Qualitative Measure

The qualitative, or grade-based, measure of a student’s progress is measured by reviewing a student’s cumulative grade point average. The minimum cumulative GPA students must maintain to remain eligible to apply for Title IV financial aid is as follows:*

• All master’s or doctoral students must maintain a 3.00 cumulative GPA.

• All students enrolled in a graduate certificate program must maintain a 2.00 cumulative GPA.

The following will not be included in the GPA calculation: transfer grades of TR; withdraw grades of W; incomplete grades of I; and in progress grades of CIP. When the incomplete or in progress grade has been replaced with the final grade, this course will be included in the GPA calculation at the first SAP review following the final grade entry. Repeated courses are only calculated into the GPA on the most recent attempt.

* This measure is in addition to the academic performance requirements for each relevant graduate program.