Prospective Students

Thank you for your interest in Gonzaga University’s Graduate Programs in Religious Studies. Within this section you will find important information about candidacy, financial aid, policies and procedures.

 

In order to be certified as full-time, graduate students must be registered for a minimum of six credits per semester. The maximum course-load for graduate students is thirteen credits per semester.

 

All work accepted toward a degree is to be completed within a five-year period from the date of acceptance into the program, or from the date of the earliest course accepted in transfer, whichever occurs first. A Master of Divinity student has five years after candidacy to complete degree work.

Students in a degree program are required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Students who fail to maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average may be put on probation or dropped from the program. Credits which carry a letter of C-, D, F, AU, X, V, IP, RD or I will not be counted as earned toward a graduate degree. A P grade in the Department indicates work at least on the B level.

 

Only authorized courses for a given degree will be counted in computing the grade point average. Courses not authorized will appear on the transcript with a letter grade awarded but will not affect the graduate grade point average. For further information on grading, see the Graduate Catalogue.