Director of Academic Affairs of the University of Ghana, Lydia Anowa Nyako-Danquah, has advised students with a CGPA below 1.00 who have been directed to withdraw from the University to withdraw, seek academic guidance and reapply to restart their studies.
Her comments follow a directive issued by the University’s Academic Affairs Directorate on Friday 23 October, 2026, asking students whose CGPA falls below the 1.00 threshold to withdraw from the university.
Speaking on Campus Exclusive on Monday 26 October, 2026, Mrs. Nyako-Danquah explained that students who believe their outstanding results could raise their CGPA to 1.00 or above may choose to remain at the University. However, she reiterated that students who complete their four-year programme with a CGPA below 1.00 cannot graduate with a degree from the University.
“But if you think that you did so well in some courses and the results will bump you to 1.0 or above, then it’s fair; we are not going to force you to withdraw, you can stay in there and see what happens.”
“You fail to withdraw, you go on and on, you get to Level 400, you cannot graduate. You do a lot of re-sits and still you cannot graduate. From our studies, that is how it turns out,” she emphasized.
She advised affected students to protect their investment by withdrawing, seeking academic guidance from the University’s Careers and Counselling Directorate and reapplying to the University the following academic year.
“We want you to think it through and make an informed decision whether you’re going to go on investing or you’re going to cut your losses and re-strategise.”
“There are course advisors, professionals at the Careers and Counselling Directorate as well as college officers who can guide students to take informed decisions and become successful academically,” she added.
Mrs. Nyako-Danquah explained that the CGPA cut-off points vary across some departments and urged students to visit their respective departments to confirm their academic standing. She added that some departments would automatically initiate the withdrawal process for affected students, leaving them with no choice but to withdraw.
“Some departments will actually ask the directorate to withdraw the students and so in that manner, the students will not have a choice,” she explained.
She further stated that the University of Ghana does not intend to punish students with this directive but rather to remind them of their academic standing and the possibility that they may be unable to graduate at the end of their programme.
“The university cares and that is why we want to send this message. Every year, we send this message as a reminder and it is not to punish our students. It is just to prompt them that the path they are taking is likely not going to lead them anywhere.”
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Story by Emmanuella Ntowbea Marbell | univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by Vanessa Katrin Ohene
