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Grade AssignmentGrades are awarded in courses in which students are officially enrolled after the last day to drop or withdraw from a course without receiving a grade. This date is indicated in the Academic Calendarfor each enrollment period. Grade points are assigned as follows: four for each semester hour of A, three for B, two for C, one for D, and zero for F. Plus or minus grades may be assigned at the discretion of the instructor with corresponding grade points as follows:
In computing the grade point average, decimals beyond two places are truncated, not rounded. For example, a term with 3 hours of grade A and 3 hours of grade B- will display a GPA of 3.335 in the student center. But the GPA is truncated to 3.33 for scholastic requirements (see below). Grade Explanations
After the course work is completed by the student, the instructor will submit an electronic grade change form to change the I grade to the grade earned. Incomplete grades must be resolved before graduation. In the case of a student enrolled in the graduating semester, a grade of I which has not been changed by the date of graduation will have the effect of an F or U.
Cumulative Grade Point AverageThe cumulative grade point average and the Academic Warning and Probationare based upon all of the student’s work taken as a graduate student at the University of Houston, including repeated courses and undergraduate courses, for which grade point values are assigned. Grade ChangesQuestions or disagreements regarding course grades must be resolved in a timely manner. If warranted, with the exception of thesis/dissertation coursework, any change to a final grade must occur before the official closing date of session 1 of the academic term immediately following the posting of an S/U or letter grade. With the exceptions of resolving grades of Incomplete (see above) and thesis/dissertation grades (see Thesis/Dissertation), grade changes are approved only for the correction of errors in computing the posted grade. Students may not submit additional work after the end of the term for the purposes of changing a grade, unless resolving a grade of Incomplete (I) within the standard one-year time frame for incomplete grade resolution. Thesis and dissertation S/U grades may be changed to letter grades in accordance with the policy found here: Thesis/Dissertation. Final Grade ReportsInstructors submit final grades through myUH. Students may view and/or print grades by logging into their myUH account at https://accessUH.uh.edu. Grades which are not reported by the faculty grading deadline are shown as NR on the transcript until a final grade is entered.NR grades will lapse to an F or U grade (as appropriate) 90 days after the closing date of term. Academic Warning and ProbationIf a graduate student’s cumulative GPA falls below 3.00, the student is placed on Academic Warning. When a student is placed on Academic Warning, the student will be notified and will be instructed to contact their academic advisor. If the student does not raise the GPA to 3.00 after one long semester on Academic Warning, the student will be placed on Academic Probation. A student on Academic Warning or Academic Probation is not allowed to defend their thesis or dissertation. A student regains satisfactory academic standing when their cumulative GPA returns to 3.00 or above. A student on Academic Probation will be dismissed from the graduate program if any of the following occurs:
See section onTermination of Enrollment. Failure to maintain a 3.00 GPA may also result in loss of financial support, or dismissal, according to college/departmental policies. Students should review and be familiar with degree requirements and academic policies of their academic unit. The Termination of Enrollment section specifies regulations related to dismissal. Conditional AdmissionIn order to be admitted unconditionally, students with a conditional admission status must earn a minimum GPA of 3.00 during the first 12 hours of graduate-level course work attempted at the University of Houston, otherwise, they are dismissed from their degree program. (Also see information on Transfer Credit) |
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