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Maintaining graduate student status signifies that the student is actively engaged
in making progress towards his or her degree and meeting program requirements. Graduate
status determines which students may use facilities of the university, may participate
in the university governance process and student organizations, and are covered
by the Student Code of Conduct and the grievance process. A University of Cincinnati
graduate student must hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent and must have
been accepted for admission into graduate study by the appropriate graduate program.
In highly exceptional cases, program directors may petition the Senior Assistant
Dean of the Graduate School to waive the baccalaureate requirement (see Admission
Policy). A student may pursue a graduate
degree on either a part-time or full-time basis
Minimum Credits / Registration Requirements
To maintain graduate status at the University of Cincinnati, graduate students must register for at least one graduate credit that contributes to degree requirements (as determined by the graduate program) in an academic year. If the student is registered for at least one graduate credit, he or she will maintain graduate student status throughout the entire academic year, autumn through summer. (Credits which are audited or in which a students receives a W or UW do not count toward the minimum credit requirement). A student whose status has automatically terminated because of failure to register during an academic year will no longer be considered a graduate student but may seek reinstatement (see Reinstatements).
Full-Time Course Load
Students must be registered for 10 or more graduate credits each quarter to be considered full-time students.
Part-Time Course Load
Students who can devote less than full-time to graduate study may register for the number of graduate credits judged by their program advisers to represent the appropriate fraction of a full-time load. Students should confer with their program to ascertain program policies pertaining to part-time student status.
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Meeting Program Requirements
Students who continue on active status in their program without interruption are responsible for meeting all current requirements, including requirements that are added or revised since the student first entered the program. Students who interrupt their graduate studies by officially withdrawing from the university or by losing their active student status are held responsible for their graduate program requirements in force at the time they are readmitted or are reinstated into the program.
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Minimum Academic Performance
A student must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 to obtain a master’s degree at the University of Cincinnati. At least two-thirds of the minimum graduate credits for the degree must be at a level of B or higher. A doctoral student must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in all doctoral course work, with the exception of PharmD students who must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA in all course work.
Note: See your adviser or director. Programs establish minimum academic standards that may exceed the overall university standards provided above.
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