GRADUATE POLICIES
Academic Policies GENERAL DEGREE AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
Degree Requirements To be awarded a master’s degree, students must: • successfully complete all courses required in the specific master’s degree program;
• maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00;
• meet the Franklin University residence requirement; • complete the payment of all requisite tuition and fees; and • not be under disciplinary dismissal due to academic dishonesty or a violation of the Student Code of Conduct.
RESIDENCY
MBA and MSCS students must earn in residence at Franklin University at least 32 of the 40 required credit hours. MCM students must earn in residence at Franklin University at least 30 of the 38 (40 if they must take MCM 607) required credit hours. Transfer credit awarded based on experiential learning shall not count toward the residence requirement at Franklin University.
ACADEMIC CREDIT AND COURSELOAD
Students should plan academic loads in consultation with a Graduate Academic Advisor.
Academic load is designed as follows: Full-time: ..............................................6 or more credit hours
Half-time: ........................................................ 3-5 credit hours Less than half-time: ........................................ 1-2 credit hours
RATE OF PROGRESS
As evidence of satisfactory progress toward a master’s degree, students must complete all requirements for the degree within five years.
GRADE REPORTS
Grade reports normally are mailed within one week after the end of each session or grade period (a grade period is defined as any period in which a grade is earned, i.e., 3, 6 or 12 weeks depending on the length of the course). No grades will be released by telephone.
Graduate Grades The purpose of grading is multi-fold: to provide feedback on how well a student is doing relative to meeting course requirements, and to chronicle the student’s academic development for appropriate recognition. It is the expectation that our graduate students master each course taken. We consider the grade of “B” (3.0) or higher as representing this “mastery” criteria. The following grades are used to calculate a graduate student’s grade point average (GPA) and to meet the above stated standards at Franklin University:
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A ................................................................................................. 4.0 points A -............................................................................................... 3.7 points B +.............................................................................................. 3.3 points B ................................................................................................. 3.0 points B - .............................................................................................. 2.7 points C ................................................................................................. 2.0 points F or IF ........................................................................... 0 points (Failure) Z ................................... Administrative Withdrawal 0 points (Failure)
The following grades and symbols are used but do not affect the grade point average: I ...................... Incomplete must be completed within 30 days after the beginning of the next trimester. In a Pass/ No Credit course, an Incomplete converts to “NC” after the deadline. In a letter-graded course, an Incomplete converts to “IF” after the deadline. An “IF” is calculated in the GPA. (See “Withdrawal from a Course” for additional information.)
P ..................... Pass — calculated only in hours earned NC
.................No credit NZ
..................Administrative Withdrawal (for courses taken P/NC) W ...................Withdrawn from a course CK .................. Credit granted after the Forgiveness Policy. CR
..................Grades of “C” are changed to “CR” and not calculated in the GPA if a student has retaken the identical course for credit.
FK .................. Credit granted after the Forgiveness Policy.
FR...................Grades of “F” are changed to “FR” and not calculated in the GPA if a student has retaken the identical course for credit.
ZK .................. Credit granted after the Forgiveness Policy. GRADE FORGIVENESS POLICY
The Grade Forgiveness Policy was designed to be used only by former students whose previous academic performance at Franklin University was extremely poor (as determined by a cumulative GPA lower than 3.0), but who wish to return to the University. Usually, persons seeking permission to use the Grade Forgiveness Policy have not been students at Franklin University for several years. However, occasionally it is appropriate for permission to be granted to students who have no break in attendance. Students interested in further information should contact their Graduate Academic Advisor or the University Registrar no later than 30 days prior to the start of the trimester in which they request the policy to be implemented.
The policy gives Franklin University students a one-time opportunity to have their GPA recalculated. C, Z and F grades in graduate courses may be forgiven by changing them to a CK, ZK or FK grade by approval of the Chair of the graduate program. This removes them from the GPA calculation, but leaves them on the record. The acceptable reasons for this shall be in the following cases:
• The program has been changed and the student cannot retake a course to receive a passing grade, as that course number is no longer offered. Instead, the student has a passing grade in a new course that has replaced the old course. In this case it is reasonable to remove the grade of the old course from the GPA calculation by changing it to CK, ZK or FK.
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