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A student will be placed on Academic Alert if, following a Fall or Spring semester, their Ãå±±½ûµØ cumulative GPA falls below 2.0.

Academic Alert is an early notification designed to help you get back on track. It is not a punishment - it is an opportunity to recognize challenges early and connect with the support you need to succeed.

Academic Alert is intended to:

• Alert you that your academic performance needs attention
• Connect you with advising and academic support resources
• Help you create a plan to improve your GPA
• Support your progress before more serious academic standing occurs

What should I do if I’m on Academic Alert?

If you are placed on Academic Alert, take action early:

• Meet with your assigned advisor and your Pioneer Success Coach early in the semester
• Use Bay Advisor to find their availability under the “Meet Your Success Team” tab on the right side of your appointment scheduler
• Review your academic plan and identify areas for improvement
• Create a strategy to improve your GPA and stay on track

Early support and consistent check-ins can make a significant difference in returning to good academic standing.

Pioneer Success Coaches provide:

• Academic recovery planning and goal setting
• Time management and study strategy support
• Regular check-ins and accountability
• Referrals to tutoring and campus resources
• Assistance with forms and paperwork
• Guidance through Academic Alert and next steps

Reach out to our Pioneer Success Coaches for help!

To return to good academic standing, you must raise both your:

• CSUEB GPA, and
• Cumulative GPA

to 2.0 or higher.

You can use the GPA Calculator at the top of this page to estimate what grades you need in your upcoming courses.

Your advisor can also help you determine a realistic plan to reach this goal and stay on track.

Students on Academic Alert are typically encouraged to enroll in approximately 12–13 units during the term in which they are working to raise their CSUEB GPA to 2.0.

This course load helps you focus on improving your academic performance while maintaining steady progress toward your degree.

Your advisor will work with you to determine the most appropriate number of units based on your individual situation and recovery plan.

Undergraduate students on Academic Alert are subject to disqualification when their term GPA falls below the minimum:

• First-year (fewer than 30 units): below 1.50 (fall or spring)
• Sophomore, Junior, Senior: below 2.00 (fall or spring)

Disqualified students cannot register/attend as regularly enrolled students; the status appears on the transcript and upcoming classes are dropped.

Students who are academically disqualified may be eligible to apply for reinstatement.

To begin the process:

     • First, contact the Readmissions Team to assess your next steps. Email to them       

        at: readmission@csueastbay.edu

     • Review the reinstatement guidelines
     • Demonstrate academic readiness to succeed
     • Submit required documentation and petitions
     • Work with advising to create a recovery plan

You may be connected with ARC or a Pioneer Success Coach to build an academic recovery plan that supports your unique strengths, goals, and path forward.

Reinstatement varies based on your individual situation. Please meet with the Readmissions team to create a personalized plan. Below are the steps:

For reinstatement/readmission planning, email readmission@csueastbay.edu.
For general advising questions, contact ARC at advising@csueastbay.edu or 510‑885‑2698.

Note: During disqualification, some services may be limited. Your Readmission Counselor and
Success Coaches remain your primary contacts.

Advising is your fastest route back. Together, we’ll create a reinstatement plan that targets GPA recovery and sets up a successful return to CSUEB.

● Personalized return plan: Map out courses, timelines, and milestones for reinstatement/readmission. Advisors will explain grade forgiveness/grade averaging limits and help you choose the highest-impact repeats.
● Smart course selection: Decide which classes to repeat at CSUEB (including Open University) and which may be taken at a community college, verifying equivalents with TES.
● Milestone management: Track petition requirements and key dates, and avoid common pitfalls that slow GPA repair.
● Success Team support: Pioneer Success Coaches coordinate with your college advising center and faculty to keep your plan realistic and supported.
● Progress visibility: Use your advisor check-ins to ensure every class moves you closer to good standing and graduation.

• Pioneer Success Coaches: Connect with an advisor to create a focused plan that strengthens your GPA and keeps you moving toward your degree.

• or : Verify community college course equivalencies before you enroll.

• Open University: Take CSUEB courses while you’re away from regular enrollment to repair your GPA and meet prerequisites for return.

Lower Division courses (100- and 200-level classes) may be repeated through or with equivalent courses at a community college. These repeated courses may be used to improve your GPA through the grade forgiveness process, depending on eligibility.

Connect with your advisor to review course options, confirm equivalency, and understand how grade forgiveness can be applied to your academic record.

Upper Division courses (300- and 400-level classes) may be repeated through or at another CSU. In some cases, repeated courses may be used to improve your GPA through the grade forgiveness process, depending on eligibility and course equivalency.

Connect with your advisor to review your options, confirm course equivalency, and understand how grade forgiveness can be applied to your academic record.

Students are encouraged to work with their professors to complete assignments in order to receive final grades. Each faculty member must submit a “Change of Grade” form to the Records office. Generally, the GPA will improve if grades of C+ or better are earned. Students with "I" - or incomplete - grades have only one calendar year to complete before it changes to "IC" or incomplete charged, which affects the GPA like an "F" grade.

Students who are disqualified at the end of one semester will have their classes dropped for the upcoming semester - this includes Summer. Regular enrollment at CSUEB will not be allowed until reinstatement/readmission; however, enrollment via  is available.

While requirements for graduation will mostly likely remain the same, a student's priority should shift to improving the GPA instead of making additional progress towards graduation. It is best to focus on repeating courses for more immediate, positive effect on the GPA than taking classes to meet remaining requirements. Additionally, student records may not be fully accessible once a student is academically disqualified, and, therefore, academic and major advising may not be available.

Contact Student Housing  immediately for more information or to complete a Request to Cancel form. On-campus housing space is reserved for regularly enrolled students at CSUEB, but students may be granted an exception to remain living on-campus while repeating courses at a local community college.