2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Public Health 2021–2022 205 P Pass (70 and above) F Fail (below 70) I Incomplete W Withdrawal IP In Progress 2. In Progress ( IP ) When the requirements for a particular course extends beyond the semester of registration and a student has completed 50 percent or more of the course, a grade of in progress ( IP ) may be assigned. The student does not reregister for the course, should continue the course, and must complete the course assignments by the end of the semester of extension. Upon completion of the course, the grade of IP will be converted to the earned grade. A student with more than one IP grade at the end of a semester is not eligible to register for any courses until the courses with IP grades are completed. 3. Incomplete Coursework When unanticipated and compelling circumstances prevent students from completing the requirements of a course within the specific confines of a particular semester, an extension of deadlines to meet the course requirements may be available to the student at the discretion of the course director. A mark of incomplete ( I ) may be assigned to a student when the student has been doing passing work up to the last day of class of the semester, and for reasons beyond the student’s control, and which the course director finds acceptable, the student has been unable to complete the requirements of the course on time. Students have 10 business days to complete all course requirements once an I grade is posted on the transcript. If coursework is not completed within 10 business days, the student will be assigned the grade earned. 4. Repeat Course/Grade Replacement Repeated course/grade replacement allows students who have done poorly in a course to repeat the course and remove the earlier grade from inclusion in the student’s cumulative grade point average (GPA). The following applies to all students who are pursuing a degree: • A student who earns an F course grade may be given the opportunity to repeat the failed course at the next semester offering. Additional tuition will be charged for the repeated course. If a student receives a failing ( F ) grade in another course, regardless of the new grade earned in the repeated course, the student will be referred to the SPAC and may be subject to dismissal from the program. • If a student repeats a course, then the highest grade will be included in the cumulative GPA calculation. The lowest grade will be displayed on the transcript but will not be included in calculating the cumulative GPA.