Probationary Admission

Probationary admission to graduate study may be granted if:

1. The applicant holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
2. The applicant has an undergraduate grade point average greater than 2.25 (four-point scale.)
3. Probationary graduate students may be admitted unconditionally when the faculty advisor provides the Provost with substantial evidence that the student has the potential for doing satisfactory graduate work. Such evidence may or may not include:

1. An average grade of B or better in the first 8-10 semester hours of graduate work selected by the faculty advisor (work may count toward degree.)
2. Other evidence as deemed important by the faculty advisor.
3. An appropriate undergraduate major or equivalent evidence of suitable background for entering the individual program.
4. All necessary papers and information to have been filed with the Graduate Studies Office.

An applicant who is not eligible for admission due to an undergraduate grade point average of less than 2.25 has the right to initiate a petition to the Graduate Council requesting probationary admission. Such a petition should include documentation of the applicant's ability to perform satisfactorily at the graduate level. Petitions require support by the program coordinator and department chair.

Any student who is not eligible for unconditional admission by the completion of 10 semester hours of work will be denied enrollment in Graduate Studies.