Actions Resulting in Warning and/or Dismissal

I. Failure to Achieve a Minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 in Each Semester of Study

Students will be reviewed for satisfactory academic progress after completion of nine (9) graduate credit hours. If the student’s GPA is below a 3.0, the student will be placed on Academic Warning. A student who is placed on academic warning must, during the next nine (9) credit hours of study, raise his or her overall GPA to a minimum of 3.0. This may require students to retake certain courses. Students may, in accordance with the Graduate Course Retake Policy, repeat up to a maximum of two courses. This policy does not replace the requirement to maintain a minimum 3.0 overall GPA.

If the student’s GPA is still below a 3.0 after eighteen (18) graduate credit hours, the student will be subject to dismissal. Each dean of a college in which a graduate program is located will review the satisfactory academic progress of his or her graduate students to ensure compliance with this policy.

Students who are below a GPA of 3.0 after nine (9) graduate credit hours of completed graduate coursework will be notified of their academic status. Students who are below a GPA of 3.0 after eighteen (18) graduate credit hours of completed graduate coursework will be dismissed, subject to appeal. A notice of dismissal will be provided within 10 university days (counted as Monday through Friday) after the final day for the submission of grades. This decision may be appealed in accordance with the Appeal Process listed below.

II. Failure to Successfully Complete All Coursework

A maximum of two (2) final grades below a B- will be permitted. Students who have earned more than two (2) grades below B- must, retake the number of courses required to bring them into compliance with this requirement up to a maximum number allowed under the Graduate Course Retake Policy. Students who do not meet this requirement will not be eligible to continue in the program and will be dismissed from the university. When a student receives a second grade below a B- he or she will be placed on academic warning.

A student who is placed on academic warning must, during the next nine (9) credit hours of study, must resolve the issue of grades below a B- pursuant to applicable university policies. This policy does not replace the requirement to maintain a minimum 3.0 overall GPA.

If the student has not resolved the issue within the next nine (9) graduate credit hours, the student will be subject to dismissal. Each dean of a college in which a graduate program is located will review the program progression of his or her graduate students to ensure compliance with this policy. Students who have not resolved this issue will be dismissed from the university. A notice of dismissal will be provided by the dean within 10 university days after the final day for the submission of grades. This decision may be appealed in accordance with the Appeal Process listed below.

III. Maintain All Program Requirements

Each program shall set its own requirements and standards. As such there may be additional requirements beyond those specifically stated above that must be successfully attained. It is the responsibility of the student to verify program requirements with the program director, chair or dean.