Grading

The University Policy Library contains detailed information on University Education & Student Life, including grading policies and practices.

Specific grading policies for the Health Coaching programs are as follows:

• For both programs, students must maintain an overall 3.0 GPA (B average). Students who fall below this will be given one semester to recover an acceptable GPA. If they do not, this may result in required remediation or termination from the program.

• Failure to pass any non-elective class with less than a B- may result in required remediation work at the discretion of the instructor, the Program Director, and the Director of Graduate Studies, which may include requiring a student to repeat the course within one calendar year. Failure to pass a class the second time around may result in the student’s termination from the program.

In addition to those listed above, the Certificate and Master of Arts programs have these grade expectations:

Certificate:

• These courses require a grade of B (3.0) or higher: CSPH 5701 and 5702. 

  • These courses each include a final skills assessment requiring a passing score of 80%. Students who do not pass a core course or a skills assessment portion of a course, with an acceptable grade may be required, at the instructors’ discretion, to repeat the course. Alternatively, students may also be required to take and pass a 1-credit CSPH 5712 Skills Advancement course for remediation.

• These courses require a grade of Satisfactory (S): CSPH 5703 and 5716.

• Additional required courses CSPH 5101 and CSPH 5714 require a passing grade of B-, provided an overall GPA of 3.0 is maintained. 

Master of Arts:

• These courses require a grade of B (3.0) or higher: CSPH 5701, CSPH 5702, CSPH 5704,  CSPH 5709, and CSPH 8701. 

  • CSPH 5701, CSPH 5702, and CSPH 8701 each include a final skills assessment requiring a passing score of 80%. Students who do not pass a core course or a skills assessment portion of a course, with an acceptable grade may be required, at the instructors’ discretion, to repeat the course. Alternatively, students may also be required to take and pass a 1-credit CSPH 5712 Skills Advancement course for remediation.

• These courses require a grade of Satisfactory (S): CSPH 5703 and 5716.

• Additional courses CSPH 5101, CSPH 5708, CSPH 5714, and CSPH 5715 require a passing grade of B-, provided an overall GPA of 3.0 is maintained. 

• CSPH 5707 (required for students entering with non-healthcare backgrounds) or PUBH 6751 (required for students entering with healthcare backgrounds) require a grade of B-, provided an overall GPA of 3.0 is maintained.

• Electives require a passing grade of C- or higher, provided an overall GPA of 3.0 is maintained. If electives are taken as a minor through another department, students are required to meet that department’s expectations for passing grades in those courses.