General Guidelines for the Management of Academic Deficiencies

Guidelines are meant to provide a framework for consistent action by the committees. The professional judgment of the faculty committee may, as an exception, supersede the guideline.

Course Deficiencies:
One Deficiency: A student who has one deficiency will be required to remediate the deficiency prior to promotion to the next academic year. The faculty responsible for reporting the deficient grade will make a recommendation as to how the student will make up the deficiency. The plan may include, but is not limited to, additional study time and make‐up examination, repeating all or part of the course, or repeating the academic year. The recommendation of the course faculty is submitted to the appropriate committee for action. If the initial remediation was not repeat of the entire course, and was unsuccessful, the Committee may dismiss the student or may offer subsequent remediation.  If offered, further remediation must include repeating the course. Failure to pass the course the second time will result in dismissal.

Two or more deficiencies in an academic year: A student who has more than one deficiency in an academic year may be subject to dismissal, or may be required to repeat the year (or part of the year).

Multiple deficiencies during the MD Program: A student who has more than one deficiency in the entirety of the program will be reviewed by the committee for overall academic performance, and may be subject to further action, including dismissal.