Academic Standards

Questrom School of Business Policy

Undergraduate

The Questrom School of Business Undergraduate Academic Standards Committee reviews the progress of all Questrom students after each semester. Those students currently in good academic standing who fall into one of the following categories are placed on academic probation for the following semester:

  • All students whose cumulative grade point average (GPA) is below a 2.0.
  • All students whose semester grade point index (GPI) is below a 2.0.
  • All students who complete fewer than 12 academic credits without prior approval of part-time status.

Students on probation are reviewed at the end of their first probationary semester. If they do not meet one or more of the three conditions stated above, they are placed on probation for a second semester.

Students are reviewed again at the end of their second probationary semester. If they do not meet one or more of the three conditions stated above, they are considered for permanent dismissal from Boston University with immediate effect.

Please note that, for the purposes of satisfactory academic progress, a completed course is one in which a student receives a grade of D or higher. Students must successfully have earned a minimum grade of “C” in five of the following courses, and no less than “C–” in the sixth course, in order to apply these courses toward their BSBA major and advance into 300-level Questrom courses:

  • MA 121 or MA 123 (4 cr)
  • SM 131 (4 cr)
  • SM 132 (2 cr)
  • EC 101 (4 cr)
  • EC 102 (4 cr)
  • WR 120 (or equivalent) First-Year Writing Seminar (4 cr)

For all other Questrom courses applied toward the major, including courses toward any declared concentration, students must earn a grade of “C–” or higher. For the remainder of their coursework, students follow the University policy on D grades.

Although Boston University Summer Term is not considered a probationary semester, coursework taken during the summer will be considered in determining probation and permanent dismissal. Coursework may be taken during the summer between a spring-to-fall probationary semester sequence, or the summer immediately following a fall-to-spring probationary semester sequence.

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