Academic Discipline
Academic standing is based upon the cumulative grade point average of all work attempted at Belmont University. Students whose admission carried stipulations from the Admissions Committee have conditions of approval that must be met in order for the student to continue enrollment as a fully admitted student. As such, Admissions Committee stipulations take precedence over the progression requirements outlined below.
Academic Probation
To continue enrollment in good standing, a fully admitted student must maintain a cumulative Belmont University grade point average of 2.0 or higher. A student is placed on probation whenever the cumulative GPA falls below 2.0. Students on probation may take no more than 13 hours and are required, whenever possible, to repeat courses in which they received a 'D' or 'F'.
Academic Suspension
A student must earn the following minimum grade point average on Belmont work or the student will be placed on academic suspension.
- 1.5 after 32 hours attempted at Belmont
- 1.75 after 64 hours attempted at Belmont
- 2.0 after 96 hours attempted at Belmont
Conditions of Academic Suspension
A student placed on academic suspension is ineligible to enroll at Belmont University. A student who receives a first academic suspension from Belmont may petition for readmission to the university after one semester. A student who receives a second suspension may appeal for readmission after one year from the date of the last suspension. A third suspension results in expulsion from the university with no opportunity for readmission.
Any appeal for reinstatement from suspension is made to the Admissions Committee and is subject to full review. In no case is reinstatement guaranteed. Any appeal for readmission after suspension must be made at least one month prior to registration of the semester for which the student desires to enroll.
The system described above is not necessarily one of progressive discipline. A student may move immediately to suspension or expulsion if the grade point average falls to that level. Belmont does not accept coursework from other universities while the student is serving suspension from Belmont. Neither does the university accept coursework completed while the student is serving an active suspension from any other accredited college or university. Students who are suspended during the semester, for whatever reason, are assigned the grade of 'F' in their classes and forfeit their tuition and fees for that term.
