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are the maximum allowable in any program of study. Undergraduate courses taken for graduate credit will require additional work, the amount and nature of which are determined by the in- structor. Every proposed program of study needs the approval of the Graduate School. The Gradu- ate School discourages students from working toward more than one graduate degree at the same time except for the case of dual degree programs. If eligible for financial aid, only one program of study will be funded. Courses that are not part of the student’s official degree plan are not financial aid eligible.
STUDENT-INITIATED SCHEDULE CHANGES
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The student should refer to the academic calendar in the Class Schedule to identify the period during which adds, drops, withdrawals, and pass/fail regis- tration may be accomplished. All student changes in registration must follow the procedures outlined in the University Catalog. If a student withdraws from a course prior to the official census date of any semester, the course will be deleted from the student’s record. A student-initiated withdrawal from a course after the census date but prior to the course drop deadline, will result in a grade of W. After the course drop deadline, withdrawal from a course initiated by a student will result in a grade of an F unless a grade of W is approved by the faculty member teaching the course. A grade of W can be assigned after the course drop deadline only under exceptional circumstances and only with the approval of the instructor and the academic dean for the course. The student must petition for the W grade in writing and provide the necessary sup- porting documentation.
It is the student’s responsibility to officially drop any course that he or she no longer wishes to take. Failure to do so might result in a grade of F on the student’s academic record. Students dropping all classes are withdrawing from the University and should consult the paragraphs titled “Complete Withdrawal from All Courses.”
At the discretion of the instructor, a student may be dropped from a course because of excessive absences or lack of effort with a grade of W before the course drop deadline and a grade of F after the course drop deadline.
The Registration and Records Office will mail a copy of the Faculty Drop Form to the student.
A grade of F received due to the disciplinary sanc- tion imposed by the University overrides a grade of W received through a student-initiated withdrawal.
COLLEGE/MAJOR ACADEMIC STANDING
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Undergraduate students are required to maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, and graduate students are required to maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. Selected colleges or majors may also require students
to maintain a 2.0 GPA for courses taken within the college or within the major. A student whose college/major GPA falls below a 2.0 after complet- ing a specified minimum number of hours of the designated course work in the college/major will be placed on probation within the college/major. This minimum shall be nine (9) hours unless specified differently on the degree requirements for the college/major.
If the student’s college/major GPA remains below
a 2.0 after completing nine (9) additional hours of course work in the college/major [or the designated
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