Faculty Handbook 2020-2021

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2020-21

term are designated Ineligible to Advance and subject all policies and procedures described below under Academic Advancement. For grades of F, U or I, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor to arrange for the possibility of make-up course work, including the scheduling of an appropriate examination for credit and a final grade for the course. If there are difficulties because the IOR is unavailable, the student must contact the appropriate department chair. If the student is unable to comply with this requirement in a clinical sequence because of problems of clinic scheduling, he/she may petition the instructor for an extension with the concurrence of the appropriate department chair and dean for academic affairs. The new grade will appear on the student’s transcript with an indication of the original grade. All grades for any repeated portion of the professional curriculum will remain on the transcript. The repeated grade will appear next to the original grade for the same semester when the failing grade occurred [e.g., History II (4 credits): F/B]. No additional credit points will be added for the make-up grade. The original and make-up grades will be averaged to calculate the grade point average (GPA) for that semester, except in the circumstances that the student repeats a portion of the professional curriculum, resulting in his/her anticipated date of graduation being delayed by a year. In this case, the grade(s) in the repeated course(s) and not the original grade(s) will be used to calculate the grade point average. Under such, circumstances, the student will be ineligible for college scholarships that are based on GPA. Any grade received during and after the repeated portion of the professional curriculum will remain on the transcript and will be calculated in the GPA and all policies regarding academic eligibility and course and standing will apply. Failure of Clinics Failure of a third- or fourth-year optometric clinic places a student on probation automatically and puts them under review by the Committee on Course and Standing. Remediating a clinic failure usually requires repeating the entire clinic, which will delay graduation. Failing two consecutive optometric clinics makes the student Ineligible to Advance and subject to all policies and procedures described below under Academic Advancement. Student Grievances Students who have an academic grievance for any reason should proceed as follows: 1. Students should first attempt to resolve disputes concerning grading, course work, clinic or other academic policies at the level at which the dispute occurred (IOR, Clinic Supervisor, Service Chief, etc.) 2. For disputes involving clinic, the student is encouraged to seek the assistance of the appropriate faculty (IOR for Third Year Clinic, IOR for Fourth Year Clinic, Director Externships).

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