2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

Academic R~gulationsSTUDENT ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY 'You are resporisible for adhering to the statement on ', stu~~nt acadern,ic responsibility found in the' ,General Academic RegL/lationssectiQn of this Calendar. 'In addition to the regulations in- the General Academic Regulationssection of , this Calendar, ~he following Program regulations apply.MINOR ' ' ,A minor is an option available to a student enrolled in a four- or fivelevelprogram. A minor consists of aminimum cif 24 units in theminor subject. No more than six of these units can be at Level I,unless,otherwise stated in the specific requirernents of the mklOr. Astudent is responsible for registering for cOl:lrses to be applied,towards a minor using elective units onlY. In the case of cross-listedcourses, students must ensure that they register in the appropriatesubjectfor the minor designation. Those whohavethe necessarY, requirements may apply for recognition of that minor when theygraduate: 'If recognition for a minor is granted, this recognition will,be', recorded on the student's transcript. Minors cannot be revoked. once approved. Students may return for, a second degree in thesubject in which they have obtained a minor, but only at the, Honours! level. For further information please r~ferto Minors in the' GeneralAcademic Regulations section in this Calendar., CONTINUATION IN THE PROGRAM ', Students must have a CA of 6.0 to continue in the program. If aCA of 5.5 to '5.9 is obtained,' a student may remain in the program,but will be placed on program probation for one revieVl(ing period.A studentmay b~ on program ,Probation only once~ ,,',',, If a GA of 3.5 to 5.4 is obtained"a student must transfer toanother program for whichhe/shequalifies, or register in the, B.H.Sc~ (Honours) Program as ah irregular, student for one re;"viewing period. During that period a student cannot take B.H.Sc. "(Honours) Program courses. At the end of" that period a studentmay apply for readmission to the, B.H.Sc. (Honours) ,Program. ,, If 'a CA of 3.0 to 3.4 is obtained, a student will be placed on academic:proba!ion.. A student may continue iF! the program for onereviewing peripd as an irregular student but cannot take B.H.Sc.(Honours) Program courses. The purpose of this period is to pre-: pare a student for a program outside the B.H.Sc. (Honours) Pro-,gram. A student may be on academic probation ,only once;If a,CA of less than 3;0 is obtainetJ, a student may not continueat the University.'WORKLOAD , ' , 'Students who wish to, take more courses' thanrecomniendedfor a single level of their. program may do so' iftheir CA oncompletionof the previous session is' at least 7 ..0. Students registeredin the finall,evel of the program arepermi~ted to overload byup to six additional units in order' to beco~e eljgible to graduate. 'LETTERS OFPERMISSION .Students enrolled in the B.H.Sc. (Honours) Program may apply,to the Office of the Assistant Dean to take courses at another, university on a Letter of Permission. Request for LE~tter of Per:", mission Forms are available from the B.H:Sc. web site at http:// ,www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/bhsc/pdtJiles/permissi6n_form.pdf. Studentsll1ust achieve a grade of at least' C- to receive credit.Students are responsible to forward the transcript from the' otheruniversity directly to the Assistant Dean (MDCL-3308);lf a gradeof C- or better is attained; the transcript designcHion reads COMindicating complete, or NCindicating not complete if less than aC:- grade'!s attained. " ' ' ,Courses taken at another universityoannot be used to satisfy theuniversity's minimum' residence requirements, will not be, includedin the calculation bf the Cumulative or Sessional Averages, _ andtherefore cannot be used to r:aise standing. Studentsrriay take upto six units of courses towards ,a Minor on a Letter of Permission.Students mustbe in'goodstanding to be eligible to take courseson a Letter of Permission..- 'LEVEL OF REGISTRATION ' , ,_A student withsixor)nore units incomplete ,at ,any level may'proceedto,the next level of the program only with the permissionof the B.H.Sc. (Honours) Program Office.'FACULTY:OFHEALTH SCIENCES 59REINST~TEMENTTO 1HE'B.H~SC" (HONOURS) PROGRAM "A student ,who may Not Continue at the University mayapply,forreinstatement. Students seeking reinstatement, should completethe Reinstatement Request Form available at the Office of theRegistrar (Gilmour Hall, Room 108). The completed form andthe $50.00 f,eemust be submitted t() the Office of ' the Registrar byJ,uly15 for September entry and November 30 for Janu~ry e!1try., The form should explain the reasons for the student's inadequateperformance, corroborated by two letters ,of support, and'should, also ,include-relevant documentary evidence such as, for 'example,, a physician's letter documenting an illness that may have im-'pacted upon the student's prior academic performance. Heinstatementcases will be carefully screened and the evidence con""sidered will include the student's academic performanceb,eforeand following admission to McMaster, as well as thEl nature of thereasons cited in the letter, the letters of support and the accompanyingdocumentation. Reinstatement is nqt guaranteed. , 'If students are reins~ated to the University, their Cumulative Averagewill be re-set to 0.0 on zero units, although students may,at,the discretion of the Faculty" retain credit for prior work. Followingreinstatement, students will be on academic probation -andmust complete a minimum of 60 units of work after reinstatementto be eligible for gra,duatiQn with Distinction orbther recognitionbased on the Cumulative Average., 'Ifat any review after 'reinstatement the student's Cumulative Average falls beloVII 3.5,, the-student wi,1I be ,required to Withdraw from the University for aperiod of at least 12 months. "', REGISTRATIONAND COURSE CHANGESIt. is the responsibility of the student to ensure that the program 'of work undertaken nieets the requirement~ for the degree. It is 'highly recommended that you, review your personal degree audit .via MUGSI on the working day following each time' you drop oradd courses an'd seek academic counselling from the a.H.Sc.(Honours) Program' Office if you have any questions. " Dates forfinal registration and course changes appear in the SessionalDates section of this Calendar and are enforced ..'SPRING COUNSELLING ,, Academic counselling is available, throughout ,the, year' from the"B.H;Sc. (Honours) Program Offic'e. It is recommended that studentsmake an appointment with an advisor from this office duringthe March counselling period.' Level I students,must indicate their,intention to' continue in the B.H.Sc. (Honours) Program at that time.GRADUATION ' "A CA of 5.0 is required for graduation. ,Students who successfully complete Level III of the programmay request permission from ,the B.H:Sc. (Honours) ProgramOffice to graduate with a three-level B.H.Sc.degree. Please referto the Gen~ral Academic Regult;1tions section in this Calendarfor additronalinformation -related to graduation.'THE MICHAEL G.' DeGROOTE .SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,WEB ADDRESS: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/Michael' G .. DeGroote, Centre for L~cirning· and Discovery" Room 3101, 'Ext. 22141Assistant DeanAJ. NevillelB.Med. BioI. , M.B.Ch.B., M,Ed., M.R.C.P., F.'R.C.P.,F.R.C.P.C., ' \'., ' .'Program AdministratorC.Oudshoorn, The School of, Medicine, established in 1965, and renamed the, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine in 2004, 'offers majorprograms in undergraduate, postgraduate 'and graduate medi­,cal education. ',The clinical programs use not only the teachinghospital and ambulatory care and rese'arch facilities at theMcMaster University Medical Centre division of Hamilton Health \SCiences, but also the clinical, teaching units at several of the, major Hamilton hospitals and communityhealth-ca~e centres.The Undergraduate" Medical Progra'm for the MD degree wasinitiated in 1969, graduating its- first students in May 1972. Atpresent, 138 students' are admitted to the program each year.