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Academic PoliciesGraduate Academic Standing, Progress and ProbationGood Standing Good standing status denotes that a student is eligible to continue in or to return to the University. Academic Progress Students enrolled in a graduate degree program must maintain a 3.000 grade-point-average (GPA) and meet their department’s academic progress criteria toward degree completion. The minimum 3.000 GPA is based on all course work taken for graduate credit, whether or not the courses are offered in satisfaction of the specific requirements for a specific graduate degree. Additionally, each department has its own criteria by which a student is evaluated on academic progress. Failure to meet academic progress requirements will result in the student being placed on academic probation and possibly conversion to graduate non-degree status by the Dean of the Graduate College. The Graduate College will apply the appropriate department's criteria when the department requests a student's conversion to graduate non-degree status. Departmental policies on satisfactory academic progress are available through the department. Probation, Academic Graduate students who fail to maintain a cumulative 3.000 grade-point-average (GPA), and/or do not meet the specific academic progress criteria of their department, will be placed on academic probation. Students on probation are required to meet with their major advisor, discuss the steps to be taken to remediate the problems that led to the probationary status, and devise a written plan of action to be submitted to the Graduate College. Students whose cumulative GPA is below 3.000 for two consecutive semesters will be converted to non-degree status by the Graduate College. Programs may allow students to continue to take graduate courses in non-degree status. Students can apply for readmission to a degree program as early as the semester after their conversion to non-degree status if they achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.000 through additional graduate course work. A readmission request must be supported by the head of the major department and approved by the Dean of the Graduate College. There is no guarantee of readmission. Non-degree students whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.000 for more than two consecutive semesters may be blocked from further enrollment. |
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