Minimum Passing Grade and Repeated Courses
Learners must earn a minimum grade in their courses to progress in the program. The below tables list the minimum acceptable passing grade for a course in each program in each school. A learner who earns a grade below the minimum passing grade must either repeat the course or, if an elective course, enroll in an alternate course of equal credit that will meet the degree program requirements. Learners that must repeat a course are automatically re-registered for the course in the consecutive term to align with the University's Continuous Enrollment Policy. A learner may also repeat a course to improve a grade previously earned. Any learner who withdraws from a course will repeat that course, or (if approved by Learner Support Services) take an alternate course.
Note: For a learner to graduate from a program they must meet the minimum CGPA requirements for that program which may differ from the minimum passing grades listed above.
Whether the course is repeated, or an alternate course is taken, the learner is required to pay tuition for the course and to complete all course requirements. When a course is repeated, the previous grade earned for that course is replaced with an “R” or "F**" once the repeated course is completed. The "R" or "F**" grade will remain on the transcript. The grade points earned from the subsequent grade are used in computing the cumulative grade point average (CGPA). If the repeated course is canceled, the original grade will be recorded as the final grade.
Please reference the Grading System section of this catalog regarding how repeated courses are factored for CGPA.
Learners in Doctoral Programs - Doctoral Project (DP) Courses Only
Learners may attempt the same course up to three times in the Doctoral Project sequences. For the DBA program, these courses include MGT 8995, MGT 8996, MGT 8997, MGT 8998, and MGT 8999. For the PsyD programs, these courses include PSY 8991, PSY 8992, PSY 8993, PSY 8994, and PSY 8995. Learners who exhaust the number of allowable repeat attempts are subject to dismissal from the program. Exceptions to the policy may be required for an approved ADA/504 accommodation and would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Minimum Passing Grades for Non-Nursing Programs
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PROGRAM
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LETTER GRADE
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Undergraduate Programs (AALS, BA, BAS, BBA, BSCJ)
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D
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Master’s Programs (MA, MS, MBA, MEd, MSLEEL)
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C-
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Doctoral Programs (DBA, PsyD, PsyD-C, PsyD-G)
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B-
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Minimum Passing Grades for Nursing Programs
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PROGRAM
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LETTER GRADE
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN)
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C
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Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
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C
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