2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Nutrition 2021–2022 302 2. In Progress ( IP ) When the work for a particular course extends beyond the semester of registration, a grade of in progress ( IP ) may be assigned. The student does not reregister for that course. Time allowed to complete outstanding work will be determined by the course director. A maximum of three consecutive academic semesters may be given to complete the course, including the semester of registration. After that time, the grade of IP will be converted to the grade earned. 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, but 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. Negligence and indifference are not acceptable reasons. 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 Courses/Grade Replacement Repeat courses/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. • If a student repeats a course, all work submitted in the new course must be authentic, original work. Student-work products that have been submitted from any prior course, even the repeated one, will not be accepted and will be considered as acts of self-plagiarism. • If a student repeats a course two times, then the highest grade will be included in the cumulative GPA calculation. The two lowest grades will be displayed on the transcript, but not calculated in the cumulative GPA.