For any deficiency course (e.g., Nebraska Department of Education requirements, ASHA general education requirements, SLPA undergraduate requirements), a student must earn a grade of C or better if enrolled in an undergraduate course or a grade of B or better if enrolled in the 800-level option of a 400/800 cross-listed course. Regardless, the course credits do not count as part of the 45 semester hours of required graduate work.
If a student receives a grade of B- or lower in a core requirement course, the course instructor has the right to require the student to retake all or part of the course. This may require the student to re-enroll and pay for the course a second time, and can ultimately result in a delay of the student's graduation.
For SLPA 897B, SLPA 897C, SLPA 897E, SLPA 897G, only clinic hours in which the student earns a "pass" or a grade of B or higher will count toward the minimal number of clinical practicum hours required. Students must have three semesters of 897B or 897C on their transcripts and MOC. If a final grade of “no pass” or B- is received in any clinic assignment it may affect the student’s placement in pre-externship assignments and may affect the recommendations of the clinic faculty regarding leaving the local area or staying on campus for more on-campus clinic (see externship recommendation section below). Additionally, if students receive a “no pass” in a semester when they are enrolled in 897B or 897C, then the student will be required, based on SLP Program faculty decision, to either, a) take an additional semester of 897B or 897C or, b) enroll in a 1-credit hour independent study with the clinic coordinator during their next semester of 897B or 897C to remediate skills/competencies identified as not met in the failing semester. Students must pass 897G and 897E with a B or better. Students who do not earn a B or better in 897G or 897E must repeat the experience.
For scholarly activities in courses SLPA 894, 898, or 998, students will be assigned a letter grade for completed work, guided by the agreements between student and instructor as outlined on the Scholarly Activity Agreement Form . If the student fails to complete the contracted project by the end of the semester, they will be assigned a grade based on the proportion and quality of the planned work that has been submitted. If extraordinary circumstances have occurred that meet the University requirements regarding assignment of Incomplete grades are met and an incomplete contract is completed by the student and course instructor.
Scholarly activities in SLPA 899 (thesis) during each semester prior to thesis defense are graded to reflect satisfactory (IP) or unsatisfactory (XP) progress for that semester. After the thesis defense is completed, the supervising mentor will submit a grade change that will convert all thesis hours to a pass/no pass grade. Receipt of a XP during any semester will result in a letter from the SLP Graduate Governance Committee warning the student of the consequences of receiving additional XP grades and providing resources available to help the student address the inadequate progress. Receipt of two XPs during the student's program of study may result in dismissal from the program.