Academic Progress Policy

Students within the Division of Computing & Software Systems (CSS) Graduate Programs are eligible to continue study and research as an enrolled student in their corresponding program as long as they maintain satisfactory performance and progress toward completion of their graduate degree program. The following guidelines stipulate the conditions for satisfactory and academic progress, and the corresponding steps to be taken if academic progress guidelines are not being met. To read the Graduate School policy please review Policy 3.7: Academic Performance and Progress. For support through this process or information regarding appeals, please refer to the CSS Graduate Advisor or the Director of Graduate Academic Services.

Minimum guidelines for Satisfactory Academic Progress

Graduate students enrolled at the University of Washington are required to maintain satisfactory academic progress towards their degree. CSS graduate students must meet the following minimum requirement for satisfactory academic progress:

a minimum 2.7 GPA in each graded course used toward requirements
maintaining both a cumulative and quarterly GPA of 3.0 or higher
completing the degree program of study within six years of first enrolling in any degree requirements
when enrolled in project/thesis credits: earning an “N” grade each quarter the project/thesis work is continuing satisfactorily to another quarter