Good Standing
Scholastic Probation
University Probation
Dismissal (Suspension)
University Withdrawals
Readmission to Graduate Degree Standing

Good Standing

The student has a cumulative and semester GPA of 3.0 or higher and has met the provisions of admission as stated in the Division of Graduate Education admission letter, the student is in good standing

Scholastic Probation

A student will be placed on College Probation if the semester GPA falls below a 3.0, even though the cumulative GPA remains above a 3.0. Students are placed on College Probation to maintain satisfactory progress for degree completion.

University Probation

A student may be placed on University Probation for any of the following:

• The student’s semester and cumulative GPA or graduate program GPA have fallen below a 3.0.
• The student fails to successfully complete ("B" or better) a majority of the courses each semester
• The student did not meet the Division of Graduate Education or academic department provisions of admission.

Dismissal (Suspension)

A student may be suspended from Degree Program and Division of Graduate Education for any of the following:

• The student’s cumulative or program GPA falls below a 3.0 after University Probation status
• The student did not meet the provisions of admission
• The student failed to make satisfactory progress toward their degree program
• The student failed to maintain a cumulative or program GPA for two (not necessarily consecutive) semesters.

University Withdrawals

All University withdrawals by graduate students must originate in the Division of Graduate Education.

Readmission to Graduate Degree Standing

Following suspension, consideration for readmission to degree seeking status within the Division of Graduate Education may be requested after the student has completed a minimum of nine (9) semester credits in non-degree status. The student must also achieve at a 3.0 GPA in 4XX-level and higher courses taken during non-degree status. Courses taken during suspension may not be used toward meeting degree requirements.

Transfer Credits

Up to (9) semester credit hours may be transferred from an accredited institution towards degree requirements at MSU.

The number of semester hours transferred from other institutions (non-degree or degree status) combined with credit(s) taken as a non-degree graduate at MSU may not exceed nine (9) credit hours on a Program of Study. Individual departments may have stricter standards on the number of credits to be transferred.

All eligible credits to be transferred are subject to approval by the student’s graduate committee, graduate department, and the Division of Graduate Education.

Official transcripts of any proposed transfer credit to be used on a Program of Study must be sent to the Division of Graduate Education. If the Division of Graduate Education approves a Program of Study which includes transfer credits that have not been taken, this approval is based on the understanding that the transfer credits will meet all standards of transfer credit eligibility.

The following are credits that cannot be transferred to MSU:

• Credits awarded by postsecondary institutions in the United States that lack regional accreditation;
• Courses with a grade of pass, credit, or satisfactory (non-traditionally graded);
• Courses older than six (6) years for master's students and ten (10) years for doctoral students;
• Courses with a grade below a “B” ;
• Credits awarded by postsecondary institutions for life experience;
• Credits awarded by postsecondary institutions for courses taken at non-collegiate institutions (e.g. government agencies, corporations, and industrial sponsored agencies);
• Credits awarded by postsecondary institutions for noncredit courses, workshops, and seminars offered by other postsecondary institutions as part of continuing education or professional development programs;
• Credits on an undergraduate transcript (undergraduate status);
• Credits used for completion of a degree at another institution.

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