Academic procedures

Evaluation of student performance

Graduate students are evaluated utilizing a letter grade system with quality points. To remain in good standing, students must maintain a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale). Grades are calculated according to the following scale:

Letter grade	Quality points per semester hour
A	4.0
A-	3.7
B+	3.3
B	3.0
B-	2.7
C+	2.3
C	2.0
C-	1.7
E	0.0

 

Withdrawal
Students must notify the office of adult and graduate education in writing of their intent to withdraw from courses. Neither notifying instructors nor failing to attend courses constitutes withdrawal. Failure to complete appropriate withdrawal procedures may yield failing grades for the affected courses.

Incompletes
To receive an incomplete, a student must apply for and obtain permission from the course instructor. It is expected that an incomplete will be removed within the first two weeks of the semester or term following the one in which it was given. If not removed by the end of the semester or term following the one in which it was given, the incomplete becomes an E.

Probation
Any time that their cumulative GPA falls below 3.0, degree-seeking graduate students are placed on academic probation. Students placed on probation must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 by the end of an additional nine semester hours of coursework or they will be placed on academic suspension.

Suspension
Academic suspension requires the student to leave the program for the equivalent of one complete semester. Students must request readmission to the program. The program director will consider each request for readmission on a case by case basis.

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