School of Education

Students who have matriculated in a graduate degree or licensure program but fail to enroll in program course work for a period of two years are automatically terminated from the program.

Students whose admission status is terminated because of a two-year lapse in enrollment may apply for readmission. They must meet current criteria for admission, and, if readmitted, are subject to current program requirements.

Doctoral students, during the dissertation portion of their program (after passing the oral qualifying examination), must enroll in at least one (1) credit hour each semester (but not summer) in order to maintain active student status. Students who fail to register each semester must back-enroll for all semesters missed in order to graduate. There is a charge of $290 per semester (plus tuition) for back-enrollment.

Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements

Indiana University course grading is on the following four-point scale:

• A = 4.0
• A- = 3.7
• B+ = 3.3 C = 2.0
• B = 3.0
• B - = 2.7
• C+ = 2.3
• C = 2.0
• C- = 1.7
• D+ = 1.3
• D = 1.0
• D- = 0.7
• F = 0.0

Grade points are computed by multiplying the number of credit hours for a course times the course grade value. Grade point average (GPA) is computed by dividing the total number of hours completed into the total number of grade points earned.

GPA Requirements

Master's and Licensure Students

Students in master's degree and licensure programs are expected to maintain a GPA of 3.30 or higher in graduate course work. Master's and licensure students whose graduate GPA falls below 3.00 are subject to probation and dismissal. Graduate licensure students taking undergraduate courses must maintain a GPA of 2.75 in such course work.

Specialist and Doctoral Students

Specialist and doctoral degree students are expected to maintain a GPA of 3.50 or higher. Specialist and doctoral students whose GPA falls below 3.30 are subject to probation and dismissal.

Students may not graduate with GPAs in their program course work below the minimum specified levels. Students dismissed for academic reasons may not be recommended for teaching or other education licenses.

Students so dismissed may apply for readmission. They will be readmitted only if there is substantial reason to expect that their academic performance will improve.

Accumulation of Incomplete Courses

Graduate students with an inordinate number of incomplete courses will not be allowed to register in additional courses. As a general rule, graduate students with nine or more credit hours of I or R grades (excluding dissertation credits) will be disallowed further enrollment.