When a student is granted permission to remediate a course, the student is required to follow any schedule and structure of remediation review activities set forth by the course director(s) as part of the remediation process and preparation for the remediation assessment. The dates of remediation examinations will be communicated to remediating students by the course director, exam services and/or the Office of Academic Affairs.
For the preclinical years, written remediation examinations will consist of a maximum of 120 Multiple Choice questions (~ 3 per lecture hour). Should the exam exceed 120 MCQs, it will be divided into two examinations, each requiring a 70% passing score. If a student fails one of the remediation course components, they will fail the remediation. OMS-I remediation exams will cover material from the entire course.
OMS-II remediation exams will cover material from exams failed within the course. OMS-III and IV remediation exams and activities will be as outlined in the Clinical Rotations Manual.
If remediation is successful, the student will be assigned a letter grade of "C" and a numeric grade of 70%. Remediation grading is completely independent of grades achieved during the course. A failure with subsequent successful remediation of the course will be reported on the student's transcript as "F/ C." Under no circumstances will any other grade than F/ C with a numeric score of 70% be reported. This grade will be used for GPA calculations. Failure of remediation is considered a failure of another course and will result in a referral to the student’s respective SPC.
When a student repeats a rotation during the OMS-III and OMS-IV clinical years, the highest grade the student may earn is a "C" (70%). Students repeating a rotation may be required to do so during their vacation month. Remediation grades, repeated courses during OMS-I and OMS-II years, and repeated rotations will all be noted on the student's transcript and their MSPE.