Course Attempt Limits for Graduation Eligibility

In order for a student to be eligible for graduation at the end of their program, they must have successfully completed all course requirements within 150% of their allotted course attempts. This includes any courses a student took before changing their major, even if those courses did not apply to a student's current major.

Unsuccessful course attempts include:

• Courses from which a student withdraws (grade is W).
• Any courses that a student fails (grade F).

Based on the above:

• Masters programs (36 semester hours) – only permitted 6 W’s and F’s combined.
• Certificate programs (18 semester hours) – only permitted 3 W’s and F’s combined.

*Calculations are based on the total required semester hours and are adjusted for those programs that are different than the total semester hours listed above.

For students who were admitted on or before May 1, 2022:

• Students not currently in violation of the updated policy will be granted additional attempts:
  • Master’s degrees: 5 additional attempts
  • Certificates: 3 additional attempts
• Students at the updated limit or currently in violation of the updated policy will be granted 3 additional unsuccessful attempts
  • If the student has already been granted a specific number of additional credits or attempts through an appeal, the appeal approval will supersede this policy

If a student meets the unsuccessful course attempt limits, they will be placed on academic suspension pending their academic dismissal. Students will have 30 days to appeal their pending academic dismissal in writing before it is processed.

Students should contact their Academic Advisor at [email protected] for more information on course attempt limits.