Recommendations for Specific Academic Situations

To help a student correct an "F" grade deficiency in one or more courses, the Academic Performance Committee may recommend one of the following actions:

1. Remediation of the course or courses for which an "F"; grade has been assigned. Since failure to successfully remediate places the student in a category for academic dismissal, a student may elect to repeat the academic year in its entirety even though remediation has been recommended.
   1. A course director will not initiate a remediation program for a student unless remediation has been recommended by the Academic Performance Committee.
   2. The remediation program will be implemented by the course director.
   3. Remediation for senior (third year) students will be scheduled during the academic year.
2. If remediation is not recommended by the Academic Performance Committee, the student must repeat the academic year in its entirety.

Correction of a Grade Point Deficiency

1. A student receiving a GPA below 2.0 in courses of a year's curriculum will be considered for dismissal. However, after reviewing the student's academic record and considering extenuating circumstances, the Academic Performance Committee may recommend one of the following actions in lieu of dismissal:
   1. Remediation of one or more courses [F and/or D grades] designated by the Committee which will help raise the deficient GPA to 2.0 or above.
      1. Since failure to successfully remediate a deficient GPA places a student in a category for academic dismissal, a student may elect to repeat the academic year in its entirety even though remediation has been recommended.
      2. The remediation program will be designed by the course director.
      3. Remediation for senior (third year) students will be scheduled during the academic year at times jointly established by course director and student with approval by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
2. Repetition of the academic year in its entirety. If remediation is not recommended by the Academic Performance Committee, the student must repeat the academic year in its entirety.

Correction of National Board Dental Examination Deficiency

1. In an effort to help a student correct a National Board Dental Examination deficiency, the Academic Performance Committee may recommend completion of an altered curriculum that includes requirements for skills maintenance, preparation for retesting, and achievement of a passing grade in the National Board Examination.
2. The altered curriculum will be developed by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in conjunction with an Ad Hoc Committee appointed by the Academic Performance Committee.
3. Eligibility for promotion or graduation will be restored upon satisfactory completion of all requirements of the altered curriculum.
4. Failure to successfully complete all requirements of the altered curriculum by the end of the academic year will place the student in a category for academic dismissal.

Failure to Successfully Remediate or Repeat Year

1. The Academic Performance Committee will review the student’s academic record and consider any extenuating circumstances before making a recommendation for dismissal. Only in exceptional circumstances will the Academic Performance Committee recommend another correction program in lieu of dismissal. No student is allowed to repeat an academic year more than once.

Final Grade for Course Remediation/Repetition

1. A grade of "C"; is the highest grade that can be achieved in the remediation of a course. Following remediation of a course, the grade assigned will be the grade ("C", "D", or "F" achieved by the student as set forth in the academic standards of the remediation course.
2. Following repetition of a course during repetition of an academic year in its entirety, the grade assigned will be the grade achieved by the student as set forth in the academic standards of the course.
3. All grades achieved by a student in a course (i.e. original, remediation, repetition) will appear on the official transcript but only the most recent grade achieved will be used in calculating the Grade Point Averages.
4. Calculation of GPA Following Course Remediation or Repetition of the Year
   1. "F" Grade Deficiency [REMEDIATION]: The grade achieved by the student in remediation of an "F"; grade in a course is the grade that will be used to calculate GPA for the academic year and overall GPA. However, both grades for the course will appear on the final transcript.
   2. "F" Grade Deficiency [REPETITION OF YEAR]: The grades achieved by the student in all courses in the repetition of the year in its entirety will be the grades used to calculate GPA for the academic year and overall GPA. However, the previous grade or grades achieved in each course will also appear on the final transcript.
   3. Grade Point Deficiency [REMEDIATION]: The grade achieved by the student in remediation of a course in an attempt to correct a deficient GPA (less than 2.0) is the grade that will be used to calculate GPA for the academic year and overall GPA. However, both grades for the course will appear on the final transcript.
   4. Grade Point Deficiency [REPETITION OF YEAR]: The grades achieved by the student in all courses in the repetition of the year in its entirety will be the grades used to calculate GPA for the academic year and overall GPA. However, the previous grade or grades achieved in each course will also appear on the final transcript.