Academic Standing

Academic standing is determined by a student's institutional cumulative University of Montana GPA.

Transfer GPAs from other institutions are not factored into a student's cumulative University of Montana GPA nor a student's academic standing.

If a grade is altered after it has been posted to the transcript, the student's academic standing will remain the same. Additionally, academic standing is not retroactively updated when a course repeat alters the GPA.

Read more about how cumulative GPAs are calculated on the Grade Point Average page.

Good Standing

A student is considered to be in good standing when their cumulative GPA is a 2.0 or greater.


Dean's List

To qualify for the Dean's List (honor roll), students must meet the following criteria:

  • Undergraduate students only
  • Semester GPA of 3.50 or higher
  • Received grades of A or B in at least 9 credits
  • No grades of C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, F, NC, or NCR

To qualify for the President's 4.0 List, students must meet the following criteria:

  • Undergraduate students only
  • Semester GPA of 4.0
  • Received a grade of A in at least 9 credits
  • No grades of B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, F, NC, or NCR

Academic Warning

Formerly known as "academic probation."

An undergraduate student will be placed on academic warning if at the end of any semester their cumulative University of Montana GPA drops below 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.

The effect of the academic warning is to serve notice to the student that the quality of their work is below an acceptable level and that continuation of unsatisfactory work during their next semester of enrollment will result in academic suspension.

Academic warning status is recorded on the student's academic transcript and semester grades.

Students placed on warning should contact their academic advisor immediately to seek assistance and direction.

Academic warning status is automatically lifted once the student's cumulative GPA rises above 2.0.

While on academic warning, a student's semester GPA must not be below a 2.0; otherwise, the student will be placed on academic suspension and must take at least one semester off prior to returning.


Academic Suspension

An undergraduate student will be placed on academic suspension at the end of any semester if the student was on academic warning during the prior semester of attendance and the student's cumulative University of Montana GPA remains below 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Academic suspensions are noted on final grades and academic transcripts. 

Exceptions are made if the student earns at least a 2.0 GPA for the current semester without raising the cumulative University of Montana grade average to the required minimum. In such cases, the student remains on academic warning.

Please note that academic suspension status is effective at all Montana University System campuses. A student placed on academic suspension may not re-enroll at the University of Montana or any other Montana University System campus unless the student has been academically reinstated.

Reinstatement will require, at minimum, one full semester of non-enrollment at any campus of the Montana University System in accordance with Board of Regents Policy 301.9.

If a student is registered for an upcoming semester then placed on academic suspension, all future classes will be dropped and a hold placed on further registration until a reinstatement is transacted.

Read more about how cumulative GPAs are calculated on the Grade Point Average page.