Continuance in a Program

Continuance in a graduate program requires that the cumulative grade point average be high enough for students to be able to earn the required GPA by the time they have completed all the course work needed for the degree. At the end of each semester the Graduate Director of each program reviews the records of graduate students in his or her respective program. The records of students, whose cumulative or semester GPA is below the required standard, are presented to the Graduate Dean and, in the case of doctoral students, to the Director of the Institute of Philosophic Studies for recommendation as to continuance. If students’ GPA falls below the minimum level needed for a degree to be awarded by the time they have  completed all the courses required for their degree, they may take no more than two additional courses for an M.A. and no more than four for a Ph.D. in an attempt to raise their GPA to the minimum level.