SoHE Satisfactory Academic Progress

A student in the Human Ecology graduate program will be considered to be making satisfactory progress when the following conditions are met:

• Registered for a minimum of two credits (or three credits if dissertator) per semester, not including summer sessions;
• Have regular contact with their faculty advisor; at least once per semester;
• Maintained a 3.0 overall GPA and received a grade of at least B in all Human Ecology coursework;
• Cleared any incomplete grades by the end of the next enrolled semester
• Complete their annual review of graduate students each spring semester

Students may have additional program specific milestones and benchmarks that are outlined in the program section of this handbook.

Students who are not making satisfactory progress may be placed on academic probation and may lose eligibility for graduate student funding awards such as scholarships and assistantships. Students who receive unsatisfactory progress ratings in two consecutive semesters may be removed from the program.  Students may appeal a decision to be dropped from the program by submitting a written request to their advisor and the graduate program committee outlining the reasons they believe reconsideration is warranted in relation to established criteria for satisfactory progress.