Academic Pause

A student who does not regain Good Academic Standing after three consecutive semesters on Academic Notice will be subject to an Academic Pause. An Academic Pause is one semester long, and then the student may Restart at Shasta College.

Notification of Academic Pause

A student will receive academic pause notification within 30 working days after the end of the previous semester.

Academic Pause Notification after Fall Semester

• If you are already registered in spring semester classes, you will be dropped from spring semester classes and be required to pause for the spring semester.
• If you are not yet registered for spring semester classes, you will be required to pause for spring; you can restart at Shasta College in the summer or fall.

Academic Pause Notification after Spring Semester

• If you are already registered for Summer classes and Fall classes:
  • If you earn a 2.0 GPA or better in your summer classes, you may stay registered in your Fall classes (your academic standing will be academic notice level 2).
  • If you earn less than a 2.0 GPA in your summer classes, you will be dropped from your Fall classes and required to pause for at least one semester.
• If you are already registered for Summer classes, but not Fall classes:
  • You can stay registered for Summer classes, but you will not be able to register for Fall classes.

Learn more about Academic Restart at Shasta College.