Optometry Student Handbook 2023-2024

College of Optometry (CO)—Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Vision Research 2023–2024 138 To complete, students must • have satisfactorily completed the 24-credits of the core courses within six years • have a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 • have satisfactorily met all financial and library obligations Examination Policies and Procedures For online tests, students are expected to arrive 5 minutes before the scheduled start time of the examination. Students who arrive late at an examination will not be permitted to take the examination. For on-campus tests, students are expected to arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the examination. Students who arrive late at an examination location will not be permitted to take the examination, if any other student has turned in the examination and left the location. Grading Policies and Procedures Academic performance will be assessed using letter grades and numerical equivalents on a 4.0 scale (below and in brackets in all other sections). Letter Grade A AB+ B BC+ C CF Percentage Grade 93 and above 90–92 87–89 83–86 80–82 77–79 73–76 70–72 < 70 Equivalent on 4.0 Scale 4.00 3.75 3.50 3.00 2.75 2.50 2.00 1.75 0.00 For the thesis continuation course, the final grade of pass/fail grading system is used. Pass 70 percent (C- or 1.75) and above Fail Below 70 percent (below C- or less than 1.75) I Incomplete IP In Progress

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