To remain in the Graduate School, a student must maintain an overall graduate grade point average of at least 3.00. The overall graduate grade point average includes all upper-division and graduate coursework the student has taken while enrolled in the Graduate School. If this grade point average falls below 3.00, the Office of Graduate Studies will warn the student that his or her continuance in the Graduate School is in jeopardy. A student who has been dismissed from the Graduate School may be readmitted only by petition either to the original Graduate Studies Committee or to the Graduate Studies Committee for another program that will accept the student. This petition must be approved by the graduate dean.
Academic dismissal is reflected on the student's academic record.
A change in status caused by the conversion of an incomplete to a letter grade or by a change in grade is reflected only in the final grade report of each semester. Additional information about grades and grade point averages is given here . Back to Top Time Limits Master's degree. All requirements for a master's degree must be completed within one six-year period. Work over six years old can be reinstated only with the permission of the graduate dean, upon recommendation of the Graduate Studies Committee.