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1. Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior: Terms referring to a student's classification in college based on the number of credits earned. (Freshman = 0-29, Sophomore = 30-59, Junior = 60-89, and Senior 90-120)

2. Enrollment Coordinator: A designated college representative who supports your academic recovery and helps you build success strategies. Learn more about this topic on our Student Success Help Desk webpage.

3. Academic Advisor: A professional who assists with course selection, degree planning, and registration. Learn more about this topic on our Student Success Help Desk webpage.

4. Credit Hour: A unit of measurement for course workload.

5. Academic Year: The combination of fall, spring, and summer semesters.

6. Semester/Term: Function as a measurement of time in college. Each semester or term can range from 5 to 16 weeks.

7. GPA (Grade Point Average): A numerical representation of a student's academic performance on a 4.0 scale.

8. Cumulative: The average of all your grades earned throughout your entire academic career, from the beginning of your studies until the present time.

9. Good Academic Standing: This academic status refers to a student having a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.

10. At-Risk: A student identified as showing early signs of academic decline, often based on patterns such as course disengagement, low academic performance, or a downward trend in semester and/or cumulative GPA.

11. Academic Probation: A status given to students whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0, often requiring them to improve their grades in subsequent semesters or risk suspension or dismissal.

12. Academic Suspension: A status given to students after failing to meet the minimum term GPA requirements while on academic probation. This is a temporary removal from the institution for a set period, often one or two semesters.

13. Academic Expulsion/Dismissal: A permanent removal from the institution due to poor academic performance. This status is given after two previous suspensions have been served.

You're placed on academic probation when your cumulative GPA falls below a 2.0. This status is a warning and gives you a chance to improve your academic performance before more serious actions, like suspension, are taken.

Maybe. Academic standing and financial aid eligibility are separate but related. You should speak with the Financial Aid Office to review your Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status.

Participation in the AIR Program can demonstrate effort, which may help with financial aid appeals, but it does not guarantee reinstatement of aid.

If your term GPA falls below 2.0 while on probation, you may face academic suspension. However, students may be eligible to submit an academic suspension appeal under certain circumstances.

You can learn more about the appeal process on our Undergraduate Suspension Appeals webpage.

First Suspension requires a student to sit out of school for one full semester (i.e., fall, spring, or summer).

Second Suspension requires a student to sit out of school for two full semesters (i.e., fall and spring, spring and summer, or summer and fall).

For students identified as at-risk, on academic probation, or returning from suspension, enrollment in the AIR Program is an automatic process and does not require physical registration.

You can contact the Office of Student Success at studentsuccess@lamar.edu to schedule an intake meeting.