Academic Standing

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Minimum Grade Standards

Students enrolled in master’s degrees programs must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 and may not earn more than six (6) credits worth of C/C+ grades to remain in good standing.

Good Standing

A student in good standing is allowed to register without qualification. To maintain good standing and remain enrolled in and graduate from a master’s program, a graduate student must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. If a student’s GPA falls below 3.0, the student will have one full semester to restore his or her GPA to a 3.0 or greater. In cases where the GPA falls below 3.0 in the final semester a student may need to take additional seminars or repeat seminars to attain a 3.0 GPA required for graduation.

Additionally, students may receive no more than six credits worth of C grades (C or C+) during enrollment in the program. If, at the conclusion of any seminar, the student has accumulated more than six (6) credits worth of C grades, the student will be dismissed from the program. Students in Prerequisite Seminars must achieve a grade of B or better in each prerequisite seminar to advance to the first seminar of the masters’ program.

Academic Warning

Students enrolled in master’s degrees in the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies must maintain an overall grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 and may not earn more than six credits worth of C grades (C or C+). Students earning a grade of C or C+ in any seminar, regardless of the credit value of that seminar, and whose overall GPA is 3.0 or better will be placed on Academic Warning as a warning that an additional grade of C or C+ will necessitate dismissal. Once placed on Academic Warning, students will maintain this status, if no other C or C+ grades are earned, until graduation and will receive an Academic Warning letter at the end of each grading period.

Placement on Academic Probation

Students who fail to earn the cumulative grade point average for good standing at the end of a semester are enrolled for the following semester on academic probation. The student will have one full semester to restore his or her GPA to a 3.0 or greater. In cases where the GPA falls below 3.0 in the final semester a student may need to take additional seminars or repeat seminars to attain a 3.0 GPA required for graduation.

Dismissal for Academic Deficiency

Students who fail to achieve the cumulative grade point average for good standing within one full semester of being placed on probation, or who have accumulated more than six credits worth of C/C+ grades shall be dismissed from the university.