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STANDARDS FOR GRADUATION
To qualify for graduation, a student must have achieved:
162.5 Hours completed
o 118.5 hours professional curriculum
o 40 Hours of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (at least 1500 supervised
clock hours)
o 2 Hours of Professional Seminar completed
Satisfactory Completion of Student Portfolio
UMES SOP exit survey completed
Other University financial requirements and obligations must also be met.
STUDENT ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Students must fulfill their financial responsibilities to the University prior to the start of the
term.
INTERN LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
MARYLAND, DELAWARE, VIRGINIA
Students must be in compliance with the applicable state licensing requirements for a Student
Pharmacist Intern in the states where they will participate in the UMES Experiential Education
program. They will enroll as interns in Delaware and Virginia during orientation week their first
year in the school of pharmacy. Maryland does not currently require pharmacy students
enrolled in a school of pharmacy to register as a Pharmacist Intern. The fees for these
registrations will be included in the student fees.
ATTENDANCE AT INSTRUCTIONAL PERIODS, ASSESSMENTS, AND EXTENDED
LEARNING
Attendance is required at all scheduled instructional periods and all scheduled assessments and
remediation/reassessment periods.
ABSENCE FROM INSTRUCTIONAL PERIODS
Attendance and promptness is expected for all scheduled classes. A student is responsible for
all covered material and should notify a faculty member if they are unable to attend. Classroom
activities and participation are considered an important part of the teaching-learning process.
The faculty is not obligated to make-up missed activities.
The UMES SOP has adopted a ‘no fault’ absentee policy. ‘No fault’ means that normally all
absences are equal regardless of the reason, no questions asked, no documentation required.
Tardiness is considered an absence. A student cannot have more than three absences in a two
week assessment period. Attendance can be taken at any time during the day, and may also be
taken multiple times during a day. If an extended illness requires a student to be absent for
more than three days, a doctor’s note* must be provided specifying the reason for the absence
for all days out, including the initial three days. Any other absences that might cause a student
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