The following areas are available:

Course Level
All UM-St. Louis 300 and 400level courses can be taken for graduate credit unless they have been designated in advance "Not for graduate credit." For both master's and doctoral degrees, at least half of the credits must be from 400level courses. Individual graduate programs may have more restrictive requirements, requiring a higher proportion of 400level credits.

Within the department in which a student is pursuing a degree, no 200level course may be taken for graduate credit. However, outside the student's department, one 200level course may be taken for graduate credit with the approval of the student's adviser and the instructor. In every such case, the student's adviser must consult with the instructor to ensure that the instructor is aware that the course is being taken for graduate credit. The instructor may assign the additional work to the student commensurate with the student's graduate status. Courses numbered from 0 to 199 cannot be taken for graduate credit.

Transfer credit may be granted only for regular graduate courses for which a grade of A or B, or equivalent, was achieved.

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Institute and Workshop Courses
.Degree credit is allowed for institutes and workshops only if they are offered by a Missouri public university. All institute and workshop credit is considered transfer credit. No more than three hours of transfer credit in this category is permitted.

Graduate workshops or institutes are shortterm offerings intended to meet the needs of specialized groups and to provide opportunities to explore new developments and current issues.  Graduate study experiences not readily available in existing courses are appropriate for workshop or institute offerings

A student who completes a workshop or institute course while not enrolled in the Graduate School may not subsequently include the course as part of a degree program. Inclusion of the workshop or institute credit in a graduate program is subject to the approval process inherent in the filing of a degree program. In instances where workshops or institutes are offered on a credit/noncredit or pass/fail basis, such credit may not be applied to a graduate degree.
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Foreign Language Requirement
The Graduate School does not have any general foreign language requirements for advanced degrees. Where graduate programs establish required levels of competence in one or more foreign languages, that competence shall be shown in one of the following ways, as determined by the graduate programs:

1) An examination given by the graduate programs.
2) Satisfactory completion of a language course at a specified level.

Evidence that the foreign language requirement has been satisfied shall be presented to the Graduate School in each case
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Grades
Faculty have complete discretion in assigning grades in their courses. Point assignments for grades are as follows:

 

A = 4.0

A- = 3.7

B+ = 3.3

B = 3.0

B- = 2.7

C+ = 2.3

C = 2.0

C- = 1.7

F = 0

    
EX = Excused
DL  = Delayed

The Graduate School does not recognize a D grade for a graduate student enrolled in a course carrying graduate credit. According to the regulations of the Graduate School, grades lower than  C are recorded as F.

The satisfactory/unsatisfactory option is not available to students taking courses at any level (200, 300, or 400) for graduate credit. Students may enter courses as auditors but may not change from audit to credit or credit to audit after the first week of class. Auditors are charged full fees and receive no academic credit.

Delayed grades may be given when a student's work is incomplete but otherwise worthy of credit. Delayed grades must be removed within two regular semesters after the time recorded or they automatically become F grades.  Delayed grades recorded for courses in thesis or dissertation research are left as delayed grades until the final regular grades are reported by the instructor.

Students cannot earn a graduate degree with any delayed grades on their transcript. The only exception to this rule is for students enrolled in doctoral programs who are obtaining a master's degree or graduate certificate on the way to the doctorate. For these students, delayed grades in dissertation research are allowed at the time they receive their master's degree or graduate certificate.
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Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4.0 Scale
All courses taken at UMSt. Louis for graduate credit figure into the calculation of the transcript GPA, including courses that may not be a part of the degree program. However, only those courses included in the degree or certificate program are included in the calculation of the program GPA. The program GPA must be at least 3.0 for a student to receive a graduate degree or certificate.

Graduate courses taken by UMSt. Louis undergraduates and then petitioned into graduate credit will be included in GPA calculations. Extension work, institutes, workshops, and courses transferred from other universities or other UM campuses will not be included in any GPA calculation, even though the courses may be included as part of a degree program
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Probation
A graduate program must place a graduate student on probation if the transcript GPA, based on a minimum of three courses (9 credit hours), falls below 3.0 or if it regards the student's progress as unsatisfactory. The student will be placed on probation for one semester, during which time progress will be formally reviewed by the appropriate graduate program. After one semester the student will be removed from probation, continued on probation, or dismissed. A student may not continue on probation for more than one calendar year without permission of the dean of the Graduate School. Probation letters will be sent out by the graduate program, with copies sent to the Graduate School and the Graduate Admissions Office.
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Dismissal
A graduate student can be dismissed from the Graduate School on the recommendation of the graduate program and concurrence of the Graduate School.  Dismissal letters will be sent out by the Graduate School, with copies sent to the graduate adviser and the Graduate Admissions Office. Notification will be sent by the Graduate School to the Registrar's Office. Nondegree students must maintain the same standards required of students enrolled in degree or certificate programs. Upon recommendation of the graduate program, nondegree students may be dismissed if their grade point averages fall below 3.0. They are dismissed if their grade point average is below 3.0 at the end of 12 completed credit hours of study.

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