VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #S019

Promotion Board believes essential to the student making future academic progress and extend the student’s academic probation for no less than 1 calendar year (this will result in an Altered Degree Plan of Study and will extend the academic year, as the student may not complete the work while on another rotation); or

• Allow the student to repeat a portion of an academic year or the entire academic year and place the student on academic probation for no less than 1 calendar year; or • Dismiss the student if the collective performance shows failure to make academic progress. C. The Promotion Board may make additional recommendations to the Campus Dean as deemed appropriate by the Promotion Board. 5.4 Recommendations for OMS 1 – OMS 4 Students for a GPA of 2.79 or Less The Promotion Board will convene when a student’s GPA initially decreases to a 2.79 or less and the Promotion Board will recommend to the Campus Dean that the student be placed on academic probation for no less than 1 calendar year. Academic Probation in this instance places the student on warning that failure of any course may result in dismissal. Academic probation also assures that the student is utilizing academic support services as provided by CIFSS. The Promotion Board may make additional recommendations to the Campus Dean as deemed appropriate by the Promotion Board. 5.5 Additional Recommendations In addition to the recommendations above, the Promotion Board may recommend the following to the Campus Dean for a student brought before the Promotion Board: • Specification of a timeline or manner in which any remediation or testing must occur; • Referral to the Honor Code Council or Professional and Ethical Standards Board (PESB); • Referral to the Individual Assessment Team and/or requirement for further evaluation; • Require participation in academic counseling; • Require attendance at peer tutoring and/or faculty review sessions; • Require mental health counseling; • Require the student to meet with the Course Director, course faculty, or Clinical Discipline Chair; • Limitation of extracurricular activities (i.e. student orgs, committees, volunteer experiences, etc.); • Performance requirements such as requiring a 70 percent or greater for all remaining courses within the year or requiring satisfactory performance on all remaining clinical rotations to be considered making academic progress; • While the Promotion Board may not consider undiagnosed impairments for grades already received, for those students who continue in the curriculum, the Promotion Board may require further assessment, including but not limited to:

VCOM Student Promotion Board Policy and Procedures

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