The Graduate School defines good academic standing as making acceptable progress toward a graduate degree or advanced certificate. All graduate students must remain in good academic standing throughout their studies. The chair/Director of Graduate Studies/program director will regularly review academic records to monitor student standing.

Students not in good academic standing will be placed on academic probation for the next fall or spring term. They will receive an email outlining the issue and reasons for the academic probation and the conditions under which the probation will be lifted. The letter will be placed in the student’s file and the thesis/dissertation advisor will be copied.

Minimum Academic Requirements:

• Term GPA of 3.0 or better.
• No U or F grades earned.
• Completion of at least 67% of attempted credits each term.

Note: An "S" grade is equivalent to a term GPA of 3.0 (B) or better.

For those enrolled in BS/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, and PharmD/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences:

• Required courses must be passed with a grade of at least B- (B or higher if whole letter grades are offered) and elective courses must be at least a D.
• For students in PharmD/MS and the PharmD/PhD collaborative degree programs, courses taken toward the PharmD degree will not be included in the calculation of the graduate grade point average.

Additional Requirements for MS in PPP, MS in CTT, PhD students:

• Must maintain a B– or better in all required courses (B or higher if whole letter grades are offered).
• If a B– is not achieved, the course must be retaken to achieve a B– or better.
• The Graduate Education Committee may require repetition of other courses with grades lower than B–.

Probation:

• Students resigning from courses after the add/drop deadline without approval from the Director of Graduate Studies/program director may be placed on probation.
• Typically, students who have a grade point average of less than 3.0 will be required to raise their grade point average to 3.0 or better as the condition for lifting probation.  
• Students who have obtained grades less than B– (B or higher if whole letter grades are offered) in more than 1 course, a grade point average of less than 3.0 and have been previously on academic probation may receive letters of probation that require a more extensive set of conditions for lifting of probation terms.
• Students in advanced standing who are not making satisfactory progress toward the degree program may also be placed on academic probation.
• Students who are not in good academic standing or who are put on academic probation, are not eligible to participate in university activities, including athletics.
• Students who are not in good academic standing or who are not making satisfactory progress towards their degree will be placed on academic probation.

International Students:

A poor grade in a class in and of itself will not impact an F-1 student’s status.  Academic performance becomes an issue if it leads to an academic dismissal or otherwise affects a student’s ability to maintain their status, such as not being able to meet enrollment requirements. Speak with an ISS advisor if there are questions.