Student Handbook

*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 they are deemed incapable of fulfilling institutional or academic requirements in a timely manner. Ineligibility to advance in the professional program, however, is automatic when: • Two grades of “F” are earned in the same course, regardless of whether the course was remediated or retaken; or • Two or more grades of “F” are received in the same term; or • Two consecutive grades of “F” are earned in clinic (third - and fourth-year clinics), whether on or off campus; or • The term or cumulative GPA is less than 2.00 after having been on probation for three consecutive quarters/two semesters; or • 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. Academic Dismissal Dismissal is reserved for those situations where the student is deemed incapable of fulfilling institutional or academic requirements in a timely manner. When the Committee on Course and Standing is considering a student for academic dismissal, the student shall be notified in writing by the Office for Academic Affairs that such a recommendation is to be considered. The student shall, at their option, have the opportunity to (a) voluntarily withdraw from the program, (b) submit a written statement of mitigating circumstances to the committee for its consideration, or (c) appear personally to explain any mitigating circumstance before the Committee on Course and Standing makes its recommendation to the Dean for Academic Affairs. The student will have the opportunity to meet with the Dean for Academic Affairs to review their case. Appeal of Academic Dismissal

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