College of Dental Medicine (CDM)—Predoctoral Program 2025–2026 115 competency. Each department has also established criteria to achieve grade levels in the respective department. This information is available to students from each of the college’s academic departments. As such, the CDM’s grade format is the following (next page): For students who matriculated into the D.M.D. program, grading of all didactic, laboratory, and clinical courses is based on a letter grade format, as per the table below: Percentage Range 93–100 90 to < 93 86 to < 90 83 to < 86 80 to < 83 76 to < 80 70 to < 76 < 70 Letter Grade A AB+ B BC+ C F Equivalent on 4.0 Scale 4.00 3.75 3.50 3.00 2.75 2.50 2.00 0.00 Additionally, several courses in the college’s curriculum are graded on a Pass/Fail (i.e., P/F) basis. 2. Examination Policies and Procedures a. All tests, quizzes, written examinations, and laboratory practical examinations are hereafter referred to as exams. b. All exams must be proctored by the course director or faculty designee, as well as a minimum of two or more faculty and/or staff members. Laboratory practical examinations may require additional proctors as per the direction of the course director. c. At the start of each exam, the faculty proctor will announce that • academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated • the appearance of academic dishonesty of any kind will be investigated and will be addressed in accordance with CDM policy • students may only work during the designated examination time • all items not directly needed for the exam are not allowed in any accessible manner to students − All personal items (including, but not limited to, backpacks, bookbags, purses, laptop computers, notebooks, papers, cell phones, watches, pagers, calculators, PDAs, pen/ pencil cases, hats, and hoods) are to be left at the front of the auditorium/test area OR outside of the test area entirely during all examinations and must not be accessed during the test. Only CDM-approved tablets or laptops will be permitted when the exam is administered through an online-only platform. − For written exams, only the appropriate writing instrument is permitted; all other items must be placed away from the test area.
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