Faculty Handbook 2020-2021

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2020-21

by written statement when the committee is considering such action and before a recommendation is made. See below for more information. Academic Probation The dean for academic affairs, in consultation with the Committee on Course and Standing, may place a student on academic probation if the student’s current level of achievement is deemed seriously deficient.* Academic probation is mandatory, however, when: 1. The term GPA falls below 2.00; or, 2. The cumulative GPA falls below 2.00; or, 3. A grade of "F" is earned for any clinic (third- or fourth-year clinics), whether on or off campus; or, 4. Three grades of "D" or below are earned in an academic term. *If a student fails any course that has a clinical laboratory component, consideration of academic probation is mandatory. Placement on probation will appear on the academic transcript. Ineligibility to Advance The dean for academic affairs, in consultation with the Committee on Course and Standing, may determine that a student is ineligible to advance in the Professional OD Program** when he/she is deemed incapable of fulfilling institutional or academic requirements in a timely manner. Ineligibility to advance in the professional program, however, is automatic when: 1. Two grades of "F" are earned in the same course, regardless of whether the course was remediated or retaken; or 2. Two or more grades of “F” are received in the same term; or 3. Two consecutive grades of "F" are earned in clinic (third- and fourth-year clinics), whether on or off campus; or 4. The term or cumulative GPA is less than 2.00 after having been on probation for three consecutive quarters/two semesters; or 5. The term GPA is 1.00 or less **A student who is ineligible to advance in the professional program is subject to academic dismissal or may be required to satisfactorily repeat portions of the curriculum.

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