Can you transfer from a college if you is on academic probation?

Answer 1

Theoretically yes, but keep in mind that most colleges have more than enough transfer applicants to choose from, and they pick the best of them. Unless you are on academic probation for some peculiar reason (I had a student last semester who had a generally high GPA, but he had taken only one class the previous semester and had done poorly on that, so he was on academic probation with a GPA well over 3.0), you will find it difficult to transfer. Usually, the minimum GPA to transfer is a 3.0.

Answer 2

It depends on the situation for which you were placed on academic probation. I was able to transfer universities while on academic probation. I had a 3.567 gpa, but I was still on academic probation because I had attended this college in 1999, but I withdrew all my courses and then I attended again in 2002 and did exceptionally well. It was not my gpa that had me on probation, it was the fact that I had only completed 15 out of a total of 30 attempted credits. So, if you're on probation for something similar to this, then yes, you can transfer with no problem, but if its to "save your ***", you can bet that the new transfer school will pick up on that and notice that your gpa is really low and reject you. The hail Mary play is better left for football!

Answer 3

Usually colleges frown on accepting transfer students while they are on academic probation at another institution. Sometimes you can write a letter for reasons why you are on probation (if something happened, medically, family, etc). Most schools do not accept you, but may let you have a probationary period at their school where you take a maximum number of courses (may only be half time) and will make a decision after you complete those courses.