Retention

A review of student records is conducted each semester by the appropriate personnel to determine whether a student is eligible to continue in the Teacher Education Program. Retention is based on the following:

• Maintenance of a 2.75 institutional grade point average.
• If the grade point average falls below 2.75, the student has one semester to raise the grade point average to 2.75 or the student must re-apply to the teacher education program under the current admission policies.
• Students must earn not less than a C in field and professional courses. Only 10 percent of the professional and field courses may be repeated at Columbus State University or another accredited college. Correspondence courses will not be accepted in field or professional courses.
• Students who fail to complete a degree program after three years from date of admission to Teacher Education will be excluded from the program and required to re-apply under current admission policies.