Graduation Requirements and Grading

To qualify for the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration, a student must fulfill the following minimum requirements:

1. Admitted to candidacy for the degree in the School of Business
2. Satisfactorily complete all academic requirements with a cumulative grade point average grade of “B” (CGPA = 3.0) or better
3. File an application for the award of the degree at the Records Office on or before the date published in the University Calendar
4. Complete all academic requirements within five (5) years from the date of first registration, unless a petition for extension is granted. Extensions are granted only for compelling reasons.

Academic Standards

Students are expected to maintain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0. A student whose CGPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. S/he may be separated from the program unless the minimum CGPA of 3.0 is achieved within the next 9 credit hours.

Grading

Passing grades for graduate study range from “A” to “C”. Any work earning a grade below “C” will be assigned the grade of “F”. Incomplete work – grade of “I” – must be completed within one calendar year of the completion of the course or will be changed to “F”. A student receiving the grade of “F” should attempt to repeat immediately the course in which the grade was received. In computing the CGPA the grade from the first repeat of a course replaces the original grade. Grades from transfer or waiver credit and from non-MBA courses taken after the beginning of the program are excluded from CGPA calculations.