Architecture Minimum Graduation GPA and Academic Probation Policy
Undergraduate Student Policies
(For students in the 1st - 4th year of M.Arch Track I 5-Year program and Interior Architecture program)
1. Minimum GPA Required to Graduate
Students must meet or exceed a minimum 2.0 KU Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) (just KU grades) and a 2.0 KU + Transfer GPA (KU and transfer grades) in order to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies or a Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture from the Department of Architecture. Applications for graduation will be denied if the student is not in good academic standing as defined by this policy.
2. Academic Probation
A student is placed on academic probation after completing a semester at KU without a 2.0 GPA, or upon notification by the Department of Architecture that a student is no longer in good academic standing. For admissions purposes, students with strong portfolios may be admitted on a probationary basis if their grades or ACT scores are not strong enough.
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.
3. Continued on Academic Probation
A student may be continued on academic probation if their semester GPA is above 2.00, but the cumulative GPA is less than 2.00.
4. Dismissal
Failure to raise the GPA above 2.0 in a semester while on probation may be grounds for dismissal. Students may also be dismissed by the Department of Architecture chair at any time for excessive absences or for failing to make progress toward the degree.
5. Good Standing
Students with KU semester and cumulative GPA's of 2.0 or above are in good academic standing.
Graduate Student Policies
(For students in the 5th year of M.Arch Track I, M.Arch Track II/III, and MA/PhD programs)
1. 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. For degree- and certificate-seeking graduate students, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is required for the student to graduate.
2. 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 Architecture 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.
3. 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 Architecture 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.
4. Good Standing
Students with KU semester and cumulative GPA's of 3.0 or above are in good academic standing.