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Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management

Academic Policies

Scholastic Average
A minimum grade point average of 3.00 (B) for all graduate course work attempted is required for a graduate degree; failure to maintain this average may result in suspension.

Although grades of D and lower are included in the computed grade point average, no credit will be given for courses in which the student receives a grade below C+.

The cumulative grade point average and the Four-C rule (see below) are based upon all of the student's graduate course work taken at the University of Houston, including repeated courses for which grade point values are assigned. Grades of S, U, I, and W are not assigned grade point values.

Four-C Rule
A graduate student who receives a grade of C+ or lower in 12 semester hours of credit attempted at this institution for graduate credit or for application toward the graduate degree, whether or not in repeated courses, is ineligible for any advanced degree at this institution and will not be permitted to re-enroll for graduate study.

Continuous Enrollment
All graduate students are expected to maintain continuous enrollment in all Fall and Spring semesters prior to the completion of course work. Should a student be unable to attend for a period exceeding one Fall or Spring semester, the student must apply for an official leave of absence through the academic advisor for graduate studies. Barring an approved leave of absence, students are subject to program changes and the catalog for the semester in which enrollment is resumed.