Admissions
Grading Policy
For a student withdrawal, please refer to the refund policy. Grading Standards are posted at the beginning of each class and are described as follows.
A standard of 2.7 or better for graduate students, and a standard of 1.0 or better for undergraduate students, for all assignments, including the aggregate of weekly quizzes, monthly tests, quarterly exams and final oral and written examinations constitutes a passing grade. Quarter-end evaluations provide an opportunity to outline specific areas for student skill development and improvement.
A GPA in the top 15% of the class constitutes Honors Achievement status.
Timely submission of all assignments and make-up sessions is required. Demonstrated comprehension of the material and capacity to communicate it are required.
A Diploma or Certificate of Completion is issued to those students meeting the above requirements.
| Grade Point | M.A. |
A |
Exceptional |
A- |
Exceptional |
B+ |
Above Average |
B |
Average |
B- |
Below Average |
C+ |
Unacceptable |
C |
Unacceptable |
D |
Unacceptable |
F |
Failure |
Credit or Pass |
Credit |
No Credit |
No Credit |
Unauthorized Withdrawal |
No Credit |
Withdrawal |
No Credit |
Incomplete |
No Credit |
Auditor |
No Credit |
A graduate student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 to earn a degree. A cumulative GPA below 3.0 will place a student on academic probation. GPA is determined by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of units completed in letter-graded courses. If a course has been repeated, only the units and grade points earned for the higher passing grade are computed in the GPA. In letter-graded courses, units with grades of NC, W, I, or NR are not computed in the GPA. In CR/NC graded courses, the UW grade is equivalent to NC. In letter-graded courses, the UW grade is equivalent to an F; units with a UW grade are computed in the GPA with 0 grade points.
An Incomplete grade is given at an instructor’s discretion to a student who has demonstrated satisfactory attendance and assignments throughout the majority of a class, but cannot finish the remainder of his/her required assignments before the end of the course. An Incomplete must be completed within one year or a grade of I will be assigned.
Remediation. Failure on an examination may be erased by passing a make-up examination provided by the instructor within three weeks with a grade of at least B at the graduate level.