College of Dental Medicine (CDM)—Predoctoral Program 2024–2025 140 Standards described in the NSU CDM Student Handbook and that the student’s physical and mental health is sufficient to permit the student to continue with the dental education. 9. 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 predoctoral student who chooses to appeal a dismissal must do so, to the chair of the Appeals Board, within three business days (excluding official school holidays and weekends) from the date of dismissal. While appealing a dismissal, a student may continue to participate in the program in the usual manner. The reasons for which a predoctoral student may be dismissed from the CDM include, but are not limited to a. failure of three or more classroom /laboratory/clinical courses during the entire term of a student’s predoctoral program, regardless of whether or not the student has successfully remediated any of these course failures b. if a student does not successfully remediate all course failures prior to the beginning of the fall semester of the next academic year (i.e., if the student fails a course remediation or does not complete remediation of a failed course) c. if a student repeats a failed course and fails the course again d. if a student repeats an academic year and fails one or more courses during that year e. if a student fails one or more courses while on probation or otherwise violates the terms of a probationary period f. if a student exceeds the program-length time limit for completing all graduation requirements g. if, in the opinion of the dean, circumstances of a legal, moral, behavioral, ethical, or academic nature warrant such action h. i f the dean determines there are factors that would interfere with or prevent the student from practicing dental medicine at or above the standard of care B. Admission Policy for Students Who Have Previously Withdrawn or Been Dismissed Any student who is dismissed or withdraws from the CDM will not be eligible for reapplication or readmission.
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