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Scholastic Standards
The B.S. degree requires a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 and a GPA of 2.25 in departmental required and elective courses.

Grades of Credit or those of less than C- are not acceptable in departmental or required courses. Grades of D and Credit are accepted only in General Education courses or in electives outside the department.

Students who drop below the minimum GPAs are put on departmental probation until grades rise above the minimums. Students who drop below 2.0 overall or 2.25 in the major may be asked to leave the department.

Students who repeat any course more than once or who find it necessary to repeat or withdraw from several courses will be asked to give valid reasons for their actions.
Fossils, like this Utaspis Marjumensis, Provide Key Clues About Our Planet's Past

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