Students in the Preclinical Years (1 and 2)

Students failing one course in a given academic year with no professionalism concerns or prior course failures may be granted remediation without in person review from the appropriate SPC.

For students who fail one or more courses in a given academic year and having professionalism concerns, the SPC may recommend one or more of the following:

1. Completion of remediation as directed by the LMU-DCOM Course Director.
2. Required action(s) to mitigate professionalism concerns.
3. Recess and repeat the entire academic year.
4. Dismissal from LMU-DCOM.

For students who fail two (2) to three (3) courses in a given academic year, the SPC may recommend one of the following:

1. Completion of remediation as directed by the LMU-DCOM Course Director(s).
2. Recess and repeat the entire academic year.
3. Dismissal from LMU-DCOM.

For students who fail four (4) or more courses in a given academic year, the SPC may recommend one of the following:

1. Recess and repeat the entire academic year.
2. Dismissal from LMU-DCOM.

For students who fail two (2) or more courses across both the OMS-I and OMS-II years, the SPC may recommend one of the following:

1. The student must complete remediation as directed by the LMU-DCOM Course Director(s).
2. The student must repeat all or a portion of an academic year.
3. The student will be dismissed from LMU-DCOM.

Note: Failures are cumulative across all semesters and years in the program.