If you fail to earn a grade-point average (GPA) of at least a 1.000 the first semester of your freshman year, you will be academically dismissed from the University.  If you are on probation and fail to earn the minimum GPA requirement (see the Undergraduate Catalog for specifics), you may be dismissed.  You have the reight to appeal your dismissal.  For details on the appeal process, contact your Academic Advisor or the Office of Registration and Academic Progress (LU B43, 285-1722).

If you are dismissed from Ball State for academic reasons, you cannot be reinstated for at least two semesters (summer is considered a semester).  To be reinstated, you must complete an application form available from the Office of the Registrar and submit it to the Office of the Registrar for review by the Committee on Admissions and Credits by the appropriate date established by the Registrar's Office. 

All degree programs require that students earn a GPA of at least 2.000 overall and in each area of concentration.  Some programs--for example, teacher education--have higher minimum requirements.