Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Rehabilitative Sciences (PSRS)—Department of Occupational Therapy 2025–2026 344 Doctor of Occupational Therapy (O.T.D.)—Tampa Bay Academic Promotions and Progression The O.T.D. program—Tampa Bay 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. A pattern of unprofessional behavior will result in the student receiving a Notice of Unprofessional Behavior (NUB), a proactive measure to assist students in jeopardy of failing. 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, which is currently 39 months. Only one course may be repeated. Any second course failure will result in dismissal from the program. Grading Policies and Procedures Grading for O.T.D. program—Tampa Bay 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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