Academic Notice Support

Undergraduate students with an SFSU and/or combined cumulative GPA below a 2.0 are placed on academic notice and receive an email notification from the University, encouraging them to meet with an academic advisor. 

Undergraduate students who are on academic notice are able to enroll in a maximum of 13 units per semester while their GPA is below a 2.0 (Academic Senate Policy S23-275). 

If it is a student’s first semester on academic notice, it is very important for the student to reach out to an advisor to plan for future success by accessing support and referrals to campus services. First-year freshmen, 2nd year sophomores and all undeclared students meet with their assigned advisor in the Undergraduate Advising Center. 

Continuing sophomores, juniors and seniors should meet with an advisor in the Undergraduate Advising Center. 

Students affiliated with Educational Opportunity and Pathways Programs (EOP) should meet with their advisor in the EOP office. 

In order to learn about the GPA requirements needed to avoid academic disqualification, students on academic probation should refer to the information below on Subject to Disqualification and Disqualification. An academic advisor can assist students who have specific questions about the policy and what grades are needed to prevent academic disqualification. 

Undergraduate students on academic notice or subject to disqualification are academically disqualified before the start of the subsequent fall or spring semester if their term GPA is less than a 2.0 and their SFSU and/or combined cumulative GPA fall below the thresholds listed below: 

• Freshman (fewer than 30 units completed):  SFSU and/or combined cumulative GPA is below 1.50.*
• Sophomore (30-59 units completed): SFSU and/or combined cumulative GPA is below 1.70.
• Junior (60-89 units completed): SFSU and/or combined cumulative GPA is below 1.85.
• Senior (90 or more units completed): SFSU and/or combined cumulative GPA is below 1.95. 

*Students on academic notice with fewer than 30 units are permitted a semester on subject to disqualification status even if their term GPA is not a 2.0 and they fall below the disqualification threshold. 

Regardless of the term GPA, all undergraduate students whose SFSU and combined cumulative GPAs stay above the thresholds listed above will also be allowed to continue at SFSU on subject to disqualification status. 

All undergraduate students on academic notice who earn a term GPA of 2.0 or higher or stay above the thresholds listed above will not be disqualified. Instead, they will be allowed an additional semester at SFSU on subject to disqualification status. These students must seek mandatory advising to clear their registration hold, adhere to the hold clearance procedures listed in the next section and the 13-unit limit. 

For the purposes of academic notice and disqualification, class standing is determined by a student’s total units earned as reflected on the SFSU transcript. This total includes all transfer coursework and transfer credit, including Advanced Placement credit.

Students who are academically disqualified should schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Undergraduate Advising Center or the Educational Opportunity and Pathways Programs office if affiliated with EOP to discuss possible steps they could take to return to SFSU.  

Students who have been academically disqualified from SFSU must raise their cumulative GPAs to a 2.0 or higher in order to be reinstated or readmitted. In order to raise the SFSU GPA to 2.0, students must complete coursework in Open University through the College of Professional and Global Education (CPaGE).  

To raise the all-college GPA, coursework may be completed at any accredited college. Students who raise their GPA(s) to a 2.0 or higher within one year may apply to be reinstated (reinstatement form) to SF State through the Registrar’s Office. Students who require more than two semesters to raise their GPA(s) to 2.0 should follow the steps for re-enrollment to the University. Some students may be eligible to return under a Special Consideration appeal.  

Please see the Special Consideration information in the last section of this page information for specific requirements. 

Students need to meet with their academic advisor in order to clear their registration hold.  

 If it is a student’s first semester on academic notice, they will not have a registration hold but are strongly encouraged to meet with an academic advisor. 

Students should schedule an appointment with the Undergraduate Advising Center or the Educational Opportunity and Pathways Programs if affiliated with EOP to meet with an academic advisor.