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the Office of Student Affairs as soon as possible. They will not to be penalized pursuant to the
School of Pharmacy Attendance Policy, but will be expected to make up any missed
assignments or retrieve classroom information through blackboard and/or the lecture capture
system.
If the School of Pharmacy is closed, the affected faculty will reschedule activities as soon as
possible. Activities may be rescheduled during evening or weekend hours.
Students who are scheduled for an experiential rotation should consult the PEEM for the
inclement weather policy.
MULTIMEDIA RECORDING OF CURRICULAR MATERIAL
All faculty are expected to use the lecture capture system when appropriate. Any other audio
and/or video recording of instructional time will be allowed only with the prior approval of the
faculty member being recorded. The University complies with the requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
ACADEMIC MENTORING AND ADVISING POLICY
An important factor in a pharmacy student’s success in a program is the help he or she has
available from advising, counseling, mentoring, and the degree to which such services are used.
Mentoring, including academic advisement, will be provided by all faculty members in the
School of Pharmacy. Each student will be assigned a Faculty Mentor for the SP-1 academic
year. All Students will meet with their Faculty Mentor at least twice per term to discuss
program, academic, and professional/career issues. Faculty Mentors will be notified regarding
a mentee who does not pass a module, at which time Faculty Mentors will meet with the
student to identify reasons for the academic difficulty and recommend an intervention, as
deemed necessary. Student adherence to the Faculty Mentor meeting policy will be enforced
by the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. Faculty Mentors will also track students’
professionalization requirements, portfolios; and program progression.
UMES SOP Elective Policy
UMES SOP ELECTIVE POLICY
A student is required to take a minimum of six (6) credits of electives. Electives must be successfully
completed by the end of their SP-2 year. Previous courses taken as a prerequisite or for fulfillment of
another degree cannot be used to fulfill this elective requirement. No student will be allowed to begin
SP-3 year rotations until electives have been completed.
A minimum of three (3) credit hours must be UMES SOP electives. Any non-UMES SOP elective is subject
to approval by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Registration for UMES SOP electives will follow the procedures of the University and the UMES SOP.
Elective courses will be graded using a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading system. Reassessment or
Extended Learning is not available for electives.
A student may drop an elective before the course starts or during the first 20% of the course. After 20%
of the course has been completed the student may receive a “withdrawal” (W) from the course if they
are unable to complete the course due to personal circumstances, otherwise they will receive a “U”. The
student must fill out the appropriate paper work to receive a withdrawal. The “W” or “U” will remain on
their transcript and another elective must be taken to fulfill progression requirements.
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