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SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS

Federal regulations require that students receiving financial assistance maintain satisfactory academic progress. Therefore, the Office of Financial Aid must monitor the academic progress of student aid recipients. Aid recipients must meet specific quantitative and qualitative measures and complete their programs within a maximum time. All students who receive financial aid from federal, state, or Emory-funded sources must be enrolled as degree candidates in good standing to retain financial aid awards. Academic records will be evaluated at the end of each term. Evaluation factors include: 

  • Grade point average (GPA), 

  • Time to degree completion, and 

  • Percentage of courses passed 

Students must also meet the following minimum grade requirements to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress. 

  • Master Programs (MA, MDP, MM, MS, MSM): Must maintain a 2.7 current GPA each semester and an overall 2.7 cumulative GPA. 

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): Must maintain a 2.7 current GPA each semester and an overall 

    2.7 cumulative GPA. 

Any student who fails to pass two-thirds of the hours taken for two successive terms is automatically excluded regardless of any previous average. 

All students are expected to complete their degree programs within a specified maximum time frame. The maximum time frame for graduate students is 150% of the hours required to complete their degree program. Time to degree completion is calculated for all credit hours for which the student enrolls or receives credit at Emory. The following grades are assigned: A, B, C, D, F, Satisfactory, and Unsatisfactory. A course assigned an Incomplete, In Progress, or Withdrawal is counted toward attempted credits. Audited classes are not considered attempted credits. 

  • Master Programs (MA, MDP, MS): The degree must be completed within 108 attempted units based on a 72-unit degree requirement. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): The degree must be met within 324 attempted units based on a 216-unit degree requirement.