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COPH Professional program students are graded by letter grades, with associated quality points for courses completed, as follows:

Grade Quality Points

Grade Quality Points
A+ 4.00
A 4.00
A- 3.67
B+ 3.33
B 3.00
B- 2.67
C+ 2.33
C 2.00
C- 1.67
D+ 1.33
D 1.00
D- 0.67
F 0.00
  1. GPA Calculation
    1. GPAs are calculated by multiplying each course’s quality points by its credit hours, adding the results, and dividing by the total credit hours with quality points. Pass/Fail courses are excluded.  
  2. Minimum Grades / Repeating Courses 
    1. All required core courses must be completed with a grade of B- (2.67) or higher. A student may repeat any course with a grade below B (3.00) with approval from their academic advisor, course instructor, and the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs. The student must notify the Office of the Registrar when re-registering. Both grades remain on the transcript, but only the most recent grade counts toward the GPA. 
  3. Research Projects 
    1. ​Research projects receive Pass/Fail grades only.  This applies to courses that support independent study.   
  4. Incomplete Grades (“I”) 
    1. ​An “I” grade may be assigned when a student, due to extenuating circumstances (e.g., illness, military service, hardship, or family death), has substantially completed coursework but cannot finish the remaining requirements. The instructor determines how and when the work will be completed. Instructors are encouraged to work in consultation with the student. If the instructor is unavailable, the department chair for the department offering the course will oversee the completion and submit the final grade. 
      1. Traditional Programs  
        1. Timeline for Completion – Traditional Programs 
          1. ​An Incomplete must be resolved within one semester, or it will automatically convert to an F grade. Extensions must be approved by the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs before the grade converts. 
        2. Enrollment Restriction – Traditional Programs 
          1. ​Students with two or more active Incomplete grades may not enroll in new courses until fewer than two remain. 
        3. Degree Completion – Traditional Programs 
          1. ​All Incomplete grades for required degree courses must be resolved at least one month before the end of the final semester of enrollment. 
      2. Accelerated (1 Year) MPH Program  
        1. ​Timeline for Completion – Accelerated MPH Program 
          1. ​Due to the accelerated nature of the program, all Incomplete grades must be resolved before the start of the next academic term, or it will automatically convert to an F grade.  Extensions must be approved by the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs prior to that deadline. 
        2. Enrollment Restriction – Accelerated MPH Program  
          1. ​Students with one Incomplete grade within the term may continue to progress within that term.  Students with more than one incomplete within a term may not progress in new courses until at least one of the incomplete grades is resolved. Exceptions must be approved by the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs prior to the start of the next course.  
        3. Degree Completion Requirement - Accelerated MPH Program 
          1. ​All Incomplete grades for degree requirements must be resolved before progression to the comprehensive exam course. Exceptions must be approved by the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs prior to the start of the comprehensive exam course.