If you do not clear START, you will be placed in one of these categories:
Extended START
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your GPA is between 1.5-1.99, or
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your GPA is greater than a 2.0 but you have fewer than 9 hours of approved START courses or courses from only one area.
Extended START students continue to receive same support as in first semester. They must meet with their advisor before beginning the next semester.
Ineligible START
Students who have a GPA lower than 1.5 after the first semester and less than 2.0 after the 2nd or 3rd semester. These students have three options:
Petition the Reinstatement Committee for an opportunity to re-enroll. The Reinstatement Committee is comprised of faculty and staff from the UTEP community. All students must bring a typed statement to their reinstatement appointment.
Attend another college or university. A student can enroll at another college or university, receive Cs or better in 12 hours of college-level work that is transferable to UTEP, and complete the transfer process back to UTEP. Students selecting this option will return to UTEP on probation.
Re-apply after two years. A student can choose to sit out for two calendar years and petition the Dean of Liberal Arts at UTEP for reinstatement. Students who select this option return to UTEP as General Studies students on probation. At this point, a student can declare Option 2.