Student’s Rights, Responsibility and Regulations
Academic Dishonesty
Please refer to the entry on academic dishonesty in the catalog section titled Additional Rights, Responsibilities and Regulations.
Academic Load
Enrollment status at the graduate level is determined by following categories:
- Full-Time Enrollment: 8 semester hours of credit or more per semester
- Half-Time Enrollment: 4 < 8 semester hours of credit per semester
- Part-Time Enrollment: < 4 semester hours of credit per semester
Drops and Withdrawals
See University policy.
Grading System
At the end of each semester, a graduate student’s work in each course is recorded with one of the following grades:
| Percentage |
Grade |
Grade Point |
| 94-100 |
A |
4.00 |
| 91-93 |
A- |
3.67 |
| 88-90 |
B+ |
3.34 |
| 84-87 |
B |
3.00 |
| 81-83 |
B- |
2.67 |
| 78-80 |
C+ |
2.34 |
| 76-77 |
C |
2.00 |
| 71-75 |
C- |
1.67 |
| 68-70 |
D+ |
1.34 |
| 64-67 |
D |
1.00 |
| 61-63 |
D- |
0.67 |
| 60 and under |
F |
0.00 |
| AU (Audit) |
|
0.00 |
| DR (Administrative Drop) |
|
0.00 |
| DW (Drop without permission) |
|
0.00 |
| I (Incomplete) |
|
0.00 |
| NG (No grade) |
|
0.00 |
| NS (Not submitted) |
|
0.00 |
| P (Pass) |
|
0.00 |
| W (Withdrawal) |
|
0.00 |
Grade Definition
- Administrative Drop (DR): Student withdrew from course with permission of university administration. Credits are not calculated in GPA.
- Audit (AU): See Audit entry in this section.
- Dropped without permission (DW): Student was registered for the course but failed to attend. Course calculated in GPA as a failure of credits.
- Incomplete (I): See Incomplete Grades entry in this section.
- No Grade (NG): See Incomplete Grades entry in this section.
- Not Submitted (NS): Instructor has not provided a grade.
- Pass (P): See Pass/Fail entry in this section.
- Withdrawal (W): Student dropped after the 4th week of class.
Each student is expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Any student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation.
Particular programs and tracks have grade requirements that go beyond this basic policy, and students should refer to the Student Handbooks for those programs/tracks to understand the grade requirements of their specific program.