Students who previously withdrew from the School and are now resuming their studies are subject to the current policy. Transfer students who receive nine credits for courses taken outside of SSA must take all their courses for a letter grade. Pluses or minuses may be assigned to all letter grades at the instructor's discretion. The grades P and R are not included in computation of the grade-point average. A student whose grade-point average falls below 2.7 in any three consecutive quarters or nine consecutive courses will be terminated from the program.
Faculty have the option of modifying letter grades with plus and minus designations.
Students taking courses outside of SSA are advised to check the relevant grading policy with the course instructor before registering. It should be noted that grading is limited to Pass-Fail in certain courses in other units of the University. Such courses may not be used to meet the 15 letter grade requirement for master's students. A student who is registered for a course and who successfully completes the requirements as prescribed by the instructor receives credit on the records of the University. The student's record, indicating the units of instruction completed, may be used for transferring credit to another institution.