2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Couple and Family Therapy 2021–2022 347 be approved two weeks before the last regularly scheduled class. The Incomplete Grade Request Form must include a detailed description of the work that needs to be completed, the term, expected completion date, and any other information agreed to by the student and instructor. Signatures must be completed prior to final approval and filing the originally signed form with the program coordinator. 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. It is the responsibility of the student to work with the instructor and submit completed work by the agreed upon date. Students who have an outstanding I or IP grade or who have a failing average may not receive an additional incomplete. No incomplete grades are given for practicum courses in the Department of Couple and Family Therapy. Students will not be able to proceed with practicum courses until the I grade in the ethics course is successfully resolved with a B- or a better grade. 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. • If a student repeats a course three or more times, then the two lowest grades will be excluded (forgiven) from the cumulative GPA calculation. All other grades will be applied to the cumulative GPA calculation. Students must gain prior approval of the equivalency of the course before enrollment. In cases where students believe courses to be identical, although the course number or title may differ, it will be necessary to obtain validation from the department offering the course.