Failing Grades and Continuation

All MBA programs follow McMaster’s policy on Failing Grades and Incomplete Grades (section 2.6.11 of the Graduate Calendar).

“Failure in either a course or a milestone is reviewed by the appropriate Faculty Committee on Graduate Admissions and Study or the Associate Dean. The Faculty Committee on Graduate Admissions and Study or the Associate Dean acting on its behalf requests a departmental recommendation regarding the student, and this recommendation is given considerable weight. In the absence of a departmental recommendation to allow the student to continue, the student will be required to withdraw. Those allowed to remain in the program must either repeat or replace the failed course or milestone, per the decision of the Faculty Committee on Graduate Admissions and Study. A failing grade in a Certificate, Diploma, Master’s or Doctoral course remains on the transcript. Students who fail a second course or milestone will not normally be allowed to continue in the program.”

Students who are experiencing difficulty with the program or having personal concerns that are interfering with their studies should book an appointment with an Academic Advisor or the BLPT Program Officer.