Top Scholastic Standing Graduate work is evaluated by letter grades. All grades earned will remain on the student's record, and unless the courses were approved for no program credit prior to registration, all unacceptable grades will be included in calculating the student's scholastic average. In such cases of failure the course must either be repeated, if it is a required course, or else replaced by another course approved by the candidate's program committee and the Graduate School. Grades of C- or lower are failing grades in courses at the 500 and 600 levels and require immediate review of the student's status. Students failing these courses must repeat them, if they are required courses, or else they must replace them with courses approved by the candidate's program committee and the Graduate School.
Graduate students have one year to make arrangements with the instructor to remove the incomplete.
Grades of S, U, I, and all grades in courses below the 400 level are not included in the academic average. At any time when the academic record indicates unsatisfactory performance, the student's status is subject to review. A student who fails to maintain a satisfactory quality point average or to make acceptable progress toward the degree may be dismissed as a graduate student. Top Degree Requirements Master's Degree. There are no major or minor area requirements for the master's degree.