Day/Night Programs
There are no differences in admission requirements and degree requirements for students based on whether classes will be taken during the day or at night. The master's programs (with the exception of the M.B.A./M.H.A. dual programs, the M.S.H.A. program, the M.A.S. program) may be completed entirely at night. Students may take only night classes or a combination of day and night classes, whatever is suitable for their particular circumstances each semester.

Separate Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
Except for the circumstance described in the regulation below titled "Policy on Allowing Undergraduates to Take Graduate Courses," the graduate and undergraduate programs of Robinson College are entirely separate and only those persons who have been admitted to a graduate status may enroll in courses numbered 6000 or higher. No undergraduate course credit, including that obtained in required background work for a master's degree, may be applied toward any of the master's-level programs.

Policy on Allowing Undergraduates to Take Graduate Courses
Undergraduate students with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher who have at least 18 hours of credit at Georgia State University and who are in their senior year may petition to take up to two graduate courses in the Robinson College of Business in lieu of undergraduate courses. Students interested in petitioning should contact the Office of Academic Assistance for a statement of restrictions and procedures pertaining to this policy.

Double Majors and Concentrations and Multiple Master's Degrees
An M.B.A. student who wishes to qualify for an additional major may do so by successfully completing 18-21 semester hours of credit in another field in which M.B.A. majors are offered (depending on the major chosen) and fulfilling any special requirements associated with the chosen major. Similarly, an additional M.B.A. concentration may be earned by successfully completing 12 semester hours of appropriate coursework (See "Regulations for the M.B.A. Degree" for the list of M.B.A. majors and concentrations and their requirements.) For double majors or concentrations within the M.B.A. program, electives can be counted toward both majors or concentrations to the extent they are acceptable in both.

The earning of the second major or concentration will be confirmed by letter from the Office of Academic Assistance, upon written request by the student, only if the additional courses are completed before any of the student's M.B.A. credit will be more than seven years old. The grades in the additional hours must not cause the student's cumulative GPA to fall below 3.00. All grades must be "C" or higher.

A student may take a particular master's degree only once (except as noted below). However, a student who holds a master's degree of this college may qualify for a different master's degree of this college. To so qualify he or she must meet all admission requirements in effect for the second degree and thereafter fulfill all requirements for the second master's degree. Along with all other requirements, the student must complete a minimum of 18 additional semester hours of appropriate credit in residence at GSU for the second and each subsequent degree with appropriate grades and in coursework that has not been applied in satisfaction of the requirements of any other degree. This minimum residence requirement is permitted only when all courses to be applied toward the subsequent degree will be no more than seven years old upon completion of all degree requirements. If the seven-year time frame is not met, the minimum residence requirement for a second (or subsequent) master's degree is 24 semester hours with appropriate grades and in coursework that has not been applied in satisfaction of the requirements of any other degree. Once the 24-semester-hour residency is met, students may transfer approved course work completed elsewhere in accordance with the college's standard transfer-of-credit regulations.

A student who holds an M.S. degree from this college and wishes to earn an M.S. in another major must follow the provisions for qualifying for a different master's degree (described earlier in this section).

Standards of Performance
The dean or the associate dean for master's and executive programs of the college may require that a student withdraw from a particular course or courses, from a master's program, or from the college because of unsatisfactory academic work or for other adequate reason. To continue in a master's program, a student must make reasonable and timely progress in terms of grades and courses toward the degree or certificate concerned. The student's progress may be reviewed each semester.

As a result of this review, any student whose scholastic performance does not indicate appropriate progress may be required to reduce the course load or may be required to withdraw from the program.

Scholastic Discipline: Master's Programs and Status
Each student admitted to a master's program or status of the college must maintain a grade-point average (GPA) in the program of 3.00 or higher in all attempts at all courses numbered 6000 and higher. (This means that the original grade in a course that is repeated is not dropped from the cumulative GPA for purposes of determining good academic standing.) Also included in this GPA, except as noted below, are all Robinson College of Business courses that the student takes (if any) which are in addition to those in the degree/certificate program. Therefore, a student who wishes to take a course for personal enrichment or for other purposes not related to pursuit of the degree/certificate should audit the course.

Grades earned in other graduate programs of the Robinson College of Business from which the student has graduated or any grades earned at any time in graduate courses of other colleges of the university do not affect the cumulative GPA for the current program, unless they apply toward the current program. Grades in courses in areas where higher-level coursework has already been completed will not affect the cumulative GPA for the current program (example: taking MBA 8121 after MBA 8683). These grades are, however, included in the cumulative GPA which is calculated by the university and recorded on the student's official transcript. The calculation on the transcript includes all attempts at all courses numbered 5000-level and above taken at the university. All references to "cumulative GPA" in the scholastic discipline policy are to the cumulative GPA in the student's current program (except as noted in the next paragraph).

Students who change master's-level programs within the Robinson College of Business (as opposed to completing one program then entering a second program) are responsible for all graduate grades earned in the college. That is, students with less than a 3.00 GPA in one master's-level program or status cannot automatically return to good academic standing by changing programs or status.

Questions about calculation of the GPA for determining academic standing should be directed to the Office of Academic Assistance. Any student with unusual circumstances (such as credit lost due to the time limit for completing a program) must contact the Office of Academic Assistance for further information. The interpretation of the college's scholastic discipline policy as it applies to unusual situations is the responsibility of the dean of the college as represented by the Office of Academic Assistance.

Each student whose GPA for a semester is below 3.00, regardless of course load, will be on "scholastic warning." Upon completion of the next semester of relevant graduate coursework, the performance of a student on warning will be evaluated in the following way:

1. If the semester GPA is at least 3.00 and the cumulative GPA is at least 3.00, then the student will return to good standing.
2. If the semester GPA is less than 3.00 and the cumulative GPA is less than 3.00, then the student will be suspended from the university for a minimum of one semester.
3. If the semester GPA is less than 3.00 but the cumulative GPA is at least 3.00, then the student may continue to enroll but will continue to be on warning until a semester GPA of at least 3.00 is achieved, at which time he or she will return to good standing, or until subsequent semester GPA's bring the cumulative GPA below 3.00, at which time he or she will be suspended from the university for a minimum of one semester.
4. If the semester GPA is at least 3.00 but the cumulative GPA is less than 3.00, then the student will be on "scholastic probation." The student may continue to enroll on probation, provided the semester GPA's are at least 3.00, until the cumulative GPA is brought to at least 3.00; at this time he or she will return to good standing. If any semester GPA is less than 3.00 before the cumulative GPA has been brought to 3.00, the student will be suspended from the university for a minimum of one semester.