Student Handbook

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. Grading System In each course, including laboratories and clinical internships, there will be established criteria for the assignment of grades. Faculty will provide timely, informative feedback from assignments, exams and other assessments as soon as possible and before the final, summative grade is issued. In addition, the IOR in collaboration with the Committee on Course & Standing and the Office of Academic Affairs, will identify and communicate with students considered by course IOR to be at risk after the midterm period.

Student course performance shall be reported on transcripts as:

A Outstanding B Competent

C Minimally competent D Marginally competent F Failure X Credit by exemption (not used in calculating GPA) NC No Credit (not used in calculating GPA)

W Withdrew voluntarily (no credit, not used in calculating GPA) U Unsatisfactory/Failure (no credit, not used in calculating GPA) P Pass (credit, not used in calculating GPA) H Pass with honors (credit, not used in calculating GPA) J In Progress (temporary grade assigned when a course extends across terms and is replaced by a permanent grade at completion of the entire course) I Incomplete (student failed to complete the requirements of the course in the required time) Grade Submission and Posting Student grades are posted in a manner that will maintain confidentiality. There shall be no unauthorized disclosure of grades. Final grades must be delivered and posted electronically as instructed by the Registrar. All examination grades must only be posted electronically via the college’s on -line course management system. Final course grades will be posted through the student portal on my.sunyopt.edu . All final exam and course grades must be posted within one

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