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Academic Alert is an academic standing assigned when your term GPA or cumulative GPA falls below the required minimum of 2.0.

Academic Alert is intended as an early intervention — not a punishment. It serves to:

• Notify you that your academic performance needs improvement
• Connect you with advising and academic support services
• Help you create a recovery plan before more serious academic standing occurs

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

• Meet with your assigned advisor or a Pioneer Success Coach
• Review your Degree Audit (DAR) and academic plan
• Identify areas where improvement is needed
• Create a semester recovery strategy
• Utilize tutoring, workshops, and campus support services

Proactive steps significantly increase your chances of returning to good standing.

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

• CSUEB GPA, and
• Cumulative GPA

to 2.0 or higher.

Your advisor can help you determine what grades you need in your upcoming courses to meet that requirement.

If your GPA does not improve after being on Academic Alert, you may move to:

Subject to Disqualification (SDQ)

Continued academic difficulty could lead to Academic Disqualification, which may prevent enrollment for a period of time. Early advising support is critical to avoid escalation.

Students on Academic Alert may be encouraged to enroll in a manageable number of units to allow focus on improving academic performance.

Your advisor will help you determine an appropriate course load that supports GPA recovery while maintaining progress toward your degree.

Subject to Disqualification (SDQ) means you are at risk of being academically disqualified if your GPA does not improve.

Academic Disqualification (DQ) means you are no longer eligible to enroll at CSUEB for a specified period of time due to not meeting minimum GPA standards.

Academic Disqualification appears on your academic record and requires a formal reinstatement process before returning to the university.

To return, you must:

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

Meeting with ARC or a Pioneer Success Coach can help you understand your options and next steps.

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
• Guidance through Academic Alert and next steps

Reach out to our Pioneer Success Coaches!

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 Degree Audit (DAR) and 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.
● Degree Audit (DAR): Check how repeats apply to GE/major requirements and confirm
you’re on track.
● TES (Transfer Equivalency System): Verify community college course equivalencies
before you enroll.
● Open University: Take CSUEB courses while you’re away from regular enrollment to repair
GPA and meet prerequisites for return.

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.

a. Email readmission@csueastbay.edu to start your reinstatement plan.
b. Use Bay Advisor to schedule with your Success Team and send questions ahead of
time.
c. Run your Degree Audit (DAR) and bring it to advising.
d. With your advisor, select repeat courses and confirm equivalencies in TES.
e. Enroll via Open University or a community college (as advised), and target strong
grades in repeats.

Lower Division courses (100- and 200-level classes) may be repeated through Open University or with equivalent courses at a community college, but students should check equivalency with a readmission advisor and/or by researching . Upon completing the repeated courses, students should request a copy of the official transcript(s) with work completed and hand-carry it in a sealed envelope, along with the Petitions for Grade Forgiveness, to the first floor of the Student Services and Administration Building in Hayward or the Academic Services Building in Concord.

Upper Division courses (300- and 400-level classes) may be repeated through Open University or at another CSU. For courses taken at another CSU, documented approval of the course(s) for equivalency must be obtained through the appropriate CSUEB academic department(s), along with a Petition for Grade Forgiveness.

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.