Grading
BSW
All required and complementary courses used to fulfill the BSW program requirements must be completed with a grade of 鈥淐鈥� or better. Only in an elective course will the grade of D be counted for credit. This policy applies to all courses completed during the BSW program, excluding those taken prior to entering the program and subsequently transferred.
Failing a required course: If a student does not complete a required course with a C or better, the grade is considered a failure (鈥淒鈥� or 鈥淔鈥�, 鈥淛鈥� or 鈥淜F鈥�). The student must either pass the supplemental examination in the course if this option is available or repeat the course. Course substitution will be allowed only in special cases; students should consult their academic advisor in this case.
Normally, a student is permitted to repeat a failed course only once. To attempt a required course for the third time, a student must appeal to the Associate Dean (Student Affairs) for permission. If permission is denied by the Associate Dean and/or the appeals committee, the student must withdraw from the program.
A failing grade of 鈥淒鈥�, 鈥淔鈥�, 鈥淛鈥� or 鈥淜F鈥� does NOT get removed from the student record, and CGPA is affected by the grade.
MScA, MSW, PhD
Graduate level students (MScA, MSW, & PhD) are required to obtain a grade of 65% (B-) or better in all of their courses.
Graduate students who receive a failing grade in one required course (a course required by the program or a course designated by the department for an individual student鈥檚 program of study) may automatically retake that course, write one supplemental examination if permitted by departmental policy, or substitute an equivalent course. A student who receives any other failing grades, including in the supplemental, will be required to withdraw from the program.
This policy does not pertain to comprehensive examinations, doctoral oral defences, or thesis failures. See the Comprehensive Exam for more information. MSW students in the thesis聽option can also be required to withdraw from the program of study for documented lack of performance in research.
Students can find more information on 海角社区 grading on the聽Grading and Grade Point Averages website.
For the reread policy, click聽here.