2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Medical Education Program 2021–2022 283 The SPAC will make a recommendation for continued academic probation to the program director when • a student has any unremediated failures or is otherwise not making satisfactory progress toward meeting degree requirements • a student has failed to comply with the Code of Conduct (see Code of Conduct section in this student handbook) Once the student has corrected all academic deficiencies, the SPAC may recommend to the program director to remove the student from probation for academic reasons. C. Suspension Suspension bars a student from attending school for a defined period of time if, in the opinion of the dean, the student has not attained the academic level and/or has deviated from the academic standards and/or standards of behavior established by the college. A suspended student will be removed from the academic enrollment with revocation of all other privileges or activities, including the privilege of entering the campus for a specified period of time. A student who chooses to appeal a suspension must do so within 10 business days of the date of suspension. While appealing a suspension, a student may continue to attend classes and take all examinations in the usual manner. Suspension is included in the calculation of the six-year limit for completing all graduation requirements. Suspension cannot be less than the remainder of the academic year if the interruption to classes, field experience courses, and laboratories will result in the failure of current courses. D. Dismissal Dismissal is the permanent termination of a student’s academic enrollment. As with all disciplinary actions, the dean is responsible for imposing this recommendation. A student who chooses to appeal a dismissal must do so within 10 business days of the date of dismissal. While appealing a dismissal, a student may continue to attend classes and take all examinations in the usual manner. The reasons for which a student may be dismissed from KPCOM’s Master of Science in Medical Education Program include, but are not limited to, • failure of courses amounting to 6 or more credit hours (see Repeating Failed Courses section in this handbook) • exceeding the six-year limit for completing all graduation requirements, exclusive of any approved leave of absence in good standing • circumstances of a legal, moral, behavioral, ethical, or academic nature that warrant such action