Maintaining+Good+Standing

**Maintaining your Good Student Status** You are responsible for maintaining your good standing in the program. There are consequences for not maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or receiving a grade of "C" on one or more of your courses. The Department of Educational Innovation outlines its policies for probation and dismissal in this wiki page. If you have any questions, please contact your academic adviser as soon as possible.

**Graduate School Policy – Dismissal (included as a reference point)** To be eligible for admission to candidacy and graduation, a student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on all graduate courses. No grade below **C** will be accepted as part of a program of study for a graduate degree. A student receiving an **F** in any graduate course for any graduate program will be dismissed from the Graduate School.

**Dismissal** Graduate students in the Ed.S. programs must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on all graduate courses. No grade below C will be accepted as part of a program of study. A student receiving an F in any graduate course for any of the programs will be dismissed from the Graduate School for one calendar year. Students earning two C grades in graduate courses will be dismissed from the Graduate School for one semester.

**Graduate School Policy – Probation (included as a reference point)** The Graduate School will place on probation any student whose cumulative graduate GPA falls below 3.0 after nine (9) hours of credit completed (without an **F** grade). If the GPA remains below 3.0 after the completion of another nine (9) hours of credit completed, the student will be dismissed from the Graduate School. In certain departments and programs, earning two C grades in graduate courses may result in dismissal from the Graduate School. To be removed from probation, students must maintain a 3.0 GPA or better for the next nine (9) hours completed. In addition to these minimum academic standards, students must also meet all academic standards and retention policies that have been adopted by departments and reported to the Graduate School. Please see individual departments and programs for their specific academic requirements.

**Probation** Any student who earns a grade of C in a course, or whose cumulative graduate GPA falls below 3.0 after completing nine (9) hours of credit will be placed on probation. To be removed from probation, students must maintain a 3.0 GPA for the next nine (9) hours completed. The student will only be allowed to take one course the first semester on probation. At the completion of that course, the department will reassess the student’s status to determine whether or not the student would be allowed to take one or two courses the next semester. If the student’s GPA remains below 3.0 after the completion of another nine (9) hours of credit completed or if a second grade of C is earned, the student will be dismissed from the Graduate School.

**Graduate School Policy – Reinstatement (included as a reference point)** Students dismissed from the Graduate School for academic reasons may apply for reinstatement after a period no less than one semester. To apply for reinstatement, the student must present to the Graduate School a letter indicating the justification for reinstatement. The Graduate School will solicit the advice and recommendation of the appropriate department Chair or appeals committee and will review the materials submitted. Upon positive recommendation from the Dean of the Graduate School, the student will be allowed to continue his/her coursework, with any provisions established in conjunction with the department.

**Reinstatement** Students dismissed from the Graduate School for academic reasons may apply for reinstatement according to the following guidelines:

a) Students dismissed for earning grades of C in two courses may apply for reinstatement after a period no less than one semester; b) Students dismissed for earning a grade of F in a course may apply for reinstatement after a period of one year.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">To apply for reinstatement, the student must present to the Graduate School a letter indicating the justification for reinstatement. The student’s application for reinstatement will then be forwarded to the department of Educational Innovation for review by the department appeals committee. Upon positive recommendation from the department appeals committee and the Dean of the Graduate School, the student will be allowed to continue his/her coursework, with any provisions established in conjunction with the department. All students that are dismissed and apply for reinstatement, if they are readmitted will be readmitted on probation and the probation policy applies. The student must maintain a 3.0 GPA on all course work completed after reinstatement. If a negative recommendation is determined by the department appeals committee and the Dean of the Graduate School, the student will not be allowed to continue coursework and will be dismissed from the program.



<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Graduate School Incomplete Policy Statement (included as a reference point)** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This symbol indicates that a student was doing satisfactory work but, for non-academic reasons beyond his/her control, was unable to meet the full requirements of the course. Such a grade must be removed by the completion of work within one calendar year or the I will become an F.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Department's Incomplete Policy Statement** <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A grade of incomplete (I) indicates that a student was doing satisfactory work but, for documented non-academic reasons beyond his/her control, was unable to meet the full requirements of the course. Such a grade must be removed by the completion of work within one calendar year or the grade of I will become an F. Students with one or more incompletes may be limited in the number of courses they can take until the incompletes have been resolved. All incompletes must be finished at least one month prior to the orals and the final program portfolio presentation. It is the student's responsibility to contact the instructor to make arrangements for completing outstanding coursework.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> There are five sections to this online orientation module and a quiz. The completion of the quiz with at least 80% correct response demonstrates partial fulfillment of the beginning assessment requirements. You need to complete this requirement on or before the end of the 3rd week of your first semester. The link to the quiz can be found in the last section. To continue, please click to hyperlinked texts below:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Overview and Welcome
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">First Things First
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Which Course to Take First?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Which Assessment?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Maintaining your Good Standing Status**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Being a Successful Learner Online