Student Handbook

criteria below, the committee may recommend the issuance of a letter of concern, probation, retaking course work or dismissal. In cases where a student is ineligible to advance (see below), the committee may recommend special requirements for retention. When a student is on probation or in a special academic program, the committee will review the student's performance and may recommend removal of probation or dismissal on academic grounds if performance indicates. Students having academic difficulties are considered individually by the Committee and recommendations are made to the Dean for Academic Affairs. The Dean will make final decisions after considering the recommendations of the faculty and the committee and will then communicate decisions to the student and the committee. For students on academic probation with special programs, the Dean for Academic Affairs, with the advice of the Course and 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 for whom action other than advancement has been recommended shall have the opportunity to communicate information directly to the Course and Standing Committee in person or 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. Students who are on academic probation will not be permitted to hold class or student leadership positions.

*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

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