons. These attempts represent years of time and thousands of student dollars, with no progress to show. These standards of academic progress were designed to identify both a satisfactory GPA and actual progress through the major.
For more information, please see the descriptions of the academic standing categories below. If you have questions about progression standards, please see our frequently asked questions or contact your advisor.
Student has a term and cumulative OSU GPA of 2.5 or higher and an OSU completion rate of 65% or higher.
Student has an OSU term GPA lower than 2.5 or their term completion rate is below 65%, but their OSU cumulative GPA is 2.5 or greater and OSU cumulative completion rate is 65% or greater.
Students who have attempted 24 or more credits at OSU are placed on COE academic probation when their OSU term GPA is lower than 2.5 or their OSU term completion rate is below 65% and either their cumulative GPA is below 2.5 or cumulative completion rate is below 65%.
Students who have attempted 24 or more credits at OSU remain on probation status when their OSU term GPA is greater than 2.5 and their OSU term completion rate is greater than 65%; however, their cumulative GPA is below 2.5 or cumulative completion rate is below 65%.
Student was on COE Probation and have a subsequent OSU term GPA below 2.5 and/or an OSU term completion percentage below 65% will be placed on COE Suspension.
Engineering Academic Suspension and Reinstatement
If you have an Engineering Academic Suspension Status and plan to return, there are three way you can request reinstatement after working with your advisor and completing the reinstatement petition:
- I have been absent from the College of Engineering for 3 or more consecutive terms and not be on OSU academic probation or suspension.
- I am graduating within the next two terms. Can only be used once.
- I am requesting reinstatement due to an extenuating circumstance.
Regardless of the option you choose to pursue for reinstatement, please contact your academic advisor to discuss.
What happens when you are on Engineering Academic Suspension:
- Your major will be changed to UESP or if a post-bacc will receive a Dean’s Hold.
- You will be removed from any College of Engineering restricted courses for the following term.
- You will be ineligible to access College of Engineering courses for 3 or more terms or until you are reinstated.
Petition for Reinstatement Deadlines:
| Reinstatement Term | Winter 2025 | Spring 2025 | Summer 2025 |
| Petition Due (by 12:00pm) | January 2, 2025 | April 1, 2025 | July 3, 2025 |
| Committee Meeting | January 2, 2025 January 3, 2025 |
April 2, 2025 April 3, 2025 |
July 9, 2025 July 10, 2025 |
| Course removal | January 8, 2025 | April 4, 2025 | July 17, 2025 |
Academic Standing Calculator
The College of Engineering has developed an academic standing calculator that can be used to determine your standing within COE. This calculator will give you a projected academic status and an explanation of this status based on your term and cumulative GPAs and completion rates. If you have any questions about using this tool or your standing within COE, please contact your advisor.
Frequently Asked Questions
The College of Engineering advisors developed a series of frequently asked questions based on student feedback regarding the Academic Progression Model. If you do not see the answer to your questions on that page, please be sure to contact your academic advisor for further clarification.