KPCOM - Student Handbook 2024-2025

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Master of Science in Foundational and Integrated Medical Sciences 2024–2025 281 4. Course Remediation Students who fail two courses or less, by earning a course grade of less than 70 percent (C), and/or not meeting all course requirements stated in the course(s) syllabi, will be provided with an opportunity to reregister and retake the course(s) again the following year to complete their certificate program. • Students who fail three or more courses are not eligible for remediation. • The cost of remediating will be based upon the current year’s M.S. in Foundational and Integrated Medical Sciences tuition per credit hour. • Students who fail a course (or more than one course) will not be eligible to use the M.S. in Foundational and Integrated Medical Sciences program as a bridge pathway into the D.O. program. • M.S. in Foundational and Integrated Medical Sciences students enrolled in the M.P.H., M.S. in Health Informatics, M.S. in Disaster and Emergency Management, M.S. in Medical Education, M.S. in Nutrition, and M.S. in Couple and Family Therapy courses do not qualify for grade replacement under this policy. B. Academic Standing 1. Grade Calculations In the event a course is failed, the original failing course grade shall be recorded on the transcript. If the course is subsequently repeated and passed, it will be noted on the transcript and the new grade earned will be recorded. The original failing course grade and the new passing course grade will appear on the transcript and both will be used to calculate grade point averages; a repeated course grade, however, will not be used in the grade point average calculation used to grant acceptance, or an interview, into the following years D.O. program. Once passed, a course may not be repeated. 2. Course Reexamination, Remediation, and Retakes Reexamination There will be no reexamination offered to a student who has an academic deficiency caused by failing an examination, a part of an examination, a specific evaluation, or parts of a course. The course grade will be calculated as specified in the specific course syllabus. Course Remediation • Students who fail two courses or less, by earning a course grade of less than 70 percent (C), and/or not meeting all course requirements stated in the course(s) syllabi, will be provided with an opportunity to reregister and retake the course(s) again the following year to complete their certificate program. • Students who fail three or more courses are not eligible for remediation. • The cost of remediating will be based per M.S. in Foundational and Integrated Medical Sciences credit hour.

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