2011-2012 - College of Osteopathic Medicine - Touro University ...

student who earns a failing grade in a repeated course may be placed in acategory of dismissal.Upon successful completion of a repeated course or academic term the student‟scumulative weighted average must be a minimum of 70% in order to satisfactorily meetthe standards of satisfactory progress and promotion.A student who does not remedy a failed grade(s) within one calendar year of theissuance of the failed grade may be placed in a category of dismissal.A student who earns a failing grade in any clinical clerkship will be required to repeatthe clerkship. The Associate Dean for Clinical Education will assign the site andpreceptors for remediation. Any student who fails two clinical clerkships or who earnsa failing grade in a repeated clerkship may be placed in a category of dismissal.REPORTING OF GRADES FOR COURSES AND SUBDISCIPLINES FOR OMSYEARS 1 AND 2 (EFFECTIVE FALL 2011)In order to pass a course, the student must receive at least 70% for the entire courseAND at least 70% for each subdiscipline as defined in the course syllabus. Grades willbe recorded as follows:Course score equal to or greater than 70%, all subdiscipline scores equal to or greaterthan 70%In this instance actual percent grades earned for the course and for each subdisciplinewill be reported and entered into the official transcript.Course score equal to or greater than 70%, score for one or two subdisciplines lessthan 70%If, at the end of the semester, the overall course score is equal to or greater than 70% butthe score in one (1) or two (2) subdisciplines (total for all courses in that semester) is lessthan 70%, an I (Incomplete) will be entered for the overall course score and the originalsubdiscipline scores will be reported. The student will be allowed to remediate thefailed subdiscipline(s). For fall semester courses, the remediation will be completedduring the spring semester on a date selected by the course director(s). For springsemester courses, the remediation will be completed during the summer but no laterthan July 7.If the remediations are passed the subdiscipline grade(s) will be recorded as U/P forthose subdisciplines that were remediated. The I for the course score will be replaced bythe original earned course percentage grade (e.g., 72%) and calculated into the GPA.2011 – 2012 COM Student Handbook