GRADES
GRADE POLICY
- Graduate students must be assigned letter grades (A,
B, C, F) for completion of formal courses listed in the GSBS Catalog.
For computation of the GPA: A = 4, B = 3, C= 2,
and F = 0.
- Grades received in approved graduate courses taken at
other institutions will be recorded as submitted by the institution
but will not be calculated in the GSBS GPA unless cross-listed as a
GSBS course.
- Literature Surveys, Special Project: Research, Seminars,
Laboratory Tutorials, and Research courses listed in the GSBS Catalog
are assigned grades of pass (P) or fail (F). A grade of
P will not be included in the computation of a student's GPA.
- For Special Project: Course, the instructor may
assign either a letter grade (A, B, C, F) or a grade of pass
or fail. However, the grading system must be the same for all
students in the course. A letter grade will be included in the computation
of a student's GPA, a grade of pass will not.
- Thesis for Master of Science and Dissertation
for Doctor of Philosophy will be graded pass or fail.
- The symbol I, reported when the student has not
completed all the assignments in a course before its conclusion, is
valid for one semester. Before the end of the following semester, the student
must turn in the required work for a regular grade or else the incomplete will be replaced with an F. Under unusual circumstances,
the student may apply through the instructor for an extension
of the I period until the next time the course is offered. I's are not normally granted on the basis of poor academic performance.
- The symbol WP is given when a student with a satisfactory
course performance withdraws from a course within the first nine weeks
of class with the consent of the instructor. A WP, by itself,
will not prevent the student from withdrawing from the Graduate School
in good standing. The symbol WF is given if the student has unsatisfactory
course performance up to the date of withdrawal. A WF grade is
equivalent to an F in the calculation of the GPA. There will
be no withdrawal after the last day of the ninth week of class.
- A grade of F in any course taken while a student
at GSBS is grounds for dismissal from GSBS. The student may elect to
request that the Dean allow him/her to retake the course the next time
it is offered (usually within one year) rather than being subject to
dismissal. Such requests are made via the student's advisor/advisory
committee and the Academic Standards Committee. If the request is granted,
the student must earn a grade of A or B in that course;
a grade of C in the retake will result automatically in dismissal.
During the interim the student will be on academic probation. If the
student passes the course, the F will remain on the transcript,
but only the new grade will be calculated in the GPA.
- Students may retake a GSBS course, in which case both the new and previous grades will appear on the transcript but only the second grade will be calculated in the GPA. Students whose GPA is less than 3.0 may not retake courses in which they received a B in an effort to raise their GPA to 3.0 or above.
In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades or evaluations, it is the obligation of the student first to make a good faith effort to resolve the matter with the faculty member involved. Individual faculty members retain primary responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations. The faculty member's judgment is final unless compelling evidence suggests discrimination, differential treatment or mistake. If the evidence warrants appeal, the student must submit a request in writing with supporting evidence to the Dean. The determination of the Dean is final, and there is no further appeal.
