Grading Policies

Repeating a Course

Ph.D. students may repeat a 5000- or 6000-level course if the original grade earned was a C, D, F and if allowed by the program. The course may be repeated only once and the original grade continues to be included in the computation of the graduate point average. There is no grade replacement in a Ph.D. level program. Individual programs may prohibit repeating a course or may have limits on the number of times a student may repeat courses.

Probation/Suspension for Ph.D. Students

The policies below represent the minimum standard for graduate students at the University of Texas at Tyler. Individual colleges may have stricter criteria for probation and/or suspension from a program.

Academic Probation

A Ph.D. student who has a cumulative grade point of less than 3.0 will be placed on probation. Students on academic probation must earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above in the subsequent semester of enrollment (including summer, if registered.)

Students have two semesters to remove themselves from probation. The second semester of probation would be considered continued probation. Failure to do so results in academic suspension. A student on probation or continued probation should not register for more than six hours and must obtain his/her advisor’s approval to register.

Grade point deficiencies incurred at UT Tyler must be removed through additional course work at UT Tyler. Grades earned at other institutions are not used in computing the grade point average and may not be used to remove a deficiency. A Ph.D. student who leaves the University on probation or continued probation will be readmitted on probation or continued probation even if he or she has attended another institution in the interim. However, readmission as a degree-seeking student is not guaranteed.

Academic Suspension

A Ph.D. student who fails to make satisfactory academic progress may be dismissed from the Ph.D. program. Failure to make satisfactory progress may be the result of, but not limited to, failure to raise the cumulative grade point average to 3.0 within the subsequent two semesters, poor performance on proficiency exams, unsatisfactory research progress, or inability to meet other degree requirements.

Although cases of improper conduct of research or unprofessional behavior are addressed according to other University procedures, these behaviors may also result in dismissal from the University.