Scholarship Standards
A student must earn a 3.00 grade point average for all course work (including all courses listed on the program and other graduate upper- and lower-division courses). No work of C grade or less may be dropped from a pro-gram, nor can a course be repeated for a higher grade if the final grade is C or higher. Any course listed on the program in which a grade of C-, D, or F is earned must be repeated.
Any graduate student who fails to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher for all course work subsequent to admission to the Graduate School will be dropped from the University. A student who is dropped may be permitted to re-enroll if the chair of the major department makes a special recommendation with the concurrence of the Dean of the Graduate School.
Requirements for a Graduate Degree
The graduation requirements of the Graduate School (as published in the Graduate School Policies and Procedures Manual ) in effect at the time of the student's initial admission as a regular or provisional graduate student must be met for completion of a graduate degree program. Departmental requirements for graduation are those in effect at the time the student files a program.
Subsequent changes in degree requirements of the Graduate School or in departmental requirements may be substituted at the option of the student upon approval by the master's or doctoral committee, by the department chair, and by the Dean of the Graduate School.
If a student is dropped from the University for failure to maintain continuous enrollment, the graduation requirements of the Graduate School are those in effect at the time of readmission to the Graduate School.
The time limit for the use of graduate credits toward a master's degree is six years from the beginning date of the earliest course applied toward the degree.
Each program for a doctoral degree is considered individually. In all cases, work for the degree must be completed within three years of the date of the satisfactory completion of the preliminary examination. At least four months must elapse between preliminary and final examinations for doctoral degrees.
Transfer Credit and Credit Restrictions
Detailed policies and procedures on transfer credit and credit restrictions are outlined in the Graduate School Policies and Procedures Manual.
Transfer of Graduate Credits
Appropriate credits (with a grade of B or higher) earned in other accredited graduate schools may be applied to a limited extent toward an advanced degree; however, they may not be substituted for residence requirements.
Graduate Work through Continuing Education
Credit earned in graduate-level courses taken through the WSU Office of Extended University Services will be accepted on graduate student programs without limit subject only to customary program approvals. No extension credits from other institutions, or work done by correspondence with this or any other institution, or credit earned by special examination may be used to meet advanced degree requirements.
Graduate Study by Seniors
Seniors who have at least a 3.00 grade point average in the last half of their undergraduate work at Washington State University may register for up to six semester hours of work in the Graduate School in excess of the number of hours required to complete the bachelor's degree. Graduate School approval is required at the time of registration. Only grades of “B” or higher may be applied toward an advanced degree. Seniors who wish to enroll in 500-level courses for undergraduate credit must obtain approval of the major advisor and the chair of the department or program in which the course is offered.