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Weekend Executive MBA
Continuance Policy

At the end of FIRST Semester: Not more than 2 grades of Low Pass (LP) or lower, not to include more than one grade of No Credit.

At the end of SECOND Semester: Not more than 3 grades of LP or lower, not to include more than one grade of No Credit.

At the end of THIRD semester: Not more than 4 grades of LP or lower, not to include more than one grade of No Credit.

At the end of FOURTH semester: Not more than 4 grades of LP or lower, not to include more than one grade of No Credit.

At the end of FIFTH semester: Not more than 4 grades of LP or lower, not to include more than one grade of No Credit.

Weekend Executive MBA
Grading Policy

Effective for students entering the Goizueta Executive MBA program after May, 1994, the following five-tiered grading system is used:

Distinction (DS)
High Performance (HP)
Performance Standard (PS)
Low Performance (LP)
No Credit (NC)

Executive MBA students do not receive a numeric or letter grade, quality point average or class ranking. There is no established basis for translating descriptive grade terms to conventional letter grades or grade point averages, and an attempt to make such a translation from the accompanying transcript would be inappropriate and may be misleading. However, we recognize that in certain cases, outside parties may need to do so for comparison purposes. Comparable graduate programs employing a letter grade system typically consider a grade of B to be passing work. Our "PS" grade represents the expected performance standard and would therefore clearly indicate that a student is achieving this level. Descriptive definitions of the grades are outlined below.

Distinction (DS)
An honors grade recognizing work of exceptional quality as evidenced by total mastery of all course concepts and techniques. The student stands clearly above the class and is able to integrate and apply concepts and techniques and consistently demonstrate initiative and creativity in response to assigned work.

High Performance (HP)
Work of very good quality as evidenced by a solid mastery of all course concepts and techniques. The student shows consistent initiative in responding to assigned work and meets or exceeds all of the instructor's performance expectations.

Performance Standard (PS)
Work of good quality as evidenced by a solid mastery of most course concepts and techniques. The student shows initiative in responding to assigned work and meets all of the instructor's performance expectations.

Low Performance (LP)
Work of below standard or marginally acceptable quality. The student's mastery of the subject material is uneven and there may be some difficulty in understanding and appropriately applying concepts and techniques. However, overall performance meets the instructor's minimum performance expectations.

No Credit (NC)
Work of unacceptable quality. The student demonstrates little understanding and great difficulty in applying concepts and techniques. The student fails to meet the instructor's minimum performance expectations.