A student is placed on academic probation at the end of any semester or term in which his or her cumulative grade-point average falls below 2.0. Since probation removes a person from good academic standing, students on probation will be limited in their opportunities to participate in off-campus study programs and in extracurricular activities (varsity sports, student government, student publications and radio broadcasting, for example). A student remains on probation until his or her cumulative grade-point average reaches the minimum 2.0 standard. Students receive an academic warning when, during any fall or spring semester, their semester grade-point average falls below 2.0 while their cumulative grade-point average is 2.0 or above. Any student who receives an academic warning for two or more consecutive semesters will be reviewed by the Whitworth Educational Review Board and may be placed on probation. Extracurricular activities are not limited by an academic warning. Students may be suspended at the end of any semester or term in which their semester grade-point average falls below 1.0, or if, after being placed on probation, they fail to earn at least a 2.0 grade-point average for the succeeding semester or term.

Continuing-studies students may be placed on academic probation at the end of any 12-week period of an accelerated-format term during which a student is registered for six or more credits (whether or not completed) and his or her GPA falls below 2.0. A student who is on probation may not register for more than three courses or nine semester credits in the subsequent accelerated-format term. Students remain on probation until their cumulative grade-point average reaches the minimum 2.0 standard. A student may be suspended at the end of a 17-week period during which he or she is registered for up to nine credits (whether or not nine credits are completed) if the GPA for that period is below 2.0. A pattern of successive withdrawal (over more than one semester) may be grounds for suspension.

If there are mitigating reasons for unsatisfactory progress that result in suspension, students may appeal in writing to the Educational Review Board through the Whitworth Academic Affairs Office. Reinstatement after any semester or term on suspension is dependent upon written application to the Educational Review Board through the academic-affairs office. Students who are receiving financial aid should refer to satisfactory- progress policies and appeal processes.