College of Dental Medicine (CDM)—Predoctoral Program 2025–2026 121 If a course is failed and the remediation is also failed, the highest failed course grade in any grading system will be recorded on the transcript. A student who fails a course and the course remediation may be provided the opportunity to repeat the course during the next academic year. If the student passes the repeated course, the grade earned in any grading system by the student in that course will be recorded on the transcript and used to calculate all subsequent GPAs. The original failing grade in the course will still be included on the transcript but will not be used in calculating the student’s GPA and class ranking. If a student repeats a year, the grades earned by the student during the repeated year will be used to calculate all subsequent GPAs. The original grades received by the student prior to the repeated year will still be included on the transcript but will not be used in calculating the student’s GPA and class ranking. After completion of a repeat year, the student has the opportunity to use NSU’s Repeated Course Form, through the CDM Office for Academic Affairs. This form and process will allow for use of the highest of the two grades to be calculated in the student’s GPA. All grades still remain visible on the student transcript. D. Academic Deficiencies (Didactic/Laboratory/Clinical Courses) 1. In cases of academic deficiencies, the associate dean of Academic Affairs shall notify predoctoral students of their grades and remedial requirements through written communication. Students who have satisfactorily remediated all deficiencies and resolved behavioral matters will be recommended for promotion with their class to the next academic year in the predoctoral program. 2. P redoctoral students who have remaining deficiencies following unsatisfactory remediation or unresolved behavioral matters may not be promoted with their class and may be requested, in writing, to appear before the SPC (see the section on SPC Meeting Protocols and Process: Academic Deficiencies in this student handbook). E. Student Progress Committee (SPC) 1. Purpose and Responsibilities The purpose of the Student Progress Committee (SPC) is to ensure that students satisfy the academic and behavioral requirements for the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine as follows: a. verify that predoctoral students have fulfilled all academic requirements and review the eligibility of students for promotion to the succeeding academic year b. evaluate predoctoral student individual academic records to determine eligibility for continuation in the program or appropriate remedial action c. review the progress of all predoctoral students referred with academic deficiencies (see section on SPC Meeting Protocols and Process: Academic Deficiencies in this student handbook) The CDM’s Office for Academic Affairs will provide the SPC with progress reports for committee review, discussion, and recommended actions on any students who have received referral to the
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