HPD Student Handbook | 2019 - 2020

100 College of Medical Sciences 2019–2020 Academic Promotion Promotion is defined as progression from one academic semester to the next. To be making satisfactory academic progress, students must have satisfactorily completed all courses required in the preceding academic semester in order to move to the next academic semester. A student’s professionalism, maturity of thought, and/or academic performance will be considered in academic promotion. All students are reviewed and considered for academic promotion at the conclusion of every semester. This review will be forwarded to the Student Progress Committee (SPC) or, if it is felt that more immediate action is necessary, forwarded to the dean. The dean will either take action he deems appropriate or refer the matter to the SPC. For more information, see the Student Progress Committee section of this handbook, under this section for Academic Affairs. Academic Curriculum Committee The Academic Curriculum Committee • reviews and evaluates all curricular schedules and other related materials presented by the dean • makes recommendations for any curricular modifications after seeking appropriate input from the individual faculty members, student evaluation reports, and any other pertinent resources • forwards final recommendations for curricular scheduling and content to the dean for approval Student Progress Committee The Student Progress Committee (SPC) has the responsibility for evaluating the academic progress of each student and making recommendations to the dean regarding student promotion. The committee meets at the end of each semester to review and evaluate the records and performance of all enrolled students. After a review of final course grades for the current semester, students are recommended for one of the following: • Promotion—the student has completed the current courses with a final grade of B or higher and is eligible to progress to the next semester of coursework • Probation—the student has completed 1 to 7 credit hours of coursework with a final course grade(s) of C . The student is allowed to continue in the program and must successfully retake the deficient course(s) earning a final grade of B or higher • Dismissal—the student is terminated from the program Recommendations are then forwarded to the dean for approval.