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.
August 2009