College of Dental Medicine (CDM)—Master of Dental Science Certificate Program 2025–2026 154 5. Library Skills Policy All students must be able to identify and locate materials in the library as needed or required by course instructors. Students must be familiar with the leading dental journals and be able to research specific topics related to dental medicine by using standard bibliographies and indexes. NSU CDM, in cooperation with the Martin and Gail Press Library staff members, includes courses in the academic program that provide students with information on conducting online electronic searches in healthcare databases and other related topics. 6. Grades At the completion of each course, the course director will have the responsibility for posting students’ grades in Canvas and submitting grades to the college’s Office for Academic Affairs. Successful completion of each CDM course requires compliance with the CDM Code of Behavioral Conduct. 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 M.D.S. grade format is the following: Percentage Range Letter Grade Equivalent on 4.0 Scale 93–100 A 4.00 90 to < 93 A- 3.75 86 to < 90 B+ 3.50 83 to < 86 B 3.00 80 to < 83 B- 2.75 76 to < 80 C+ 2.50 70 to < 76 C 2.00 < 70 F 0.00 7. Withdrawal 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 M.D.S. Additionally, a student who does not register and/or attend classes, laboratory, 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dean’s office regarding the reason for the absence as well as the intention to continue studies, shall be considered withdrawn from the program.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 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.
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