Academic Intervention for Students
The Academic Intervention program provides support for students who have not met Towson University's minimum grade point average requirements and helps students regain good academic standing.
We assist students through:
- holistic academic advising
- academic skills and support workshops
- guidance on using TU’s array of support services
- suggestions to students on how to improve in areas of academic challenge
Students who continue to fall below good academic standing are required to participate in academic intervention activities coordinated or sanctioned by the Academic Advising, Retention & Completion Office. Students are contacted by mail and through their TU e-mail account.
What Is Good Academic Standing (GAS)?
To remain in good academic standing, students must possess a minimum cumulative GPA based on the calculable grades at Towson University and accepted transfer credits as indicated below:
1-29.9 units: 1.75
30 units and above: 2.00
Students who fall below the level required for good academic standing are placed on Academic Warning.
What is Academic Warning (AW)?
The first time degree candidates fail to attain the minimum cumulative GPA required, according to the above table, they are placed on academic warning (AW) and must receive additional academic advising.
Students on AW must attain the minimum GPA required by the end of the next spring
term of attendance or be academically suspended.
If no further action is taken, the notice of academic warning will be removed from
the student’s academic record upon request of the student and upon graduation. Eligibility
for housing, financial aid and participation in intercollegiate athletics will be
determined by the appropriate departments according to their established criteria.
In accordance with policy, students who are readmitted on warning must also attain
the minimum required GPA by the end of the spring term following readmission or be
academically suspended.
What happens if a student is unable to achieve good academic standing by the end of academic warning?
At the end of academic warning, students are presented with two options.
They may take a semester off in academic suspension, and re-enter the university the following term on academic probation. In this case, they would take the fall semester off, and re-enter the following spring.
Alternatively, students may continue the next semester in the Academic Renewal Program (ARP). ARP is an academic support program with more intentional intervention.
What does a student need to know about academic suspension?
Students failing to attain good standing in any spring term following academic warning are academically suspended and may not attend the university for one term and the intervening summer/minimester sessions. If students complete course work elsewhere while academically suspended, they must be in good standing at the school(s) attended and must provide official transcripts from the schools to the Readmission Office at Towson University if they plan to return to Towson University. Work remaining to resolve any incomplete grades may be completed during suspension. Academic suspension is noted permanently on students’ academic records.
Students who fail to attain good academic standing at the end of any fall term following academic warning will be allowed to continue their enrollment for one additional term. This mid-year extended warning will be permanently noted on the student’s academic record. Failure to attain good academic standing at the end of the following spring term will result in academic suspension.
What does a student need to know about academic probation?
After the suspension ends, students may be readmitted on academic probation, during which time they may enroll for a maximum of 13 units per term. They must also receive additional advising and may not register without clearance from the Academic Advising, Retention & Completion Office. Academic probation is noted permanently on students’ academic records. Students on academic probation have three academic years or 24 earned units toward GPA, whichever comes first, to attain good academic standing.
If students attain good academic standing during probation but subsequently fall below the minimum requirements for good academic standing, they will be given a one term exception during which good academic standing must be attained. If they do not, they will be academically dismissed. Otherwise, they are considered to be on academic probation until they have either graduated or are academically dismissed (see below). While on academic probation (not in good academic standing), students may not complete course work elsewhere for transfer to Towson University.
What is the Academic Renewal Program (ARP)?
ARP is an academic intervention program for which students can enroll as an alternative to being academically suspended. It is an opportunity for students to continue attending TU while receiving critical support from the Academic Advising, Retention & Completion Office and the Tutoring and Learning Center.
During ARP students may enroll in a maximum of 13 credits. Students in ARP are required to receive additional support services from the Tutoring and Learning Center and Academic Advising, Retention & Completion Office before they are cleared to register. Academic probation is noted permanently on students’ academic records. Students on academic probation have three academic years or 24 earned units toward GPA, whichever comes first, to attain good academic standing.
When can a student be subject to dismissal?
Students failing to attain good academic standing after the period of academic probation will be academically dismissed. Academic dismissal is a final action and is noted permanently on students’ academic records. Students who are academically dismissed can petition to the Academic Standards Committee for readmission after a minimum of a full academic year.