Graduate Student Resource Center

Academic Success

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Academic Standing

The academic standing of a graduate student is expressed as a cumulative grade-point average. This is determined at the end of each semester by dividing the total quality points (the summation of the credit hours multiplied by the point value for each class) by the total credit hours attempted in courses in which the student has received a grade of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C, or F. All grade-point averages are carried to two decimal places (unrounded). After being admitted to a graduate program and registering as a graduate student, grades for all 400- to 800-level courses taken are computed into a student's grade-point average. To be considered in Good Academic Standing, a graduate student must maintain a graduate grade-point average of 3.0 or above.
 

Academic Resources

Please review the following useful links for information and guidelines to help you be successful in your academic program.  The following information is found in the 2016/17 Online Cleveland State University Graduate Catalog. Course Catalogs vary by year of admittance. The catalog information below applies to master and doctoral students newly enrolled at Cleveland State University in the 2016/17 academic year.

Regulations and Requirements

Academic Actions and Exceptions

Academic Warning and Dismissal

Enrollment Regulations

Graduate Program Completion Requirements

Plagiarism/Regulations for Student Conduct

Research, Theses, and Dissertations

Academic Resources

Please review the following useful links for information and guidelines to help you be successful in your academic program.  The following information is found in the 2016/17 Online Cleveland State University Graduate Catalog. Course Catalogs vary by year of admittance. The catalog information below applies to master and doctoral students newly enrolled at Cleveland State University in the 2016/17 academic year.

Academic Calendar

Calculating your Grade Point Average (GPA.)

Catalog (Graduate)

College of Graduate Studies

Grading System

Credit Hours/Full-time Course Load

Graduate Programs by Department

Questions:

Contact your Program Director or Academic Department for questions related to your program of study.

Contact the College of Graduate Studies staff or call 216.687.9370 for general inquiries.