Progression and Graduation Requirements
Credit at Risk & Credit Recovery
Each term of your program you will have a set of courses that you are expected to successfully complete to move forward towards graduation. If you find that you are struggling with any subject in your course load, and you are at risk of failure, you may wish to consider dropping the course for the term and then taking it over again in a future term. The course drop deadline is usually during Week 9 of each term. Prior to this date, if you require clarification of your academic standing of any course, be sure to contact the professor for the course. The professor will be able to confirm the earned marks and they will be able to explain to you what will be needed to have a successful outcome for the final grade.
To ensure that you make an informed decision about making any changes to your course load, seeking the guidance of your Student Success Advisor is strongly encouraged.
Some additional guidelines are available here:
Alternate Study Plans – Dropping & Adding Courses
Self-Assessment – Credit at Risk
Progression Requirements
The standard passing mark in each course is 50% (equivalent to a D grade or 1.0 grade points) unless otherwise stated. Certain courses require minimums greater than 50% and/or have mandatory components to achieve a passing grade.
Students are required to complete any pre-requisites before enrolling in a course. Failing a course with a co-requisite may require repeating both courses.
Students are expected to achieve, each academic term, a Term Grade Point Average (TGPA) of at least 2.0 to remain in Good Academic Standing. Students who do not achieve the minimum TGPA will be placed on either Conditional or Probationary Standing. Continued unsatisfactory academic performance may require the student to be placed on suspension or debarment.
Graduation Requirements
Students must pass all courses on the model route and any other program requirements, including experiential learning (e.g., co-operative education, field/clinical placements, etc.), in order to graduate.
Students must also achieve an overall program Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 to be eligible to graduate.
Students must have completed at least 25% of the program at Centennial College, excluding prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) and transfer credit (TCR).
Students must complete the requirements of the program in effect at the time of graduation unless the Dean or designate approves alternative arrangements in writing. This requirement includes any changes made to future semesters during the student’s studies but does not include changes in semesters that have already been completed unless required for the future semester courses.
