An overall average of B (3.00) is required for a graduate degree. The lowest grade for which credit is given in a graduate course is C. In upper division undergraduate courses taken for graduate credit, a graduate student must earn a grade of B or A to receive graduate credit. In addition to the above requirements, students who earn five credits or more in a single graduate course at the grade graduate level of C, will be automatically dismissed from their program and the University, as will students who earn one grade of F in any one course. Students who earn a grade of C in two graduate courses in a program of study, regardless of the total credit hours, will automatically be dismissed from their program and the University. Exceptions to this policy are listed below by program.

For students in the School of Business An overall cumulative GPA of B (3.00) is required to earn a graduate degree. The lowest grade for which credit is given in a graduate course is C. If at any time a student’s cumulative GPA falls below 3.00, the student will be placed on academic probation for the following session. If the student does not attain a minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA at the end of the probationary session, the student will be dismissed. Students who earn a grade of F in any course will be dismissed from the MSBC program and the University

For students in the EdD program the lowest grade for which credit is given in a graduate course is C. Students who earn a grade of C in two EdD courses will automatically be dismissed from their program and the University. Students who earn one grade of F in any one course will be dismissed from the EdD program and the University.

For students in the Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program to remain in the program, evaluations of Credit Awarded (AWD) must be received at the end of each course. If an evaluation of Credit Not Awarded (NOC) is received, one course may be repeated one time. All tuition and appropriate fees are required. If at the end of the repeated course the student does not receive Credit Awarded, the student is not allowed to continue in the program. Failure in a second course results in automatic termination. It is the student's responsibility to determine how a Credit Not Awarded evaluation may or may not affect financial aid through student loans.

For students in the School of Social Work an overall cumulative GPA of B (3.00) is required to earn a graduate degree. The lowest grade for which credit is given in a graduate course is C.  In upper division undergraduate courses taken for graduate credit, a graduate student must earn a grade of B or A to receive graduate credit. When students have completed 12 or more semester hours of graduate course work with an average of less than 3.0, they will be placed on academic probation.  While on probation, students will have one full-time semester or the equivalent (9 credit hours) to remove the academic probation by earning a GPA of 3.0 or higher.  If probation is not removed, students will be dismissed form the MSW Program and the University.  Students who earn a grade of F in any course will be dismissed from the MSW program and the University

For information on procedures for student complaints and grievances regarding academic issues, see Professional and Academic Decisions: Student Appeal Procedures.

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