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400-level or above which have been completed after enrolling in the graduate program at UAEU. Grades in graduate courses taken
at other institutions and approved for transfer to the UAEU are not included in the student’s graduate GPA.
Good Academic Standing
A graduate student whose cumulative graduate GPA is 3.00 or higher at the end of a regular academic semester is in Good
Academic Standing.
Academic Probation
If a graduate student’s semester GPA at the end of any semester is below 3.00, this student’s registration for the subsequent
semester will be put on a hold. The Advisor will remove a registration hold of his/her student after meeting with the
student and developing a plan for the student to raise his/her GPA. The plan will restrict the student to enroll in a maximum
of 9 credits hours for the semester and may include measures such as repeating courses with low grades and restricting
registration to certain courses.
A graduate student whose cumulative GPA at the end of any semester is below 3.00 will be placed on Academic Probation,
and this student’s registration for the subsequent semester will be put on a hold that can be removed by the student’s
Advisor after a meeting with the student.
A graduate student who is on Academic Probation and whose semester GPA at the end of the semester is below 3.00 will
receive second academic probation.
Academic Dismissal
A graduate student who is on second academic probation and whose semester GPA at the end of the semester is below 3.00
will be dismissed from the University. A graduate student who fails two or more graduate courses in a single semester is
dismissed from the University.
TRANSFER AND CHANGE OF MAJOR
Transfer of Credits
A student may transfer credits earned at UAEU or another institution recognized by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and
Scientific Research. Credits may be transferred only between programs at the same level (e.g. Master to Master) provided the
credits where earned within the preceding six years. A maximum of nine graduate credits with a grade of B or higher in each
course can be transferred to a program, provided the student’s cumulative GPA at the source institution is 3.0 or higher. All
