GPA requirement for good standing
Good Academic Standing at Miami Dade College is defined as a Combined Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Source: MDC Procedure 4010, Standards of Academic Progress (SOAP), last review Feb 12 2024 — verified Sep 2026
Standards of Academic Progress (SOAP)
Students who fall below Good Academic Standing are placed into one of the following categories, based on combined graded credit hours and Combined Cumulative or Term GPA:
- Warning: 8–16.99 combined graded credits with a Combined Cumulative GPA below 2.0.
- Probation: 17–45.99 combined graded credits with a Combined Cumulative GPA below 2.0, or previously in Probation with a Term GPA below 2.0.
- Course Load Reduction Warning: 30–45.99 credits with a Combined Cumulative GPA below 1.5, or 46+ credits below 2.0, following prior Good Academic Standing.
- Course Load Reduction 1: 30–45.99 credits with a Combined Cumulative GPA below 1.5, following prior standing below Good Academic Standing.
- Course Load Reduction 2: 46+ credits with a Combined Cumulative GPA below 2.0, following prior standing below Good Academic Standing.
- Extended Course Load Reduction: 30+ credits following Course Load Reduction Warning, 1, 2, or 3 with a Term GPA of 2.0 or higher.
- Course Load Reduction 3: 30+ credits after failing to maintain a Term GPA of 2.0 or higher during Extended Course Load Reduction or Course Load Reduction 1, 2, or 3.
Registration limits apply by category: up to 12 credits in Probation, up to 9 credits in Extended Course Load Reduction and Course Load Reduction 1 or 2, and up to 7 credits in Course Load Reduction 3; exceeding the limit requires advisement.
Source: MDC Procedure 4010, Standards of Academic Progress (SOAP), last review Feb 12 2024 — verified Sep 2026
Transfer courses and the Combined Cumulative GPA
The Combined Cumulative GPA used to determine academic standing includes the computation of grades for both Miami Dade College coursework and posted transfer courses.
Source: MDC Procedure 4010, Standards of Academic Progress (SOAP), last review Feb 12 2024 — verified Sep 2026