29 Definition of Satisfactory Academic Progress

The definition of satisfactory academic progress varies slightly for MS and Capstone Certificate students because MS students must adhere to Graduate School policies and Capstone Certificate students must adhere to Special Student policies.

MS Policy Regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress: 

For a comprehensive review of policies for the Applied Drug Development MS program click here. For a comprehensive review of policies for the Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation MS program click here.

Capstone Certificate Policy Regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress: 

For a comprehensive review of policies for the Applied Drug Development Capstone Certificate program click here. For a comprehensive review of policies for the Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation Capstone Certificate program click here. Important points from these policies are below.

  • Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.00.
  • Students must earn a minimum grade of C in each course used to meet Capstone Certificate requirements.
  • Courses in which a student elects the pass/fail or audit option will not count toward completion of Capstone Certificate requirements.
  • All of the Capstone Certificate credits must be earned “in residence” (which includes on campus and distance-delivered courses) at UW-Madison.
  • All of the Capstone Certificate credits must be earned while enrolled in the Capstone Certificate program.

Please note that if a Capstone Certificate student wishes to be eligible to apply to the related MS program, they must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in the Capstone Certificate program.

 

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