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:

After a suspension of at least one semester and if the time limit for completing the program has not expired, the student may apply for readmission. Application for readmission must be made to the Office of Academic Assistance not later than six weeks prior to the first day of registration for the semester in which reinstatement is sought.

A student who is readmitted from suspension will be on probation. If any semester GPA is less than 3.00 before the student's cumulative GPA reaches at least 3.00, the student will be permanently excluded from taking graduate courses in the Robinson College of Business. When the cumulative GPA is at least 3.00, the student will then return to good standing. Another suspension after returning to good standing also will result in permanent exclusion.

See the next section for grade requirements for graduation.