M.F.A. ARTISTIC REVIEW AND DISMISSAL
All M.F.A. students are evaluated at mid-semester and at the end of each semester by the faculty and supervisory staff where appropriate in their concentration. All students are expected to meet a professional standard of work, skill, and discipline. Punctuality and class attendance are mandatory. The faculty, and where appropriate, supervisory staff, is responsible for setting these standards and for guiding and evaluating each student's development. The Head of Concentration will decide, after consultation with the faculty and supervising staff, whether the student will continue in the program.
DEPARTMENTAL M.F.A. GRADING POLICY:
Each discipline identifies courses which are core to the student's concentration. The grading policy for all required courses in the theater department is as follows:
- Students are expected to receive a 'C+' or better in all required theater department courses to maintain good artistic standing in the department.
- A grade of 'C' in one required course is grounds for Artistic Warning.
- Two or more 'Cs' in one semester, or a grade of 'C' in one course over two consecutive semesters is grounds for Artistic Probation.
- Multiple semesters of Artistic Warning can lead to Artistic Probation.
- There is no grade of 'D' in the graduate program.
- A grade of 'F' or 'U' in one required course, including a thesis project, is grounds for Artistic Dismissal. In the event the student is not dismissed, they will be placed on Artistic Probation. A grade of 'F' will not count towards the degree. The same course, or a comparable course approved by the department, will have to be successfully completed to fulfill the requirement for graduation.
- Multiple semesters of Artistic Probation can lead to Artistic Dismissal.
M.F.A. ACADEMIC REVIEW AND DISMISSAL
In the M.F.A. program, no student may receive more than 9 credits for courses in which they earned grades of 'C'.
Each discipline's graduate faculty reviews students' performance in the middle of the semester and at the conclusion of each semester. Students who have not maintained satisfactory academic or professional standards in any phase of the program may be dismissed for artistic reasons. Artistic dismissal is subject to review by the Dean of the school.
Official notification of Academic Probation, Academic Warning, or Academic Dismissal is handled by the Mason Gross School of the Arts Scholastic Standing Committee. A student receiving a notice of Academic Dismissal may appeal this action only by writing to the Mason Gross Scholastic Standing Committee.
Graduate Programs in Theater Arts 
