Good Standing and Academic Probation
For a graduate student to remain in good standing, he or she must maintain a cumulative (irrespective of level of courses taken) GPA of 3.0 (B) or higher as determined at the close of fall, spring, and summer terms. Students whose GPA falls below 3.0 (B) will be placed on academic probation. To return to good standing, a graduate student placed on academic probation must successfully repeat any failed course(s) or earn a minimum SWU GPA of 3.0 (B) or higher at the end of the semester of academic probation. If the minimum cumulative SWU GPA of 3.0 (B) is not achieved following the semester of academic probation, the student will be academically suspended.
A master's degree student admitted conditionally based on an undergraduate cumulative GPA of less than 3.0 (B) is on a probation period during the first semester and must achieve at least a 3.0 (B) SWU GPA for his or her first semester of enrollment. If the minimum cumulative SWU GPA of 3.0 (B) is not achieved at the end of the first semester, the student will be administratively withdrawn from the graduate program without being placed on academic probation.
In addition, any graduate student who has earned two consecutive grades of F will be administratively withdrawn.
Academically suspended graduate students may petition for readmission after six months. A suspended student who wishes to apply for readmission should submit an application for admission and a written justification explaining why he or she should be granted readmission to the chair of the program. The decision of the chair is final.
A student enrolled in a graduate program who earns grades lower than 2.7 (B-) in the Benson School of Business or 3.0 (B) in the School of Education for two courses will meet with the assigned academic coordinator and will receive a letter of academic warning from the Provost. If another course grade lower than 2.7 (B-) in the Benson School of Business or 3.0 (B) in the School of Education is earned, the student will not be permitted to continue in the program. Appeals to action taken under this policy must be submitted to the chair of the appropriate program for consideration.
No grade below 2.0 (C) may be applied toward a graduate degree in the Benson School of Business.
No grade below 2.7 (B-) may be applied toward a graduate degree in the School of Education. A minimum GPA of 3.0 (on all work attempted) within a five-year period from initial enrollment in the program is required to graduate from the School of Education with the M.Ed. A minimum GPA of 3.0 (on all work attempted) within a seven-year period from initial enrollment in the program is required to graduate from the School of Education with the EdD.
Students enrolled in the D. Clifton Wood Master of Science in Counseling Psychology program must earn a minimum grade of 2.4 (C+) for each course required in the program. Students must complete the specified degree requirements with a minimum cumulative program GPA of 3.0 within a five-year period from initial enrollment in the D. Clifton Wood Master of Science in Counseling program.
To graduate, all graduate students must have a grade point average of at least a 3.0 (B).