Minimum GPA for Retention

Both degree and non-degree graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to remain at Hunter College. Students whose grades fall below this standard are required to raise their GPAs to at least 3.0 within one semester. After the posting of grades, the Office of the Registrar will notify graduate advisers of students whose GPA has fallen below 3.0. Those students will receive warning indicating that they have one probationary semester in which to raise their GPAs. Students who fail to raise their GPAs sufficiently will be dropped from their programs. Probations and Dismissals are assessed  at the end of each fall and spring semester.

Appeals Procedure for Students on Probation

1. Student appeals must be made in writing to the dean of the appropriate school. Appeals must be received no later than the first day of classes of the following semester.
2. Upon receipt of this written letter of appeal, the dean will convene a probation appeals committee composed of representatives from the graduate programs in the appropriate school, to include the graduate adviser from the appropriate program or a comparable program representative.
3. The probation appeals committee will meet to review each case and produce a written report stating the grounds for its final decision. Copies of this report shall be sent to the student, to the dean, and to the student’s file. The decision of this committee is final. If the appeal is successful, the committee shall send official notification to the registrar that the student will be retained on probation and allowed to register.

Student appeals received by the first day of classes are handled with dispatch so the student may register within the period of late registration without payment of the late registration fee.