College of Optometry (CO) 2024–2025 115 2. The student must meet with the assistant dean for Student Affairs and Admissions for guidance/ counseling regarding the prospect of academic success in the repeated year. 3. The student must sign a performance agreement that outlines specific expectations and objectives that include, at a minimum, the following: a. T he requirement that the student will pass all repeated courses in the repeated semester or year, without a reexamination. b. The requirement that clinical skills acquisition laboratory courses, including those in the optometric theory and methods (OTM) sequence, will be repeated regardless of prior performance. c. The understanding that, if the student earned a grade of A- or higher in specific courses, the student may not be required to repeat the course. d. T he acknowledgment that the student will be on academic probation for the repeated semester or year and the restrictions specified in the current College of Optometry Student Handbook will be followed. e. The acceptance of any other activities and expectations that are specified after an administrative review of the student’s academic and personal situation. f. The statement that performance agreements may not be renegotiated. g. A n agreement that the terms of the agreement will not be discussed with any other NSU student. Once the repeated semester or year has been successfully completed, the student will return to good academic standing and continue in the program. Students enrolled in the extended (five-year) program who fail a reexamination will be evaluated on an individual basis. If the student passes the reexamination, the student will receive a grade of C-, which will be used in calculating the GPA. A student may not be granted a second reexamination in any course. Failure of a reexamination results in a mandate for dismissal. Clinic Courses Students must pass all prerequisite didactic courses before participating in related clinics. Failure of a prerequisite didactic course will limit the options for externship sites and may delay graduation. All didactic courses in the first year and the fall term of the second-year program curriculum are considered prerequisite courses for entrance into the clinical education program. All didactic and clinical courses in the first, second, and third years of the program curriculum are considered prerequisite courses for the clinical externship program. It is imperative that students demonstrate proficiency in various optometric procedures prior to admission into the clinical education program. In the interest of patient safety and quality eye care, students must pass the clinical skills proficiency examinations prior to beginning clinic courses in which patient care is delivered. Failure to pass the clinical skills proficiency examinations after three attempts will result
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