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GOOD STANDING
To continue in good standing, students must

1. Complete at least three courses within 12 months of their admission to the program (one of these courses must come from the Language and Style Core, and one must come from the Rhetoric and Composition Core); and

2. Maintain an overall grade-point average of at least 3.0 in their course work. Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on probation and given two quarters to raise their average to the minimum 3.0 level. Students on probation are required to consult with the program director before registering for classes.

Failure to meet these requirements constitutes grounds for dismissal.

DEGREE CANDIDACY

Students must achieve a rating of "pass" on a written qualifying examination taken after they have completed at least two courses and before they begin a sixth course. Typically offered in early January and at the end of winter and spring quarters, the examination is based on a published reading list and is composed and evaluated by a committee of three members of the program faculty. Students who do not take the examination or who receive a grade of "no pass" on it may not proceed beyond a fifth course in the program. The examination may be retaken once; a student who receives a second grade of "no pass" may not continue in the program.