College of Pharmacy Student Handbook 2025-2026

120 Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy 2025–2026 • determination by the dean that there are factors that would interfere with or prevent the student from attaining expected professional standards, including, but not limited to, legal, moral, behavioral, ethical, or academic dishonesty or professional misconduct Letters of dismissal shall be communicated via NSU email and by certified mail to the student’s mailing address located in Self-Service Banner, and will outline the reason for the decision. Dismissed students will be administratively dropped from all Silverman College of Pharmacy courses and will not be allowed to continue in classes in the upcoming semester. The student is responsible for notifying the appropriate board of pharmacy of the change in status and nullify the student’s pharmacy intern license, as well as contacting any outstanding loan agencies regarding the change in status. A student dismissed for the first time has the right to appeal this decision by writing an appeal to the chair of the Silverman College of Pharmacy Appeals Committee, within 10 business days (excluding school holidays and weekends) of the date of the letter of dismissal. Should the dismissal be overturned upon appeal, the student will be allowed to return in a future semester. A student returning after a successful appeal will be dismissed again, if meeting any of the criteria listed above, and is not eligible to appeal a second dismissal. Academic Probation Academic probation is defined as a period during which a student has the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to improve grades effectively and achieve satisfactory academic progress. Any one of the following will result in academic probation: • semester GPA below 2.0 for the Pharm.D. or M.S. in Pharmaceutical Affairs programs and below 3.0 in the Ph.D. or M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences programs • failure of any didactic or experiential course • repeating an academic year Students on academic probation will remain at that status until their semester GPA is raised appropriately and failed courses are successfully remediated. While on academic probation, students are prohibited from • registering for classes online via Self-Service Banner and must meet with an academic adviser at their campus each semester in order to register • being elected or holding an office in any honorary, student, and/or college-sponsored organization • being placed on the President’s or Dean’s List, or any honor roll Participation in any of the aforementioned activities by a student on probation is a violation of the probationary period. Students on academic probation are expected to seek assistance, limit extracurricular activities, and limit or discontinue hours of employment to have the best chance of academic success in the program. The Offices of Student Affairs/Services and Academic Support Services will be notified accordingly. Other activities may be restricted by the associate dean of the student’s program. Students on academic probation will be notified via NSU email and by certified mail to their mailing address located in SelfService Banner.

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