Reinstatement to Master’s Degree
After the mandatory period of Academic Suspension, a student on Academic Suspension must apply for reinstatement to the appropriate program in order to continue graduate study.
The student on Academic Suspension is not guaranteed the opportunity to return to the degree program. The student on Academic Suspension must apply, in writing, for reinstatement to the degree program after the one semester absence. Reinstatement criteria are established by the school that houses the student's graduate program. Any student seeking reinstatement must begin the process with an email to the Office of Graduate Studies at: graduateadmissions@mga.edu.
If a student's request for reinstatement is approved by the program that placed the student on Academic Suspension, the student returns to the degree program on Academic Probation. One of three possible actions will be implemented for a Reinstated student on Academic Probation at the end of each term of enrollment:
1) A Reinstated student who earns a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher in graduate level classes and raises his or her overall GPA to 3.0 or higher in graduate level coursework will return to Good Academic Standing.
2) A Reinstated student who earns a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher in graduate level classes, but whose overall GPA in graduate level coursework remains below 3.0, will remain on Academic Probation.
3) A Reinstated student who earns a semester GPA below 3.0 in graduate level classes while on Academic Probation, regardless of the overall GPA in graduate level coursework, will be academically suspended from the degree program.
If a student seeks admission to and is reinstated by a program other than the program from which the student was academically suspended, then the student begins the new program on Academic Probation. One of two possible actions will be implemented at the end of the next term of enrollment:
a) A reinstated student who earns a GPA of 3.0 or higher in graduate coursework is removed from Academic Probation and returns to Good Academic Standing.
b) A reinstated student who earns a GPA below 3.0 in graduate coursework will be academically suspended from the new degree program.