This section explains regulations that affect students after admission. Regulations regarding admission may be found in the "Admissions Policies and Enrollment" section of this catalog (page 4).

When a student registers at Augusta State University, he or she accepts the official academic regulations. The student is expected to follow the program outlined by his or her college and department and should do sufficient planning, in consultation with his or her faculty advisor, to avoid scheduling difficulties which may impede normal academic progress. The student should plan his or her program so as to meet the core curriculum, graduation, and major and minor requirements.

Academic Standing and Grade Point Averages

Undergraduates: There are two grade point average computations in use at Augusta State University. These computations produce a student's Institutional GPA and Regent's GPA. The Regent's GPA is used to measure the quality of a student's entire performance while at Augusta State University. The Regent's GPA appears on a student's transcript, is used for calculating honors and awards, is used to measure the ability to take overloads, and is used as the basis for measuring continued eligibility for scholarships. Graduate schools and employers are interested in a student's GPA so as to compare that student's collegiate performance with the performance of others.

The Institutional GPA was first put into effect at Augusta State University in Spring Quarter 1989 and was modified in May of 1994 and again in February of 1997. The current rules apply regardless of the student's enrollment date. A student's Institutional GPA is used only to determine whether or not institutional requirements concerning probation, suspension, and graduation are being met by the student. The performance measured by the Institutional GPA is of interest only within the institution.

Computations: The Regent's GPA is computed by dividing the total number of hours attempted that count in a GPA at Augusta State University (that is, those hours for which a grade of A, B, C, D, F or WF has been earned) into the total number of quality points (sometimes called grade points) earned on those hours (See Grading System, Undergraduate; page 28). A GPA is determined for each student at the end of each semester. It is similar to the Regent's GPA, but is based only on the hours attempted that semester.

To determine the Institutional GPA, first compute the number of hours attempted by summing together those hours associated with the most recent attempts of courses taken at Augusta State University numbered from 1000 through 4999 in which a grade of A, B, C, D, F, or WF has been earned. The Institutional GPA is computed by dividing the hours attempted into the number of quality points earned