Normal Progress
Good academic standing is defined as making normal academic progress with GPA and credits and having no academic sanctions more severe than probation. Strict probation or suspension removes a student from good academic standing.
A student’s normal progress is based on the number of credits earned at Grinnell and the cumulative grade point average. A student is making normal progress toward graduation if he or she has earned the credits and cumulative grade point average listed below by the end of each specific semester at Grinnell.
| First Semester | Second Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credits | GPA | Credits | GPA | |
| First-year Student* | 12 | 1.70 | 28 | 1.80 |
| Second-year Student | 44 | 1.90 | 60 | 2.00 |
| Third-year Student | 76 | 2.00 | 92 | 2.00 |
| Fourth-year Student | 108 | 2.00 | 124 | 2.00 |
*Some first-semester students may be advised to enroll for fewer than 16 credits.
