Dismissal for Unsatisfactory Performance:
A graduate student will be dismissed from the graduate program if any one of the following conditions occurs:
1. | The graduate student's current GPA or cumulative GPA falls below 2.0. | |
2. | The student earns two Grades of "F", | |
3. | Two consecutive semesters of "No Progress" grades assigned in thesis or dissertation courses. | |
4. | Two "C" grades in the Ph.D. in Exceptional Learning Program. | |
5. | One "F" grade in a course in the Ph.D. in Exceptional Learning Program. | |
6. | Some graduate programs may have more stringent dismissal criteria. Students should confer with the department about such criteria. | |
7. | The graduate student fails to achieve Good Academic Standing by the end of the next enrolled semester following a semester that the graduate student was placed in probationary Academic Standing | |
8. | The graduate student fails to meet program-specific requirements. | |
9. | The graduate student does not successfully pass all examinations for admission to candidacy as required by their graduate program. |
A graduate student who has been dismissed for unsatisfactory performance may request reinstatement through the appeal procedures in Tennessee Tech Policy #281 (Graduate Student Dismissal, Reinstatement, and Appeal Procedures).