College of Dental Medicine (CDM)—Predoctoral Program 2025–2026 110 8. Dean’s Letter The Dean’s Letter is a formal letter of evaluation issued by the dean that serves as an evaluation tool in the application process for postdoctoral training programs. Upon a student’s request, the Dean’s Letter is mailed to the appropriate postdoctoral training program(s). This letter summarizes the levels of accomplishment that a student has achieved during dental school. Specifically, the Dean’s Letter provides a succinct chronology of a student’s performance in dental school, including the student’s yearly and cumulative grade point average (GPA) and class standing. Additionally, the letter includes some information regarding the student’s personal qualities. The Dean’s Letter is generally available to students by July, immediately preceding their fourth year in the predoctoral program. Students who apply to postdoctoral training programs are responsible for providing applications, letters of recommendation, and transcripts to postdoctoral training program/residency program directors. 9. Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS) The American Dental Education Association (ADEA), a national professional organization representing dental education, manages the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS). This service was developed to assist students with their application to any of the more than 700 participating postdoctoral dental education programs. PASS processes applications for programs in Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD), Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics. The PASS centralized application service provides standardized information to participating programs, but is not involved in the appraisal or selection process. By using a standardized format, PASS simplifies the application process for the student by providing required biographical and academic data to the postdoctoral programs. The PASS application may be submitted either electronically or via traditional hard copy application through the mail. 10. Withdrawal from the CDM Withdrawal is a voluntary resignation by the student, in writing, to the dean via certified mail, or NSU-to-NSU email, under which the student surrenders all rights and privileges as a student in the CDM. Additionally, a student who does not register and/or attend classes, laboratory, clinic, and/ or rotations for three consecutive business days (excluding official school holidays and weekends) without written notification to the dean’s office regarding the reason for the absence as well as the intention to continue studies, shall be considered withdrawn from the college’s predoctoral program. A student’s written withdrawal or an absence of three consecutive business days without written notification to the dean’s office is considered as permanent withdrawal and not reversible. To voluntarily withdraw from the program, the student must also contact the Office of CDM Student Services to complete the required documents. • Students withdrawing from the program before the end of the drop/add period has ended, as published by the NSU Office of the University Registrar, will have the courses of that same semester removed from the student’s transcript. • Students withdrawing from the program after the drop/add period, as published by the NSU Office of the University Registrar, will receive a transcript notation of withdrawn (W) for courses in that same semester on the student’s transcript.
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