Academic Success

ACADEMIC PROBATION

When your cumulative and/or CSUF G.P.A. fall below a 2.0 you are placed on academic probation (AP). The business advisors are here to support students on academic probation through one-on-one or small group advising sessions. A registration hold will be placed for the upcoming semester and in order to register you are required  to complete the following steps. Please review the entire process below to determine your status to ensure you choose the appropriate steps to follow.

First time freshman placed on AP at the end of your first semester

To remove your registration hold you must complete the following two steps:

Step 1:  Complete the MANDATORY online Academic Probation Tutorial

Step 2:  Work directly with the Retention Specialist. You will be sent an email to your CSUF e-mail in January from the Retention Specialist with details on the mandatory requirements.

All other Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors placed on AP

To remove your registration hold you must complete the following two steps:

Step 1:  Complete the MANDATORY online Academic Probation Tutorial

Step 2:  Please choose the option that pertains to your situation:

  1. You are on Academic Probation for the first time complete the following two requirements:
    1. Complete the MANDATORY Success Contract the link will be sent to you via your CSUF email.
    2. Attend SMALL GROUP ADVISING Session with a Mihaylo Business Advisor in  Feb/March  OR September/October.  You may start reserving your seat end of January 2020
        • For Small Group Advising you will be sent an email to your CSUF email account with details on how to reserve a seat.
  2. You have been on Academic Probation more than one consecutive semester
    1. Meet with a Mihaylo Business Advisor one-on-one by scheduling an appointment in January, February, March, June or August.

NOTE: As a Mihaylo Business Student you must also maintain a 2.0 G.P.A. in your major and concentration. If your GPA falls below a 2.0 in either your major or concentration you would need to schedule a one-on-one advising appointment with a Business Advisors. 

ACADEMIC DISQUALIFICATION

If you are academically disqualified you may pursue readmission through Open Univeristy. The Disqualfication Advisors in Open University are here to support you and answer all your questions.

  1. To review the process go online to: Disqualification Process
  2. You will need to attend a disqualification workshop, and details will be emailed to you from Open University.
  3. Schedule an appointment with a Disqualification Advisor in Open Univeristy.

Resources for Academic Success

  • Mihaylo Tutoring Center  – course offerings vary by semester. But typically you can find tutoring support for the following courses in fall and spring.
    • ACCT 201A, 201B, 301A, 301B, 302
    • BUAD 201, 301
    • ECON 201, 202, 310, 315, 320
    • FIN 320
    • ISDS 361A, 361B
  • Supplemental Instruction  – is an academic assistance program that provides weekly peer-led group study sessions in the courses listed below. Please check offerings as each semester varies.
    • ACCT 301A, ACCT 301B, ACCT 302
    • BUAD 201, ECON 315
    • ISDS 361A, ISDS 361B
    • MATH 130 or 135
  • Campus Resources:
    • Math Tutoring - For additional resources for tutoring for Math135 and Math130 the Mathematics department also offers tutoring in MH-488.
    • Writing Center - provides workshops and tutors work with you to address the writing questions you have at any stage of the writing process.
    • University Learning Center  – provides one-on-one peer tutoring in the lower division undergraduate general education, high impact, high failure and bottleneck courses. Please check offerings as each semester varies.
    • University Learning Center: Learn - work independently through online workshops, podcasts, and online crash courses on time management, procrastination, study skills, taking notes, test anxiety, and memory.

Opportunities to Improve you GPA

The use of the Repetition Policy of Courses can help you improve your GPA more quickly than taking a new course. Students may repeat a total of 28 units (16 units of Grade Forgiveness and 12 units of Grade Averaging) for courses where a grade of "C-" (1.7) or below were earned. A single course may be repeated twice, for a total of 3 attempts maximum. Repeats beyond 3 attempts require a repeat exception petition. 

Grade Averaging (12 unit limit) provides an undergraduate student an opportunity to repeat up to 12 units with grades averaged. Under this category both grades are calculated into your GPA.

Grade Forgiveness (16 unit limit)  provides an undergraduate student an opportunity to repeat up to 16 units of course work with 'Grade Forgiveness'. In computing the grade point average of a student who repeats courses in which he or she received C- (1.7), only the most recently earned grades and grade points shall be used in the GPA calculation for the first 16 units repeated. In exercising this option, an undergraduate student must take and repeat the course at CSUF. Immediately following successful completion of the course, grade forgiveness will be automatically applied and the student's grade point average can be revised.