Academic Standing

Undergraduate
A student is in good academic standing if he or she is enrolled as a matriculated student in a program of study leading to a degree, diploma or certificate and is making satisfactory progress toward the completion of the program of study. Satisfactory progress is divided into two categories:

Nonprobationary
All students who maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative quality-point index.

Probationary
All students whose cumulative quality-point index is below 2.0 but who, in the judgment of the Dean of the school in which the students are enrolled, are considered to be making acceptable progress toward a 2.0 cumulative quality-point index and are permitted to continue on a matriculated basis.

Graduate
Students in the master's and professional diploma programs must maintain a 3.0 quality point average to continue in graduate work. Students who fail to maintain this average, either in a particular semester or in their overall academic record, are subject to having their academic program terminated. Students in the doctoral program are required to receive at least a B grade in all courses: when a student receives a grade of less than a B, his or her program will automatically become subject to review by the appropriate department, interdepartmental graduate committee and the Office of the Dean.