Graduate students are governed by policies established by the university; by the Office of Graduate Studies, Arts & Sciences; and by the student's department, division, and/or program. Therefore, the policies identified here and elsewhere in this Bulletin are not to be considered a complete list. However, every attempt has been made to identify the location of those policies that affect most or all students in the Office of Graduate Studies, Arts & Sciences.
In this Bulletin, the University Policies page covers many of the policies that apply to both graduate and undergraduate students. In addition, it refers to the university website's University Policies page. Graduate students should follow that page's links to find relevant policies.
The website of the Office of Graduate Studies, Arts & Sciences, has a Policies & Procedures page that includes links to the full text of several of its policies. Please note that Arts & Sciences graduate students must follow Arts & Sciences graduate-level policies. Undergraduate versions of the same policies do not apply to graduate students.
Individual departments and programs maintain their own policies that may be equal to or stricter than university- or school-level policies. The minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) requirements needed to maintain eligibility for satisfactory academic progress are dictated by the specific program of study. In each case, per the requirements of 34 C.F.R. 668.34(a)(4)(ii), the federal student aid program requires a minimum of a C (2.0) cumulative GPA to maintain eligibility for aid, but an individual degree or certificate program may have a higher minimum cumulative GPA for federal Satisfactory Academic Progress. The minimum cumulative GPA for good standing in graduate programs in Arts & Sciences is 3.0.