PMP Student Guide
Satisfactory Progress for PMP Students
The department is eager to help students successfully complete the PMP. Satisfactory progress for PMP students relates primarily to remaining in good academic standing and off of any Low Scholarship status. The Graduate School provides the PMP office with a quarterly Low Scholarship Report which lists the names of students whose GPAs fall below 3.0 either cumulatively or for that quarter. The Low Scholarship process is coordinated at the departmental level by the PMP Advisor, PMP Faculty Director, and EE Graduate Program Coordinator, as needed.
In accordance with Graduate School Memorandum No. 16, students whose cumulative or quarterly GPA falls below a 3.0 will be notified of being put on one of the following Low Scholarship statuses and be provided with an explanation of performance expectations and a timetable for correction of deficiencies:
Warn: A warning letter will be issued to students whose cumulative or quarterly GPA has dropped below 3.0 for one quarter.
Probation: A state of Probation is triggered if a student has a cumulative or quarterly GPA less than 3.0 for two consecutive quarters.
Final Probation: A state of Final Probation is triggered if a student has a cumulative or quarterly GPA less than 3.0 for three consecutive quarters.
Drop: A Drop recommendation is triggered if a student has a cumulative or quarterly GPA less than 3.0 for four consecutive quarters. A Drop recommendation means immediate drop from the University of Washington.
An action of “Warn” will not appear on the student’s permanent record/transcript. Only actions of “Probation”, “Final Probation”, and "Drop” will appear on the student’s permanent record/transcript.
In addition, in accordance with Graduate School Memorandum No. 19, a minimum of 2.7 is required in each numerically graded course that is counted toward a graduate degree, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for graduation.
Questions regarding satisfactory progress should be addressed to the PMP Advisor.
