Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook V ADDITIONAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE PREDOCTORAL DEGREE AND MASTER OF DENTAL SCIENCE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS.........................95 COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE........................96 Administration. ..................................................96 Mission Statement.............................................98 Vision Statement................................................98 PREDOCTORAL DENTAL MEDICINE..................99 Core Performance Standards for Admission and Progress.......................................................99 Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative, and Qualitative Abilities...............................................100 Visual.........................................................................100 Tactile........................................................................100 Sensory.....................................................................100 Behavioral and Social Attributes.......................101 Interpersonal Communication............................101 Motor Skills................................................................101 Strength and Mobility...........................................102 Hearing...................................................................... 102 STUDENT AFFAIRS............................................. 102 A. Student Access to Grades...........................102 B. Student Career Counseling.........................103 NSU and CDM Distance and Traditional Education Systems and Processes for Securing Student/Resident Identity and Privacy..............................................................103 Course Evaluations................................................104 ExamSoft.................................................................. 104 C. Student Responsibility to Obtain Information and Respond to Program Communications..............................105 D. Fees and Expenses......................................105 E. Deferral Policy..............................................106 F. Extracurricular Student Activities..............106 1. Student Activity Groups..................................106 2. Student Organizations.....................................106 PREDOCTORAL ACADEMIC AND CURRICULAR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES...........................108 A. General Information....................................108 1. Faculty Access....................................................108 2. Academic Records............................................108 3. Course Syllabi ....................................................108 4. Course and Instructor Evaluations..............109 5. Library Skills Policy...........................................109 6. National Board Dental Examinations..........109 7. State/Regional Board Examinations........... 109 8. Dean’s Letter........................................................110 9. Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS).........................................................110 10. Withdrawal from the CDM.............................110 11. Withdrawal from a Course................................111 12. Leave from Studies.............................................111 B. Academic Standing......................................113 C. Academic Promotion....................................114 1. Student Grades and Performance Evaluation.......................................114 2. Examination Policies and Procedures...........115 3. Incomplete Coursework....................................117 4. Course Failures, Remediation, and Reexamination......................................................... 118 5. Makeup Examinations......................................120 6. Transcript Notations.........................................120 D. Academic Deficiencies (Didactic/ Laboratory/Clinical Courses)...........................121 E. Student Progress Committee (SPC)............121 1. Purpose and Responsibilities...........................121 2. SPC Membership................................................122 3. SPC Meeting Protocols and Process: Academic Deficiencies and/or Behavioral Issues....................................................122 F. Graduation Requirements........................... 124 G. Notification Regarding a Student’s Extended Absence or Dismissal from the CDM..............................................................125 PREDOCTORAL PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL EDUCATION...............................125 A. Responsibilities and Duties........................ 126 B. Title............................................................... 126 CODE OF BEHAVIORAL CONDUCT...................126 A. Code of Behavioral Conduct Policies........ 126 1. Professional Attributes......................................127 2. Academic Dishonesty.......................................129
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