Normally a grade of B or better is expected in all coursework. No grade below B is acceptable in the student's performance specialty. After each semester, the Artistic Standing Committee (representing the Mason Gross School of the Arts' graduate program) reviews a student's grades. If the committee determines that the student is not maintaining satisfactory academic or professional standards in any phase of the program, it may recommend that the student be required to terminate his or her studies and withdraw from the Mason Gross School of the Arts. Dismissals for academic reasons may be appealed in writing to the Scholastic Standing Committee. Artistic dismissal can be appealed to the dean of Mason Gross.
Only 3 credits of C work are accepted toward the master of music (M.M.) degree. A maximum of 6 credits in 300- or 400-level courses may be counted toward the degree.
