Graduate students must meet a graduation requirement of a minimum 3.0 grade point average.
satisfactory progress toward meeting graduation requirements may be placed on academic suspension if this record does not improve. A student is placed on academic probation at the end of any term in which his or her cumulative GPA falls below the specified minimum cumulative GPA shown below. The cumulative GPA for academic probation and suspension is computed on all grades earned at UHD. Grades of I, IP, S or W are not counted. Semester hours Minimum Required Cumulative GPA
Appeal of Grades Any grade which a student believes to be in error should be appealed, first to the instructor, then to the appropriate department chair, and finally to the appropriate dean. If an appeal is not made within one calendar year after the close of the semester in which the grade was received, the grade will be considered final and no appeal is allowed.
1-29 30-59 60 or more, or upon declaration of a major
Dean’s List The Dean’s List recognizes students who have achieved superior academic performance during the fall or spring semester. To be included on the Dean’s List for a specific semester, a student must, during that semester, complete at least nine semester hours of collegelevel work, earn at least a 3.5 grade point average, and receive no grade of I or F. The Dean’s List is published by each college at the end of each fall and spring semester.
Transfer students on suspension from their most recent institution of higher education will be placed on academic probation if admitted to UHD. Students will remain on academic probation until their cumulative GPA reaches the specified minimum cumulative GPA or until they are suspended. Only courses taken at UHD may be counted in removing a student from academic probation.
Repeated Course Policy
Suspension Suspension means that a student is ineligible to register or remain in classes. Students on academic probation will be suspended at the end of any term in which their cumulative GPA falls below the specified minimum cumulative GPA unless they earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 in that term.
When a course is repeated, the last grade received in the course will be used in computing the grade point average.
Graduation with Honors Students who complete bachelor’s degree requirements with exceptionally high grade point averages receive degrees with honors. x x x
1.70 1.90 2.00
A student’s first academic suspension will become effective at the beginning of the next term and will remain in effect for that term only. The student may be granted earlier readmission at the discretion of the student’s academic dean or the dean’s designated representative.
a cumulative grade point average of 3.75-4.00 graduate summa cum laude, a cumulative grade point average of 3.50-3.74 is required for magna cum laude. a grade point average of 3.25-3.49 is needed to graduate cum laude.
The second time a student is placed on academic suspension, the length of the suspension will be indefinite. The student may be considered for readmission after one term and only upon appeal to the students’ academic dean or the dean’s designated representative.
In the computation of this average, all courses attempted at UHD are counted, including courses repeated, failed and passed, but excluding courses with grades of S, W or IP.
The third time a student is placed on academic suspension, the suspension will be permanent. Any appeals for readmission following a permanent suspension must be initiated at the academic dean’s office. The final decision rests with the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.
For candidates who complete some portion of their college work at other institutions, the cumulative grade point average of all work attempted at UHD and the grade point average of all college work is computed; the lower of the two averages is used as the basis for determining honors.
Academic Amnesty After a four-year absence, a student returning to UHD may petition his or her academic dean for academic amnesty. To be eligible, the student must not have attended any institution of higher education for the four-year period immediately preceding readmission to UHD. In addition, the student also must complete 24 semester credit hours with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 following readmission. The amnesty provision applies only to the application of credit toward a degree and computation of the student’s grade point average. No grades on the student’s permanent record are altered or deleted.
Students not eligible for cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude honors may be eligible for College Honors. Students who have earned a GPA of 3.50 or greater in their last 60 hours attempted at UHD, including at least 30 upper-level hours, are eligible to receive the designation, “College Honors.”
Academic Probation and Suspension Probation Academic probation is a warning to the student that his or her academic record has been unsatisfactory. A student who is not making
If academic amnesty is granted, all courses with grades of F or D earned prior to readmission are ignored in applying credit toward
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