Academic Status for Graduates

Minimum GPA Required to Graduate

Graduate students must maintain an expected level of performance throughout their program. Students must be in good academic standing to graduate.  Applications for graduation will be denied if the student is not in good academic standing as defined by this policy. Students must meet or exceed a minimum 3.0 KU Cumulative Graduation GPA in order to graduate with a Master of Arts in Design.

Academic Probation

A student may be placed on academic probation after completing a semester at KU without a 3.0 GPA, or upon notification by the Department of Design that a student is no longer in good academic standing. Graduate students may be placed on academic probation for failure to maintain the expected level of performance and rate of progress in a degree program.

Probation is not merely a disciplinary action-- it is meant to be a warning that something needs to change for a student to achieve their degree. We work closely with students on probation to help them identify what obstacles prohibited them from achieving their best and make strategies with them for how to improve.

Dismissal

Failure to raise the GPA above 3.0 in a semester while on probation may be grounds for dismissal. Students may also be dismissed by the Department of Design chair at any time for excessive absences or for failing to make progress toward the degree. 

Students who have been dismissed from a graduate program may be readmitted for further graduate study at KU only by petition of the school that will accept the student. 

The Vice Provost of Graduate Studies must review the petition to determine final action. 

Good Standing

Students with KU semester and cumulative GPA's of 3.0 or above are in good academic standing.