Grades Committee
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Chair:
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The Dean of Student Affairs selects a chair for each class annually.
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Contact:
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Ms. Joni Hinds @ 464-4816
Office of the Dean, Student Affairs
Room 1223, Weiskotten Hall
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Members:
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There is a Grades Committee in the College of Medicine for each year's class. Each voting member of the Committee has one vote. The committee includes the Department Chair or course director for each course or their faculty designees. The Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, Registrar and Associate Dean/Director of Student Services of the Clinical Campus shall attend as ex-officio members.
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Charge/Function:
The Grades Committee's responsibilities are to review each student's performance for a given academic year and make recommendations to the Committee on Academic Promotion. The Grades Committee has the option of making the following recommendations:
- Promotion with Commendation (letter from the Dean of the College of Medicine) or special honors for exemplary performance or supplementary work.
- Graduation with honors (see Student Handbook "Graduation Requirements" section)
- Promotion, unqualified
- Promotion with qualifications:
- Requirement of remedial work.
- Promotion with probationary status because of poor academic record, unprofessional behavior, and/or clinical deficiencies.
- Repeat all or part of an academic year. This action indicates substantial opinion of the faculty that a student will be able to complete medical studies, but will benefit from repeating a portion or all of the academic year in question.
- Dismissal for academic failure, unprofessional behavior, and/or clinical incompetence.
When the Grades Committee recommends Option #4, #5, or #6, it will provide a written summary of their findings and any pertinent data that led to the recommendation to the student and the Committee on Academic Promotion. Grades Committee recommendations of Option #6 shall require a two-thirds vote. All recommendations shall be forwarded to the Committee on Academic Promotion.
Related Standing Committees/Subcommittees/Ad hoc Committees/Task Forces:
None
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