g.p.a. guidelines

CEA-CREST strives for academic excellence among all of its students. Therefore, students applying or receiving a CEA-CREST fellowship or research assistantship must have and maintain a minimum Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) throughout their participation in the CEA-CREST program. The following are the G.P.A. guidelines for the CEA-CREST program:

• Students applying for a graduate fellowship need to have a G.P.A. of 2.75 or above, based on the last 90 quarter-units (60 semester-units) attempted.
• At the discretion of the faculty advisor and Program Director, a student with an overall G.P.A. between 2.75 and 3.0 may be considered for a CEA-CREST fellowship or research assistantship. Such a student would be accepted on probationary status. The faculty advisor decides if the length of the probationary period is one or two quarters. If the student has a 3.0 or higher G.P.A. during the probationary period, that student becomes an official CEA-CREST fellow or research assistant. If not, the student loses CEA-CREST support.
• To maintain their stipends, students are expected to have a minimum cumulative 3.0 G.P.A. during each quarter classes are taken. If in a quarter a student has a cumulative G.P.A. below 3.0, a warning letter will be sent. The student must return to a 3.0 quarter G.P.A. by the completion of the quarter after the warning letter is mailed. For instance, if the Fall cumulative G.P.A. was 2.5, a warning letter is sent during Winter quarter. A student must have a 3.0 or higher in Winter or Spring quarter classes, otherwise the participation in CEA-CREST is terminated.

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