Soaring Scholar Guidelines and Policies
Guidelines for Soaring Scholars
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Preliminary Academic Advising
Prior to acceptance into a Soaring Scholar program, students must meet with their Academic Advisor to draft a preliminary Flight Plan. The Flight Plan must show the student's intended integration of master's-level coursework into their remaining bachelor's degree career.
The student's Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) will submit a signed copy of the document to the Graduate School service account gradadm@louisville.edu.
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Maintaining Satisfactory Progress
Soaring Scholars must schedule frequent meetings with their DGS and Academic Advisor to ensure they are meeting the Soaring Scholar program milestones and academic progress for their undergraduate degree.
Soaring Scholars must maintain an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 for admission to the master's program. Please note that some programs require a higher GPA.
Only grades B or better will be eligible to count toward a student's master's program. Soaring Scholars are assessed each semester and can be dismissed from the Soaring Scholar program for failing to make academic progress towards their undergraduate degree, or for not maintaining the minimum GPA required for the master’s admission. Upon dismissal from a Soaring Scholar program, students are still eligible to apply for a master's degree.
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Transitioning Into Graduate Degree
A Soaring Scholar student is officially considered an undergraduate student until a bachelor’s degree is conferred. While in undergraduate status, the student enrolls for graduate credit but pays the appropriate undergraduate tuition for graduate courses and remains eligible for undergraduate financial aid and scholarships. Once formally admitted to the master's program, the Graduate School will matriculate the student as a graduate student.
Students must adhere to Graduate Academic policies outlined in the Graduate Catalog for any graduate courses taken.
