In the School of Social Work, the following grading categories apply:  Honors, Credit, No-Credit and Incomplete. These grades do not carry quality points. The assignment of traditional grades may be arranged in consultation with the instructor at the beginning of each semester but no later than the second class. A grade of Credit indicates an acceptable graduate-level work equivalent to a B or better. A grade of Honors signifies unusual or outstanding work, well above the A level.

Minimum GPA for Retention

For both matriculated and non-matriculated students who have requested letter grades, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) must be maintained. Students whose grades fall below this standard are required to raise their GPA's to at least 3.0 within one semester.

After the posting of grades, the Registrar's Office will notify graduate advisors of students whose grades fall below 3.0. Those students will receive warning notices that they have one probationary semester within which to raise their GPAs. Students who fail to raise their averages sufficiently will be dropped from their programs.

Minimum GPA for Graduation

Students who have requested grades will not qualify for a graduate degree unless, by the time of graduation, they achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) in all graduate work taken at Hunter or transferred from another college. A student's record is evaluated for the first time after eight credits of work

Incompletes

Instructors may, at their discretion, assign the grade of INC, meaning that course work (other than the final examination) was not completed. A penalty for lateness—a reduced grade in the incomplete course—may be assessed. Within a time period set by the course instructor, not to exceed one year, INC grades may be removed by completing the course requirements.

Full time Status

Students are automatically classified as full-time during any given semester if they are taking 12 credits. They may be certified full-time if they are taking fewer than 12 credits, but are pursuing additional academic work that amounts to full-time study. Students who believe they qualify for certified full-time status and wish to protect such status because of eligibility requirements for financial aid must ask the Dean’s Office  to verify the full-time nature of their academic work and make a recommendation on this matter to the Registrar prior to the beginning of classes each semester. A course in which a passing grade is received may not be repeated.