Academic Progress
GPA Requirement
Cumulative GPA must be 3.000 or higher
Master’s students need a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.000 to graduate and are expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.000 throughout their academic career to be in good academic standing. Students may not graduate with a cumulative GPA below 3.000.
Doctoral candidates are required to maintain a 3.300 cumulative GPA.
Academic Probation
Students who have less than the required cumulative GPA at any point in their academic program are placed on academic probation and closely monitored for academic progress. Students who have less than the required cumulative GPA at any point after attempting 12 or more credits must raise their GPA to the required minimum by the point that they have attempted at most an additional 12 credits; otherwise they will be required to withdraw from Wagner. Students who are asked to withdraw may request a final review by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A response to the final review submitted may take up to 10 business days.
REPEATING A COURSE
Two Attempts Per Course
Students who fail or withdraw (W) from a course are permitted one more attempt at the course, for a total of two attempts per course. In the case of a student who fails and repeats a course, the transcript will record both course attempts and grades, but only the grade received in the second instance will be computed into the student's GPA. Students are not allowed to repeat a course for which they received a passing grade on the Wagner grading scale.
Students with two or more W grades on their transcript in a single term will be placed on academic probation and closely monitored for academic progress.
Second Attempt and Timing
Students who fail or withdraw from a school-wide core or required specialization course must repeat and complete the course in the next 14-week term:
- A Fall or January term course must be repeated in the next Spring term;
- A Spring or Summer term course must be repeated in the next Fall term.
For Students in the MHA Program ONLY
Students in the MHA program who fail or withdraw from one or more courses in a term must repeat and complete ONLY that coursework in their next term of enrollment. Since all the required courses in a given term are prerequisites for the next term's courses, students must successfully complete all courses in a term in order to proceed to subsequent coursework.
If a course is not offered in every 14-week term, the student must receive approval from their Student Services Program Advisor to take the course in the next term in which it is offered.
INCOMPLETE GRADES AND COURSES
Must Be Earned Before the End of the Next Term
Students who earn an incomplete grade (I) in a course must earn a final letter grade in that course before the end of the next term. Students will not receive credit for a course with a pending I grade until a passing letter grade is posted.
Students with two or more I grades on their transcript will be placed on academic probation (not including I grades assigned for the first half of Capstone) and closely monitored for academic progress.
Incomplete Grades Not Earned
After one term, an incomplete (I) grade will automatically change to an F (fail). After this period, students will be required to re-register and pay for the course if it is a degree requirement. If a second attempt at the course is unsuccessful (results in W or F) and the course is a requirement for the degree, the student will be required to withdraw from Wagner.
ACADEMIC STANDING AND FINANCIAL AID
Students should know that a cumulative GPA below the required minimum and/or courses that are not completed on time (I, W) can have implications for financial aid eligibility. Students should carefully read the graduate student information regarding NYU’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards.