Program Termination
A student's degree program may be terminated for one or more of the following reasons:
- The major school/department recommends that the student's program be terminated based on an overall evaluation of the student
- The graduate student has not maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 in graduate level courses. A graduate student may not graduate with a cumulative grade point average below 3.00. If student's cumulative grade point average drops below 3.00 after taking at least 9 graduate level credit hours, a warning letter will be sent to the student. The degree program of a student who has been sent a warning letter will be terminated if the student's grade point average is below 3.00 after completing an additional 9 or more graduate level credit hours in which grades of “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” are earned. All grades earned during the semester which the 9th hour is earned are used in the calculation of the grade average;
- The student fails the retake of the written comprehensive examination or its approved equivalent as reported to the Graduate School by the student's program;
- The student fails the retake of the oral comprehensive examination as reported to the Graduate School by the student's program; fails to meet the "may pass" conditions documented stipulated after the dissertation defense;
- The student fails to meet the "may pass" conditions stipulated after the dissertation defense or oral comprehensive exam; or
- The student submits an unsatisfactory thesis or dissertation as determined by the student's program and the Graduate School.
Readmission Subsequent to Program Termination
A student whose degree program has been terminated may be considered for admission to a different degree program. The following policies apply:
- The student must apply for admission to a different degree program.
- If admitted, the student must complete all standard requirements of the program to which he/she has been admitted.
- A maximum of 9 semester hours from the terminated program may be counted in the new program if approved by the new program advisor and the Graduate School.
If the student's former program was terminated due to failure of the retake of the comprehensive examination or its equivalent, the student will be allowed only one opportunity to pass the comprehensive examination or approved equivalent in the new program.