GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS
Federal Student Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress
Students receiving federal student financial aid must maintain "satisfactory academic progress" at the institution in order to continue to be eligible to receive this aid. The Financial Aid Office evaluates Satisfactory Academic Progress after the completion of each academic year, generally two semesters. There are three components of satisfactory progress: a qualitative standard (i.e., grade point average), an incremental quantitative standard (number of credits attempted and earned for each year of study), and a Maximum Time Frame for the degree or program. All semesters of enrollment, including summer, must be considered in the determination of satisfactory academic progress.
Grades and Credits
Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements for all divisions are shown further below. Grades of "W" are counted as courses attempted and count toward the maximum time frame. Attempted hours include all credit hours for which the student is enrolled and charged on the 10 th day of the semester. Transfer credits accepted for the student's academic program or degree are counted when measuring the maximum time frame to complete the degree or program, but do not affect the qualitative standard. Tulane University does not accept for credit any transfer grades lower than "C". Satisfactory Academic Progress cannot be determined until all grades of "I" (incomplete) are resolved. Guidelines for repeated coursework, if allowed, are specified in the catalog of each academic division. Pass/Fail courses accepted toward the academic program are included when measuring academic progress. Audited courses do not count toward the qualitative or quantitative standards. Credit is not granted for audited courses. Students switching degree programs at the undergraduate level will bring all grades earned in the other division, but only the courses acceptable for credit toward the new degree will count toward the quantitative standard and the maximum time frame. Both qualitative and quantitative standards begin anew for students seeking a graduate or professional degree after completing an undergraduate degree.
Probationary Period
Students who fail to meet the minimum requirements, other than Maximum Time Frame, will be allowed one probationary semester to restore satisfactory standing. Financial aid will be processed for one semester only. Further review will be required at the end of the probationary semester. Graduate or professional students enrolled in the School of Law must earn a minimum 2.0 (C grade) for all courses attempted, students enrolled in the Business School must earn a minimum 2.67 for all courses attempted, all other graduate and professional students must earn a minimum 3.0 (B grade) for all courses attempted. Students having reached the Maximum Time Frame to complete a program cannot receive a probationary semester. After receiving aid for one probationary semester, students who consistently continue to meet the same standards outlined above for the probationary semester in each subsequent semester will be considered to be making satisfactory academic progress for purposes of receiving federal student aid, provided that they do not exceed the specified Maximum Time Frame for degree completion. Students who fail to earn the minimum requirements during the probationary semester will be considered as not making satisfactory academic progress and all financial assistance will be terminated or suspended until the student regains minimum satisfactory academic progress standards.
Appeals for Students Denied Federal Aid
In any division, a student who is denied aid because of a failure to meet satisfactory progress standards after the probationary semester may appeal this determination to the Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals Committee of the Financial Aid Office by completing a Student Appeal form. An appeal must be based on significant mitigating circumstances, circumstances that seriously affected academic performance. Examples of possible mitigating circumstances are serious illness, severe injury, death of a family member, and other similar situations. Students may re-establish eligibility for upcoming periods by achieving the satisfactory progress standards. After a student has re-established eligibility, he/she may be considered for aid for upcoming periods but not for periods during which the standard had not been met.
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS STANDARDS
Freeman School of Business – MBA Program (Graduate Program) : Full-time students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on 17 or fewer credits completed or a cumulative GPA of 2.67 on 18 or more credits completed. The maximum time frame for completing the full-time MBA is 3 years. Part-time students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on 13 or fewer credits completed and a cumulative GPA of 2.67 on 13 or more credits completed. The maximum time frame for part-time students is 7 years.
Freeman School of Business – MACCT Program (Graduate Program): Full-time students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on 11 or fewer credits completed or a cumulative GPA of 2.67 on 12 or more credits completed. The maximum time frame for completing the MACCT program is 3 years.
Freeman School of Business – MFIN Program (Graduate Program): Full-time students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on 7 or fewer credits completed or a cumulative GPA of 2.67 on 8 or more credits completed. The maximum time frame for completing the MFIN program is 2 years.
Freeman School of Business – PHD students: Full-time students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0. The maximum time frame for completing the degree is 7 years. Students must be in continuous registration in a degree-granting division of the University until the awarding of the degree.
Freeman School of Business (New Orleans & Houston Executive MBA, Houston Professional MBA, and Houston Master of Finance programs): A student who has completed 16 or fewer credit hours must attain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50. Students who have completed at least 17 and not more than 32 credit hours must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.67. Students who have completed 33 or more credit hours must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Students who fail to meet the continuation requirements will be dismissed from the program.
For the purpose of determining GPA for the New Orleans & Houston Executive MBA programs , the following equivalents will be used:
HP = 4.00; F = 0; P = 3.00; MP = 2.00
School of Law: Full-time students must have earned at least 20 credits during the previous year and must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0. Part-time students must pass each course attempted with at least a "C" grade. The maximum time frame for completing the Juris Doctor degree is 9 semesters.
School of Medicine: The normal timeframe for completion of required coursework for the M.D. degree is four academic years. Students are occasionally required to repeat all or part of a year of study (subsequent to incomplete or unsatisfactory course work or an approved leave). Students must satisfactorily complete any course that is being repeated for the first time. Students must satisfactorily complete all courses for a given year when repeating that year for the first time. To be considered making satisfactory academic progress, students must complete the first two years of the curriculum by the end of the third year after initial enrollment. The maximum time frame for completing the M.D. degree is 5-1/2 years. Note: The Tulane University School of Medicine employs a grading system that consists of the following: Honors; High Pass ; Pass; Condition; and Fail.
School of Public Health full-time graduate students must have earned at least 18 credits during the previous year. Students may not earn more than one "F" and must meet any probationary conditions established by the Dean. Students must achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.75 by the end of the second year (maximum of 5 semesters). Maximum time frames for degrees are as follows: MPH--2-1/2 years, MPH & TM--2 years; MSPH--2 years; MHA--3 years; MBA/MPH--5 years, MBA/MHA--5 years; MSW/MPH--3 years; JD/MPH--5 years; MD/MPH--see Medical School standards; Dr.P.H.--6 years, SC.D.--6 years; MA/MPH--see Graduate School standards. A student who fails to meet one or more of the standards of progress shall be placed on financial aid probation. While on probation, the student may receive financial aid for half an academic year. At the end of this probationary period, the student must have met the satisfactory academic progress standards. As student who does not comply with each standard by the end of the probationary period is suspended from financial aid eligibility. A student shall be reinstated for financial aid eligibility when he/she has satisfactorily completed sufficient course work to meet the academic standards of progress.
School of Public Health part-time graduate students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on 13 or fewer credits completed and a cumulative GPA of 2.67 on more than 13 credits completed. Maximum time frame for part-time students is 14 semesters (this includes MPH Distance Learning Program). A s
tudent who fails to meet one or more of the standards of progress shall be placed on financial aid probation. While on probation, the student may receive financial aid for half an academic year. At the end of this probationary period, the student must have met the satisfactory academic progress standards. As student who does not comply with each standard by the end of the probationary period is suspended from financial aid eligibility. A student shall be reinstated for financial aid eligibility when he/she has satisfactorily completed sufficient course work to meet the academic standards of progress. School of Social Work : Full-time students must have earned at least 24 credits during the previous year. During the first two semesters a student may not earn 2 F's; or 1 F and 2 C's; or 1 F and 2 Incompletes; or 3 Incompletes; or one Unsatisfactory plus 1 F, or 2 C's, or 1 C and 1 Incomplete, or 2 Incompletes. Students must achieve a cumulative GPA of "B" by the end of the fourth semester. The maximum time frame for earning the MSW degree is 5 semesters. Part-time students must earn at least a "C" grade in all courses attempted and must maintain a cumulative GPA of "B". The maximum time frame for part time students is 8 semesters, except under extraordinary circumstances.
School of Liberal Arts including Payson Center students (graduate students): A student is considered to be making satisfactory progress so long as his/her cumulative grade point average equals or exceeds 3.0 and the number of terms of full-time enrollment does not exceed eight semesters for a master's degree and sixteen semesters for a Ph.D. or other doctoral degree. For part-time enrollment in a Master's program, the maximum time frame is five years for the Master's program and eight years for a PhD or doctoral program. A student admitted to the School of Liberal Arts in a graduate degree program must be in continuous registration in a degree-granting division of the University until the awarding of the degree.
School of Architecture (graduate student): A student is considered to be making satisfactory progress so long as his/her cumulative grade point average equals or exceeds 3.0 and the number of terms of full-time enrollment does not exceed six semesters for a master's degree and fourteen semesters for a Ph.D. or other doctoral degree. For part-time enrollment in a Master's program, the maximum time frame is 5 years for the Master's program and seven years for a PhD or doctoral program. A student admitted to the School of Architecture in a graduate degree program must be in continuous registration in a degree-granting division of the University until the awarding of the degree. School of Science and Engineering (graduate student): A student is considered to be making satisfactory progress so long as his/her cumulative grade point average equals or exceeds 3.0 and the number of terms of full-time enrollment does not exceed six semesters for a master's degree and fourteen semesters for a Ph.D. or other doctoral degree. For part-time enrollment in a Master's program, the maximum time frame is 5 years for the Master's program and seven years for a PhD or doctoral program. A student admitted to the School of Science and Engineering in a graduate degree program must be in continuous registration in a degree-granting division of the University until the awarding of the degree.
School of Continuing Studies (graduate student): A student is considered to be making satisfactory progress so long as his/her cumulative grade point average equals or exceeds 3.0. The maximum timeframe for part-time enrollment in a Master's program is 5 years. Only students enrolled in Master's Research must be in continuous registration in a degree-granting division of the University until the awarding of the degree.
Students may apply one “B-“ toward degree requirements; however, students who earn a second “B-“ will be dismissed from the program. Students who receive a grade of “C+” in any coursework attempted will be dismissed from the program.
|