Course Attempt Limits for Graduation Eligibility

To be eligible for graduation at the end of an academic program, students must successfully complete all required coursework within 150% of the total semester hours required for their program.

Program Changes and Degree-Level Clarification

Students who change programs, including those who change within the same degree level, are not reset for purposes of maximum course attempt calculations.

• All unsuccessful course attempts (W and F grades) earned prior to a program change continue to count towards the maximum allowed attempts for the student's current program.
• This applies regardless of whether the courses apply to the student's current program or degree requirements.

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:

• Associate programs (60 semester hours) – only permitted 10 W’s and F’s combined.
• Bachelors programs (120 semester hours) – only permitted 20 W’s and F’s combined.
• Certificate programs (18 semester hours) – only permitted 3 W’s and F’s combined.

Calculations 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 April 1, 2022:

• Students not currently in violation of the updated policy will be granted additional attempts:
  • Associate’s degrees: 5 additional attempts
  • Bachelor’s degrees: 10 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.