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Academic Standing

A student is considered in good standing if his or her Grade Point Average is 3.0 or higher. Students in good standing are eligible to continue their courses at Mount Saint Mary College.

A student may be placed on probation by the Academic Standards Committee. Among the factors the committee shall consider when reviewing a student's progress are:

  1. failure to fulfill entrance conditions related to federal and/or state mandates or National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education requirements;
  2. failure to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher; or
  3. failure to attain satisfactory grades in courses required in the graduate program in which the student is enrolled (see graduation requirements for the respective graduate programs).

When a grade below C (2.0) is earned in a required course, the student must repeat that course. If a grade below C is earned in an elective course, the student must either repeat the course or select another elective. If the student elects to repeat a course, the original grade remains on the student's transcript until the replacement course is taken, after which the lower of the two grades is eliminated from the cumulative GPA. If a substitute elective is taken, the original grade will remain on the transcript and will be factored into the overall GPA. If students complete all of their course requirements with an average slightly below 3.0, they may take two additional courses to raise their GPA to the appropriate level.