Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS)—Department of Physician Assistant 2023–2024 243 writing should be on the back of the T-shirt. Pants must be navy blue gym-type shorts with an elastic waistband and drawstrings. All students must be prepared and able to remove their T-shirt for thoracic, cardiac, chest wall, and abdominal examinations. Therefore, female students must wear a sports bra beneath their T-shirt. Because of the nature of the exams, tank tops are not permitted in lieu of a sports bra. Athletic shoes and socks must be worn at all times in the lab, except as dictated by the instructor. Academic Promotions and Progression The progress of each student through the curriculum requires continuous, satisfactory academic and professional performance. No student may advance to the clinical year of study without satisfactorily completing all of the requirements for the didactic year’s courses. In addition, no student may complete the clinical-year curriculum and graduate without satisfactorily completing all of the requirements for the clinical-year coursework. Any student failing a course or failing to exhibit satisfactory professional behavior will be referred to the CSP. (See information regarding the CSP in the Academic Standing section of this handbook.) Grading Policies and Procedures Grading for academic and clinical-year PA students is based on an alpha scale as shown. Alpha Grade A AB+ B BC+ C F Scale 4.0 3.75 3.50 3.0 2.75 2.50 2.0 0.0 Percent 94–100 90–93 87–89 83–86 80–82 77–79 75–76 0–74 Academic courses, blocks, tests, retests, and remediation are graded in percentages, with the final course grades converted to the alpha grade scale. For all classes, grades of less than 75 percent are failing grades and may result in additional testing, academic discipline, and/or possible dismissal. The syllabi of some courses define specific passing percentages for designated components. During the clinical year, the clinical rotation grade is composed of several individual components. Students must attain a passing grade on the end-of-rotation examination, as well as a passing cumulative score on all components to pass the clinical rotation. Students receiving failing grades in clinical rotations following retesting will be referred to the CSP for disposition. (See CSP in the college section of this handbook and Orlando CSP policies included in the Orlando PA Student Handbook.) Additional tuition will be charged for repeated rotations. An applicant reapplying to the program will be treated as a first-time competitive applicant for the purposes of coursework and must repeat and pass all required coursework.
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