(1) | Academic Standing for all students registered in the Faculty of Arts, except those registered in the BA (Criminology), BDesign, BFA Art and Design, BFA Drama, BMusic, BMusic/BEd and BA Honors programs, is assessed on the basis of a Faculty grade point average (FGPA). See §§23.4(6) and 23.9.2 for information on calculation of FGPA's and the academic record. For the above programs which do not use the Faculty grade point average as the basis for assessing academic standing, the academic standing, promotion and graduation regulations will be found in the program descriptions in §§43.4 to 43.13.
 Initial assessment and subsequent reassessment of academic standing is based on students' performance in a minimum of  9. If, at the time of review, students have attempted fewer than 9 since the last assessment, the review is deferred and the academic standing assigned at the last review remains in effect until the next review.
Assessment of academic performance is conducted at the end of each student's registration in both Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer provided that 9 have been attempted since the last review. As well, academic standing is assessed at the end of each student's program even if less than 9 have been taken since the last review.
The GPA is printed on the University of Alberta transcript. Both averages, GPA and FGPA, are included on the Bear Tracks record that students are responsible to review (https://www.beartracks.ualberta.ca) at the end of each Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer.
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(2) | Assessment of Academic standing
a. | Satisfactory Standing (FGPA 2.0 and above): Students who maintain a satisfactory standing are permitted to continue their studies in the Faculty of Arts.
| b. | Marginal Standing (FGPA 1.7 to 1.9 inclusive): Students receiving the first assessment of marginal standing are permitted to continue, under academic warning, until the next assessment of academic standing in order to raise the FGPA to 2.0 or higher. At the time of the next assignment of academic standing, such students:
1) | who raise their FGPA to at least 2.0 may continue their studies with satisfactory standing.
| 2) | whose FGPA is less than 2.0, and whose average on the courses taken since the last review is less than 2.0 will be required to withdraw.
| 3) | whose FGPA is less than 2.0 but who have, during the period since the last review, achieved an average of at least 2.0 on all courses attempted, will be permitted one further registration (under academic warning) in order to raise the FGPA to 2.0. If the FGPA is not raised to 2.0 at the next assessment, the student will be required to withdraw.
Note: Students under academic warning are only permitted to interrupt their programs with the prior, written permission from the Associate Dean, Student Programs. If students on academic warning interrupt their programs for more than 12 months without prior approval, readmission will normally not be granted unless the student meets the current readmission criteria.
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| c. | Unsatisfactory Standing (FGPA 1.6 and below): Students receiving an unsatisfactory standing are normally required to withdraw from the Faculty of Arts. See §42.7 for information on academic appeal regulations.
Students who are required to withdraw from the Faculty at the end of Fall/Winter cannot register for the following Spring/Summer. Students who register for the Summer Term of Spring/Summer prior to the requirement to withdraw will have their registration cancelled without penalty. Those students who have already registered in Spring Term of Spring/Summer prior to receiving notification of the requirement to withdraw will be permitted to continue until the end of Spring Term, or may choose to withdraw from those Spring/Summer courses.
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(3) | Fresh Start Program: Year 1 and 2 students who have achieved a FGPA between 1.3 and 1.6 may be eligible for admission to the Fresh Start program. Students must be recommended by the Faculty for participation in the Fresh Start program. Further information can be found in §§14.5, 23.6.2 and 220.5.
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(4) | Readmission after a Requirement to Withdraw: Refer to §15.2.13 for information on the regulations pertaining to readmission to the Faculty of Arts after a requirement to withdraw.
A student who has been required to withdraw from the Faculty but is subsequently allowed to continue in the Faculty, due to either the successful completion of postsecondary courses at another institution (described in §15.2.13), or successful appeal of their academic standing described in §42.7, will have the FGPA calculated from the Fall/Winter or Spring/Summer in which readmission of continuation is first granted, not the date of first admission to the Faculty. Such a restart of the FGPA is permitted only once for any student. Thereafter, such students must maintain a FGPA of 2.0 or again be required to withdraw. Continuation on marginal standing below 2.0 is not permitted in such cases. All students who have previously been required to withdraw from the Faculty of Arts are not permitted any subsequent marginal performance.
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(5) | Extension to the Graduating Year: Students who have successfully completed at least 120 but who do not meet program requirements for graduation, and who are otherwise eligible to continue in their program of study, may continue to register until graduation requirements are met. Students who have successfully completed at least 120 but who have Unsatisfactory standing (i.e., Required to Withdraw), may appeal to be allowed to complete one further Fall/Winter of study in order to meet graduation requirements. If graduation requirements are not met within that Fall/Winter, such students must withdraw and will not be readmitted.
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(6) | First-Class Standing: First-class standing is awarded to any student, regardless of program, who obtains a GPA of at least 3.5 while enrolled in a full, normal academic load (minimum 30) during the Fall/Winter terms. This is also referred to as the Dean's Honors List.
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