Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Rehabilitative Sciences (PSRS)—Department of Occupational Therapy 2025–2026 334 Department of Occupational Therapy Doctor of Occupational Therapy (O.T.D.)—Fort Lauderdale Academic Promotions and Progression The O.T.D. program follows the policies regarding academic standing in the handbook. Students must complete all courses according to the lockstep curriculum schedule. This means that students must complete all requirements of the preceding semester before going to the next semester by complying with the following academic policies stated below. The progress of each student throughout the entire curriculum requires continuous satisfactory academic performance from one term to another. No student may advance to the next term without satisfactorily completing courses offered in previous terms. When applicable, students who fail a course will be required to suspend their studies and request in writing to the program director and/or department chair for permission to retake the course when it is offered the next academic year. There are no course remediations offered in the Department of Occupational Therapy. A course failure may significantly extend the length of the program of study. A course may be repeated only once. Students will be dismissed from the program after two course failures. Grading Policies and Procedures Grading for O.T.D. students is based on a scale of 0–100 percent. P or Pass 75 percent or above for all courses F or Fail Below 75 percent for all courses Grading for all OTD prefix courses is based on an alpha scale as shown. Alpha Grade A AB+ B BC+ C F Scale 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 0.0 Percent 94–100 90–93 87–89 83–86 80–82 77–79 75–76 <75
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