Academic

toward a degree. Any student who meets these
requirements will be in good academic standing. At
the end of each fall and spring semester, students’
academic status will be reviewed for action by the
Office of Academic Affairs.
Semester
Unsatisfactory Academic Progress
(U-SAP) Scale
Cumulative Credit
Hours Earned below SAP
for a given semester
Cumulative GPA
below the SAP for a
given semester
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Dillard University’s primary purpose is to create and
support an educational environment in which students
may develop their intellectual potential. While the
University is committed to extending its fiscal and
human resources in pursuit of this goal, students must
take some responsibility for their own education, and
must pursue and complete academic coursework
that will permit them to meet baccalaureate degree
requirements within a reasonable time frame.
Accordingly, and in compliance with appropriate and
applicable federal regulations and requirements, Dillard
University shall adhere to the definitions of and policies
for the determination of “Satisfactory Academic
Progress.” The Satisfactory Academic Progress Scale
and the Unsatisfactory Academic Progress (U-SAP)
displays how the process is regulated. Any petitions
for exemptions to the requirements set forth herewith
may be examined by the University’s Admissions
Review Committee (see “Appeals Process”).
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Minimum Cumulative
Credit
Minimum G.P.A
Semester Credit Hours Earned Grade Point Average
1 9 1.8
2 21 1.8
3 33 1.9
4 45 2.0
5 57 2.0
6 69 2.0
7 81 2.0
8 93 2.0
9 105 2.0
10 120 2.0
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1 0-8 0-1.59
2 0-20 0-1.79
3 0-32 0-1.89
4 0-44 0-1.99
5 0-56 0-1.99
6 0-68 0-1.99
7 0-80 0-1.99
8 0-92 0-1.99
9 0-104 0-1.99
10 0-119 0-1.99
Each student is entitled to due process when academic
sanctions are given. Therefore, all students will proceed
through the sanctions in the following order: Warning,
Probation, Suspension, and Dismissal. Any petitions for
exemptions to the requirements set forth herewith
may be examined by the University’s Admissions
Review Committee (see “Appeals Process”).
A warning is given only once in the student’s
matriculation for falling into the U-SAP Scale. Thereafter
students whose GPA and numbers of hours earned
fall within this scale are on probation and after two
consecutive or non-consecutive semesters of warning
followed by probation, they will be on suspension for
one semester. If the student is levied another academic
sanction after suspension, then he/she will be dismissed
from the University for one (1) academic year.
Academic Sanctions for USAP (Unsatisfactory
Academic Progress)
Sanctions include:
Warning (1st sanction of USAP)
Probation (2nd sanction of USAP)
Suspension (3rd sanction of USAP)
Dismissal (4th sanction of USAP)
Honor Roll and Academic Achievement Roster
Dillard University recognizes full-time students who
demonstrate academic excellence during a given
aca demic year. Such students may be placed on the
Honor Roll or the Dean’s List depend ing on the level
of achievement. The level of academic achievement
needed for the Honor Roll is 3.20-3.49; the level of
academic achievement needed for the Deans’ List is
3.5-4.0.