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Continuance Requirements for Full-time Students
Continuance Standards for Full-Time Students
To graduate, students must have completed 120 credits in academic subjects with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 overall and in their major. After each semester of full-time enrollment, the student must meet the minimum levels of academic progress applied by the Committee on Academic Status and established by William & Mary. The minimum requirements for Continuance for undergraduates are the following cumulative grade points and credits earned at William & Mary, including grade points and credits earned at William & Mary summer school:
| Semester at W&M | W&M Cumulative GPA | W&M Cumulative Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.7 | 9 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 21 |
| 3 | 1.85 | 33 |
| 4 | 2.0 | 48 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 60 |
| 6 | 2.0 | 72 |
| 7 | 2.0 | 84 |
| 8 | 2.0 | 96 |
| 9 | 2.0 | 108 |
| 10 | 2.0 | 120 |
William & Mary's Continuance Policy Regulations
- Only W&M credit will count in determining whether students are meeting Continuance Standards. Transfer, Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) credits will not count for this purpose, although as specified by regulations in the Catalog, these credits may count toward 120 credits required for graduation and toward general education and major requirements.
- Transfer and first-year students begin at William & Mary under the Continuance Standards for semester 1 in the above table.
- Students whose GPA falls below 2.0 in any semester will be placed on Academic Warning and participate in the CONNECT program administered by the Academic Wellbeing Office.
- Students whose academic work falls below the minimum GPA and/or earned credit Continuance Standards will be placed on probation for the following semester.
- Students on probation may not enroll in more than 16 credit hours per semester and may not receive any incompletes for coursework during the semester(s) of probation.
- While on probation, students must earn a 2.0 semester GPA or better and pass at least 12 credits, or all credits in an approved underload. Failure to do so will result in academic suspension.
- Students on probation must participate in the ASPIRE or THRIVE program administered by the Academic Wellbeing Office during their probationary semester. They must also meet with their Academic Advisor before registering for the subsequent semester.
- Students on probation have two regular semesters to bring their academic work up to or beyond the Continuance Standards so long as they earn a 2.0 and pass at least 12 credits each semester.
- Students who do not meet the probation conditions will be suspended from William & Mary for academic deficiencies. Those suspended for academic deficiencies are not in good standing with W&M and must apply for reinstatement.
- Coursework taken elsewhere while not in good standing will not be accepted for transfer at William & Mary.
- An unclassified student enrolled for 12 or more academic hours must meet the Continuance Standards applicable to the regularly enrolled student.
- Impact on Financial Aid: The Office of Financial Aid standards as part of federal aid requirements to measure satisfactory academic progress toward degree completion.