A+B. Intro_SJ.1 - University of Maryland University College

Grading Repeated Courses
When a course is repeated, only the higher grade earned in the
two attempts is included in the calculation of the GPA. For purposes
of financial aid, both attempts are counted. Both grades
are entered on the permanent record, with a notation indicating
that the course was repeated. Students cannot increase the total
hours earned toward a degree by repeating a course for which a
passing grade was conferred previously.
To establish credit in a course previously failed or withdrawn
from, students must register, pay the full tuition and fees, and
repeat the entire course successfully.
Academic Standards
M a s t e r ’s Degree and Certificate Programs
Graduate students are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA at all
times. No more than 3 credits of coursework graded C may be
applied toward the completion of a student’s master’s degree or
certificate requirements.
Students in degree status have 12 credits in which to establish a
3.0 GPA. After this point, if a grade of C in a course causes a
student’s GPA to fall below a 3.0, the student will be placed in
academic jeopardy and must repeat the course in which the C
was earned, completing it with a grade of B or better. While in
academic jeopardy, a student may not enroll in any course(s)
until the course in which the C was earned has been successfully
completed.
Provisional students must have a GPA of 3.0 at the completion
of the first 6 credits in a program. Students who fail to earn that
average will be dismissed.
After a student completes one academic year (12 credits), a
cumulative GPA of 3.0 will constitute evidence that the student
is able to succeed in a graduate program.
A student encountering academic difficulty is expected to seek
guidance and counsel from a faculty member or an advisor.
Repeating Courses
Students who are in degree status are permitted one opport u n i t y
to repeat any course in which they have earned a grade of C or
F. For any course completed with a grade of F, the one-time
option to repeat must be exercised.
Thereafter, no other courses may be repeated. If a student earns
a third C or an F in his or her degree program after repeating a
previous course in which a second C or an F was earned, the
student will not be permitted to repeat again and will be academically
dismissed. A student who has repeated a course while
pursuing his or her first graduate degree is not entitled to repeat
another course if he or she receives a second C or F while pursuing
the second degree.
The option to repeat a course is not permitted for students
admitted with provisional status. Therefore, a student in provisional
status who receives a C or F in his or her first 6 semester
hours or earns a GPA below 3.0 will be academically dismissed.
If a student in degree status receives a C in a 6-credit course
within the first 12 credits of coursework, the student is not
required to immediately repeat the course unless the student’s
GPA falls below a 3.0 once the student has completed 12 credits.
However, any course or seminar of more than 3 credits in
which a grade of C is earned must eventually be repeated, since
students cannot apply more than 3 credits of coursework with a
grade of C to degree requirements.
A final grade of C in a course that is not applied toward degree
(or certificate) requirements does not have to be repeated, unless
this grade reduces the student’s overall GPA to below 3.0.
However, no more than two C grades in courses not applied
toward degree requirements can be carried through to graduation,
regardless of the student’s overall GPA.
Doctor of Management Program
Students in the Doctor of Management (DM) program are
expected to earn a minimum grade of B or S in every course
attempted. This includes any coursework at the 600 level
(courses open to both master’s degree and doctoral students)
used to fulfill DM requirements. For purposes of the DM program,
both B and S are understood to be equivalent to 3.0 on
a 4.0 scale.
Repeating Courses
A DM student who receives a grade of C in a course must
repeat that course and earn a B or better. This option to repeat a
course may be exercised only once. A DM student who receives
a second C, or who receives a grade of F in any course, will be
academically dismissed from the DM program.
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