Student Handbook

Students may not proceed in the program with a grade of “F,” “U” or “I” in required didactic courses. Students in good academic standing (not on probation or in a special program) may remediate these grades within two weeks following the end of the academic term (defined as the date all grades for the term are posted by the Registrar) in a manner determined by the instructor of record, except for the Fall semester in which grades must be remediated within two weeks following the start of the Spring semester, unless otherwise approved by the Course and Standing Committee and the Office of Academic Affairs. Students who failed two or more courses in a term are ineligible for remediation without approval by the Office of Academic Affairs following consultation with the Course and Standing Committee. Such students are immediately designated “Ineligible to Advance” and subject to all policies and procedures described under Academic Advancement. For grades of F, U, or I, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the IOR 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 because of problems of scheduling, they 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 term, except in the circumstances that the student repeats a portion of the professional curriculum, resulting in their 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. For students on academic probation with special programs, the dean for academic affairs, in conjunction with the Course & Standing Committee, may mandate specific criteria (such as a specified GPA or minimum course grades) for the student to advance following the repeated portion of the academic program. Students who have been placed on academic probation may not hold leadership positions in student government and clubs and organizations. 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

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