"Academic probation" is the most common term colleges and universities use to illustrate that a student is not reaching academic standards as required by the institution. Academic probation usually means that a student's grades and/or GPA are not high enough to continue in school if they have not made any progress and stayed at a plateau with their grade and/or GPA. Academic probation does not just apply for not meeting the school’s academic standards; it can be for a variety of reasons, but most of the time it will be for not meeting
