Graduate Studies

Probationary Graduate Students

Those students who do not meet the graduate school and departmental grade point requirements for regular admission to a degree program may be recommended for probationary admission by the department. Upon completion of at least six semester hours of graduate-level work at Western Illinois University with at least a B average, probationary graduate students may be removed from probationary status by the School of Graduate Studies. Some programs may require nine or more hours of graduate work and require that specific courses be completed before a student's status is changed. If the degree program requires the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), action will not be taken until the student's GRE/GMAT scores are available. The hours earned while a probationary graduate student may be used to satisfy the requirements for the degree.