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class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bfb6987e8d961c1a9bcf538c98d134bf\">Minimum GPA Admission Policy for UM-Flint Graduate Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0ba656c72738a4a728bd8175d567b979\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each individual graduate program at the University of Michigan-Flint is responsible for setting admission requirements and a minimum grade point average required for standard admission.&nbsp; In some cases, applicants who do not meet the stated minimum GPA of their proposed program of study but who show potential for academic success are admitted, usually with probationary admission.&nbsp; In order to maintain high standards of graduate study at UM-Flint, the university has adopted this minimum GPA policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This policy does not apply to programs affiliated with the Rackham School of Graduate Studies at Ann Arbor.&nbsp; Rackham does not have a fixed minimum policy; however, if a program wants to admit an applicant with a GPA of 2.5 or lower, the program is required to provide an explanation justifying the recommendation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-679640b6b55b4e87bb0b9baebf8ff99e\"><strong>Policy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission to a University of Michigan-Flint graduate program requires a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.&nbsp; GPAs of international applicants will be computed through an external evaluation or by the Office of Graduate Programs in certain situations and must be equivalent to 2.5 or better.&nbsp; Additionally, applicants must meet the admission requirements of the program to which they apply.&nbsp; Departments and programs wishing to admit an applicant with less than the minimum GPA must submit a statement of explanation to 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