Academic Success


Academic Notice

When your cumulative and/or CSUF GPA falls below a 2.0, you are placed on Academic Notice (AcN)*. Business Advisors support students on academic notice 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. You will be notified via email with instructions.

Please review the entire process below and determine your status to ensure you choose the appropriate steps to follow.

*Formally known as Academic Probation (AP)

First-Time Freshmen placed on AcN at the end of your first semester

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

  • Step 1:  You are required to participate in the RESET course experience through Canvas.
  • Step 2: You will be sent an email to your CSUF email address in February with details on how to sign up for a mandatory Academic Success Workshop.

Academic Notice Advising

All other Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors placed on AcN

To remove your registration hold you must complete the following:

 

NOTE: As a Business student, you must also maintain a 2.0 GPA in your major and concentration. If your GPA falls below a 2.0 in either your major or concentration, schedule a one-on-one advising appointment with a Business Advisor.

What if I am Academically Disqualified?

If you are academically disqualified, you may pursue readmission through Open University. The Disqualification Advisors in Open University can support you and answer all of your questions.

To review the process visit, the Academic Advisement Center's Academic Disqualification webpage.

You will need to attend a disqualification workshop and/or schedule an appointment with a Disqualification Advisor. Details will be emailed to your CSUF email address. 

 


Resources for Academic Success and Wellness

The University and The College of Business and Economics provide resources for your academic success and wellness. You can seek academic support through Business tutoring, Supplemental Instruction (SI), The University Learning Center and The Writing Center, and wellness support through the Student Wellness Center.

Opportunities to Improve your GPA

The use of the Repetition of Courses Policy 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 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. 

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