Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog

Academic Program Policy Categories


For the purposes of both the Minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress policy and the Minimum Graduation Requirements policy, post-baccalaureate/graduate academic programs at Rowan University fall into one of three major categories which are identified by their grade requirements as outlined below. (See individual program descriptions for academic categories.)

Category 1: To maintain Minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress in and to successfully graduate from a Category 1 program students must:

  • Earn no more than two total “B-” grades
  • Earn no grades lower than a “B-“
  • Earn an official cumulative GPA (according to matriculation level) of at least 3.000 on Rowan’s 4.000 scale

Category 2: To maintain Minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress in and to successfully graduate from a Category 2 program students must:

  • Earn no grades lower than a “B-“
  • Earn an official cumulative GPA (according to matriculation level) of at least 3.000 on Rowan’s 4.000 scale

Category 3: To maintain Minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress in and to successfully graduate from a Category 3 program students must:

  • Earn no more than two total C grades of any combination of “C+” or “C.” (C- grades are not acceptable.)
  • Earn no grades lower than a “C”
  • Earn an official cumulative GPA (according to matriculation level) of at least 3.000 on Rowan’s 4.000 scale

Policy Prior to Fall 2013 Matriculation

The academic review and minimum graduation requirements review policies will be applied to Rowan graduate and post-baccalaureate students who matriculate beginning Fall 2013 or later; however, current students (those matriculated and active before Fall 2013) will be grandfathered under the prior policy/practice, whose grade and GPA requirements are the same as Academic Review Category 3.