Academic Standards
(Policy 2.18)
The following minimum requirements for satisfactory academic standing apply to all degree-seeking students. In order to receive a bachelor’s degree, a student must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours with a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00. To make satisfactory progress toward this goal, a student should normally maintain a minimum CGPA of 2.00 each semester. Students will be placed on academic probation if their CGPA does not meet the following standards at the end of any given semester:
- 1.50 for students who have attempted less than 30 semester hours (including transfer work but excluding courses dropped with a “W” grade)
- 2.00 for students who have attempted 30 hours or more (including transfer work but excluding courses dropped with a “W” grade)
Academic Probation. Any student who fails to meet the minimum academic requirements outlined above will be placed on academic probation for the following semester. Any student who earns less than a 1.000 GPA on all course work during the first semester at the University will be placed on academic probation even though the cumulative grade point average is above a 2.000. A student will be removed from probation by attaining the applicable required quality point ratio as noted above.
Continuing Probation. Any student who has been on academic probation for a semester and has shown the progress required toward achieving the appropriate GPA may be placed on continuing probation.
Academic Suspension. After one semester of probation, a student is placed on academic suspension for one semester when he/she has not achieved the minimum requirements for satisfactory academic standing as delineated above. Upon serving one semester of academic suspension, however, a student may apply for readmission. If readmitted, the student will be on academic probation.
Any student who is enrolled in twelve (12) or more hours for the fall or spring semester or in nine (9) or more hours for a summer session and who earns a 0.00 grade point average for any one semester or summer session may be suspended regardless of his/her cumulative grade point average.
A student who is suspended for academic reasons at the end of a spring semester may enroll in the Blue Mountain Christian University summer session and earn eligibility for readmission the following fall semester. To qualify for readmission, students must either attain the applicable required quality point ration required for good standing as noted above or earn at least a C in each course of at least a twelve (12)-semester-hour load.
Academic Dismissal. Students are permanently dismissed from Blue Mountain Christian University upon being placed on academic suspension for the third time.
Appeals for Academic Suspension. Any student placed on academic suspension may appeal this decision to the Admissions and Academic Standards Committee. The Committee will consider each case on its merits, taking into account the full academic record, the student’s rate of progress in making up deficiencies, and any special circumstances that might reflect on the student’s ability and readiness to do acceptable undergraduate work.