Information taken from the Adler School Student Handbook; refer to the handbook for the most current policy.
Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress to maintain good academic standing. To maintain satisfactory progress, students must first remain consistently registered until completion of all degree requirements. Students who fail to maintain active matriculation (i.e. register each term) will be administratively withdrawn from the School, and Administrative Withdrawal will be indicated on the transcript.
Students are considered to be making satisfactory academic progress if they are taking a course load that ensures steady movement toward degree completion within the maximum time limits for degree completion, and if they are meeting all academic and clinical standards. All students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in order to be in good academic standing, to participate in practica and internship (doctoral students), to receive financial aid, and to graduate. In addition, students must successfully complete ("B" grade or better) 70% of attempted coursework in each term they are enrolled in order to be eligible for federal student financial aid.
Masters students should complete a minimum of twelve (12) credit hours every twelve months and must satisfactorily complete all of the requirements for graduation within five years of the date of first registration following admission to the program. For degree programs with more than 60 total credits, students may need to take up to 14 credits every twelve months in order to complete their degree requirements within five years.
Doctoral students should complete at least eighteen (18) credit hours every twelve months and must satisfactorily complete all requirements for graduation within seven years of the date of first registration following admission to the program. Students enrolled in dissertation or internship, are considered to be maintaining minimum credit requirements for satisfactory academic progress. These requirements constitute the minimum enrollment necessary to be considered in good academic standing. Students who fail to maintain good academic standing are referred to the Student Comprehensive Evaluation Committee for review. The Student Comprehensive Evaluation Committee may require remediation activities or may render decisions resulting in dismissal of students who are not maintaining satisfactory progress in their degree program.
Students whose overall grade point average falls below a "B" (3.0), or who have received two grades of "C" or "I", or a single grade of "NC", "D", or "F," are not in good academic standing and will be referred to the Student Comprehensive Evaluation Committee (SCEC) for review. Students who do not meet with the Student Comprehensive Evaluation Committee when requested to do so may face immediate dismissal from the School. In the case of a referral to the Student Comprehensive Evaluation Committee, the Committee will conduct a review of the student’s records which may include a meeting with the student and make recommendations regarding the student’s standing. Such recommendations may include, but are not limited to, a remediation plan or dismissal from the School.
Only two grades of "C" and no grades of "D", "F", or "NC" may be counted toward completion of degree requirements. A maximum of six (6) credit hours may be repeated to remediate deficient grades and, thus, qualify for graduation. Both the original course grade and the repeated course grade will be calculated in the overall GPA, and both will appear on the transcript.
Students, who receive more than any combination of six (6) credit hours of "C" or who receive a single grade of "NC", "D", "F" in any course or program requirement, are subject to immediate dismissal.