Academic Standing is monitored at the end of each academic term by the Registrar. Progression in a Linfield graduate program is dependent upon a student’s ability to master appropriate learning content in courses as demonstrated by achieving minimum evaluation standards. Students will be notified by email if they are not in good academic standing and also if they return to good standing.

Students who are not in good academic standing are ineligible to participate in Varsity Athletics (including practices and competition), student leadership roles, Fraternity and Sorority Life, and other curricular and co-curricular activities which require good academic standing.

The standard for a graduate programs at Linfield University requires a minimum Cumulative/Program Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.000, with the exception of the graduate certificate programs in the School of Business which require a 2.000 minimum Program GPA and the MEPN MSN program which requires a 2.0 minimum Cumulative GPA due to the pre-licensure nature of this program.

To monitor Academic Standing, the registrar uses the following minimum standards for Good Academic Standing in each program:

COURSE GRADE STANDARDS

Sports Science and Analytics Program

Minimum grade of C in each course. A student who earns a C- grade in any course is not in good academic standing and earning two grades below C (in the same or subsequent academic terms) or a grade of D+ or lower in any course will result in dismissal from the program.

Graduate Education Programs

Minimum grade of B in each course. A student who earns a B-, C+, C, or C- grade in any course is not in good academic standing and earning two grades below B (in the same or subsequent academic terms) or a grade of D+ or lower in any course will result in dismissal from the program.

School of Business Graduate Programs

Minimum grade of C- in each course. A student who earns a D or D+ grade in any course is not in good academic standing and earning two grades below C- (in the same or subsequent academic terms) or a grade of F in any course will result in dismissal from the program.

School of Nursing Graduate Programs

Minimum grade of C in each course. A student who earns a grade of C- or lower in any course is not in good academic standing and earning two grades of C- or lower (in the same or subsequent academic terms) or a grade of D+ or lower in any course will be dismissed from the program.

CUMULATIVE/ PROGRAM GPA STANDARDS

In addition to the above detailed course grade standards, a student whose Cumulative/Program GPA is below the minimum GPA required to complete their program (3.0 for all programs except certificate programs in the School of Business and pre-licensure programs in the School of Nursing) will not be in good academic standing. They will be dismissed from the program if they fail to raise their Cumulative/Program GPA to at least the minimum at the completion of the repeated or replaced course.

CONDITIONS

A student will be dismissed from their program if they fail to meet any conditions set forth in the email notifying them that they are not in good academic standing.

RETURN TO GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING

To get back into good academic standing, a student must rectify their situation by successfully repeating the course(s) in which they earned a grade below the minimum for their program at the earliest possible opportunity and must raise their Cumulative Graduate GPA to at least the minimum for their program. If the course in which a below-minimum grade has been earned is an elective for the program, a student may, with the consent of their program director, successfully complete an alternate course to fill the same requirement, and must raise their Program Cumulative GPA to at least the minimum for the program. The grade for the original course will still be included in the student’s Cumulative Linfield Graduate GPA but will not be included in their Program Cumulative GPA.

READMISSION APPLICATION

A student who has been dismissed from their program may apply for readmission. Refer to the handbook for each program for more information about the readmission process.

PROFESSIONAL DISMISSAL

A student may also be dismissed from a graduate program for reasons including but not limited to:

School of Business

• Evidence of unethical behavior, gross neglect of duty, or unprofessional conduct that violates the standards of the business profession or the Master's Pledge.
• Illegal behavior that results in a situation in which the student may not participate in program-related activities, presents a potential danger to others, or is outside the scope of professional business practice.
• Unprofessional behavior with clients, faculty, staff, peers, or other stakeholders that undermines the integrity of the program or the profession.

For more information, please refer to the Master of Science in Business Student Handbook.

School of Nursing

Evidence of unsafe nursing practice, unethical behavior that violates the ANA code of ethics, unprofessional behavior with patients, patient family members, agency or clinical staff, faculty, Linfield staff, student peers, or others, illegal behavior that results in a situation in which a student may not participate at a clinical site, presents a potential danger to others, or is outside the scope of nursing practice. For more information, please see the School of Nursing M.S.N. Student Manual.

Graduate Education Programs

Evidence of unethical behavior, gross neglect of duty, or gross unfitness that violates the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Ethical Educator & Professional Practices, unprofessional behavior with children, family members, district staff, Linfield staff, student peers, or others, illegal behavior that results in a situation in which a student may not participate at a clinical site, presents a potential danger to others, or is outside the scope of teaching practice.

Sports Science and Analytics Program

Unsafe sports science and performance practice; unethical behavior; unprofessional behavior with student-athletes, students, faculty/staff, community members, site supervisors, alumni, professionals, student peers, or others; illegal behavior that results in a situation in which a student may not participate at a site (including Linfield), presents a potential danger to themselves and others, or is outside the scope of sports science and performance.