Your Admission Status

After reviewing your application and supporting materials, the Admissions Office assigns you a particular admission status. Specifically, you will either be admitted with general, provisional, conditional, special, probationary, or nondegree-seeking status, or be denied admission to the university. Each type of admission status is defined below, along with any special restrictions associated with that type of status.

General Status You meet all requirements for admission to the university. No special restrictions apply to your admission.

Provisional Status You have been accepted for admission, but with provisions. Specifically, within three semesters you must complete 14 credits of course work. Those 14 credits must include one English composition course and one class from each of the three areas that make up the General Education Core (arts/humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences/ mathematics). You must earn a grade of C- or better in the composition course and in each of the core courses. (For more information about core courses, see Chapter 11 - Obtaining a Degree at Boise State University.)

You are assigned provisional status if any of the following apply:

You met Boise State's requirements for high school grade-point average and ACT/SAT scores, but did not complete the Idaho College Admission Core (see Table 3.1).
You earned a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or graduated from an unaccredited high school or home school.
You were originally denied admission to the university, but were then admitted by the Special Admissions Committee after requesting that the committee review your unique circumstances.

Conditional Status You have been accepted for admission, but have been granted this status because the transcript you submitted was incomplete. Once the Admissions Office reviews your complete, official transcript, you will be assigned a final admission status. Your admission under conditional status may remain in effect for no longer than one semester. You will not be able to register for subsequent semesters until your status changes.

Special Status You have been accepted for admission on a temporary basis until you submit final, official grade transcripts or test scores. This is a temporary status given only to students who are admitted with unofficial transcripts around the application deadline and allows students to attend class. Once the Admissions Office reviews your complete, official transcript and test scores, you will be assigned a final admission status. Your admission under special status may remain in effect for no longer than one semester. You will not be able to register for subsequent semesters until your status changes.

Probationary Status You must attain at least a 2.0 grade-point average in your first semester at Boise State. If you fail to do so, you will be dismissed from the university and will be ineligible to attend Boise State for at least one semester. If you are dismissed from the university a second time, you will be ineligible to attend for at least one year.

You are assigned probationary status if any of the following apply:

You transferred to Boise State with less than a 2.0 grade-point average for your previous college-level study.
You attended Boise State and left the university on academic probation. Even if you have successfully completed courses at another institution since leaving Boise State, you will re-enter on probationary status.

Denied Status You do not meet the standards for admission and are denied as a degree-seeking student. You may inquire about enrolling as a part-time, nondegree-seeking student or appeal this decision.

Nondegree-seeking Status Designed for students applying solely to take courses of interest, nondegree-seeking status allows you to enroll in up to seven credits or two classes per semester (the summer session has no credit limit). These credits are applicable toward a degree if you are later admitted as a degree-seeking student. However, nondegree-seeking students are ineligible for federal financial aid.