1.8 GPA Requirement
Students who wish to live in campus housing must maintain a 1.8 cumulative grade point average.
Philosophy Statement
The Department of Housing and Residence Life believes that living in a residence hall
is a valuable educational experience. Students learn and refine life skills in an
environment that exposes them to great diversity of lifestyles. The residence hall
experience is one that compliments the classroom experience. Students have opportunities
to apply what they learn, to question each other, study with each other and attend
programs and activities designed to facilitate learning. The students and staff who
reside in the halls create the environment. All students have a responsibility to
respect and contribute to the learning environment. Behavior that undermines, or that
indicates a lack of commitment to the learning environment is not acceptable.
A GPA requirement is a tool used to reinforce the commitment expected of resident
students. The department of Housing and Residence Life actively promotes responsible
decision making and good learning habits. It is our goal to retain students with a
strong interest in contributing to the learning-living environment.
What We Do
At the beginning of each Spring semester, Housing and Residence Life (HRL) professionals meet with all resident students who have a cumulative GPA of 1.8 or below. During this meeting, the HRL professional helps guide and support the student through creating and effective plan to help increase the student’s GPA by the end of the semester. The professional provides students with resources such as hours and location of the writing and math centers along with the lobby hour schedule of our Tutor in Residences where student are able to drop in for assistance with their academics. Before the conclusion of the meeting, both parties set up a date and time for a follow up meeting to take place in following weeks to ensure the student is successfully reaching their GPA goal.
Effective Date
July 1, 2008