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Undergraduate Academic Policy:
A 3.0 cumulative QPA and a 2.5 QPA in math & science is required to enter the 3rd year of the Forensic Science and Law Program. A student must maintain a 3.0 cumulative average in subsequent years to remain in good standing and is required for Admittance to the 5th year of the program.
Those students who fall below the 3.0 cumulative QPA and 2.5QPA math & science guidelines are subject to the following:
Academic Warning if their cumulative QPA is between 2.85 to 2.99.
Those students on Academic Warning are permitted to continue progress towards their degree while on Academic Warning. However, for admittance into the 5th yr of the program the cumulative QPA must be raised to 3.0 or higher and the math and science QPA must be at 2.5 or higher.
Academic Probation if their cumulative QPA is between 2.75 to 2.84.
Those students on Academic Probation are permitted to continue. If the cumulative QPA has not been raised to 2.85 or higher the student may be subject to Academic Dismissal from the program.
Dismissal from the Program if their cumulative QPA is less then 2.75
Graduate Academic Policy:
Graduate students must maintain a letter grade average not lower than B(3.00 QPA) while in course. Students failing to meet this standard may be subject to faculty action, including dismissal, for failure to maintain normal progress toward a degree. Any student having less than 3.00 as a final quality point average at the conclusion of course work will be ineligible for graduation.
The following grading system is in effect for Graduate Programs in the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences:
A ______ Distinguished Scholarly work
A- ______
B+ ______
B ______ Normal progress toward degree
B- ______
C+ ______
C ______ Warning-student subject to faculty action
F ______ Failure: course must be repeated; student subject to faculty action
I ______ Incomplete: grade is deferred because of incomplete work. See below.
IP ______ In progress: used for Thesis & Dissertation credits only.
W ______ Official Withdrawal
LG ______ Late Grade: grade was not reported by faculty in time for the semester grade report sent to students
P ______ Pass: used in certain courses without quality points.
X ______ Student continued to show on roster, but never attended class
The use of plus/minus grading is at the discretion of the course instructor and should be announced at the beginning of the course or printed in the course syllabus.
Incomplete grades may be given when there are extenuating circumstances which prevent the student from completing coursework. To be eligible, the student must have completed 80% of the course requirements. Every effort should be made to complete the work within one semester under terms agreed upon by the instructor and the student. "I" grades automatically becomes "F" grades after one year.
Graduate students must maintain a letter grade average not lower than B (3.00 QPA) while in course. Students failing to meet this standard may be subject to faculty action, including dismissal, for failure to maintain normal progress toward a degree. Any student having less than 3.00 as a final quality point average at the conclusion of course work will be ineligible for graduation. The above plus and minus grades may be used at the discretion of the individual instructor.
Quality Point System
The student's overall academic quality point average (QPA) is obtained by dividing the total quality points earned by the total number of semester hours attempted. These quality point values of grades are used for each credit attempted:
Points Per Grade Credits Attempted
A 4.0
A- 3.7
B+ 3.3
B 3.0
B- 2.7
C+ 2.3
C 2.0
F 0.0
Courses in which grades P, I, and W were given are not used in calculating the quality point average.
No grade is recorded for advance standing or transfer credits. These credits are therefore not counted in the QPA. |
