Academic Standing

Graduate students are expected to maintain a minimum 3.0 (B) grade point average (GPA), except Accelerated Second-Degree nursing students who must, at a minimum, maintain a 2.67 GPA to enter the clinical phase of their program.

Students who receive a grade below B in any graduate course are required to repeat the course and must seek and receive permission to repeat or waive the course from their Department Chairperson/Director or Dean.

• In the case of Accelerated Second-Degree nursing students, only one nursing course may be repeated and all course repeats must be authorized by the Dean of Nursing.
• For preclinical students in the Masters in Physician Assistant program, a “C-“course grade and/or a GPA below 3.0 will require academic remediation.
• For students in the School of Education and the School of Business, a course with a B- will not need to be repeated unless the overall GPA is below 3.0.

All graduate students with a cumulative grade point average below 3.0 at the end of a semester will be placed on academic probation. Graduate students on probation are limited to 6 credits per session. Students who fail to earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 by the end of the second consecutive semester will be dismissed from the University.

Any appeals to such action will be considered by the Chairperson/Director, Dean or their designee.

Matriculant

A student who wishes to pursue a graduate certificate or degree program, meets all requirements for admission, and has been formally admitted by the University.

Conditional Matriculant

A conditional matriculant is a student who has applied to matriculate, obtains approval to enroll by the University, but must satisfy a set of specified matriculation requirement before or upon completion of 6 credits.

Non- Matriculant

A student who has not applied to matriculate to a particular program, obtains approval to enroll, and is limited to a maximum of 6 credits.

Continuous Matriculation

Any matriculated student who has failed to enroll for continuous sessions or is on an approved Leave of Absence, may appeal for reinstatement. All appeals for reinstatement must be approved by the Dean of the College of Professional and Graduate Studies prior to return to full or part-time study at the University.

Termination of Matriculation/Registration

The College of Professional and Graduate Studies in collaboration with Chairpersons, Directors and Deans reserves the right, at any time, to terminate matriculation if a student fails to make satisfactory academic progress towards completion of a degree or clinical requirements, or to cancel a student’s registration if the student is registered for courses for which she/he does not have the required pre-requisites.