Student Handbook 2021

Instructor Responsibility Regarding Cheating and Unethical Behavior The instructor has the responsibility of providing testing and assessment conditions that are conducive to ethical and professional behavior. Cheating will not be tolerated and should be reported to the Department Chair whenever suspected. Refer to sections of the Student Handbook for judicial policies and procedures relating to suspected unethical and/or unprofessional student conduct. Faculty Office Hours All faculty members are expected to be available for conferences with students by appointment or during stated office hours when students/faculty are not otherwise assigned (i.e. lecture, lab, clinic or research activities.) Conferences may be requested either by instructors or students. Office hours may be in-person or by internet conferencing. AcademicProgress andDegreeRequirements Doctor of Optometry (OD) Program: Students must achieve passing grades in all courses and required optometric clinics before advancing to the next academic year. If other than a passing grade is received (an “F,” “U” or “I” see below for information about the grading system), it must be remediated as outlined under “Student Grievances and Appeals of Final Grade” later in this handbook, or by the Committee on Course and Standing and the dean for academic affairs. These decisions may be modified on an individual basis by appeal upon recommendation of the chairperson and with the final approval of the dean for academic affairs. MS in Vision Science: For graduation, a student must complete 40 hours of course credits at a 3.0 level or above, with a minimum of 30 hours at a G200 or above level. The student must complete a minimum of nine credits of research. The student must also complete a paper in publication form, based on the student’s research and approved by the Master of Science Thesis Committee. PhD in Vision Science: The student must successfully complete a specialty area examination, 80 hours of course credits and submit and successfully defend a dissertation based on original research. The dissertation must be completed and defended within five years of admission to candidacy. Requirements for Graduation A student must receive a passing grade for every required course in the curriculum (including clinics) and at least a 2.0 grade-point average in order to be considered for graduation. A student on probation is ineligible to graduate.

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