Medical School

1. The academic requirements for the M.D. degree include the satisfactory completion of the curriculum designated by the faculty. The progress of each student working toward an M.D. degree is monitored carefully and at least once each academic year by the Student Evaluation and Promotion Committee (SEPC). The SEPC reviews the qualitative assessment of performance of each student given by the faculty in all courses for which the student enrolled. This may be an actual grade; an indication of pass, fail, or honors; or another form of evaluation.

2. The normal time for completion of required coursework for the standard M.D. degree program is four academic years, or five academic years for Alternate Pathway students. A student may require additional time due to academic or personal difficulties. In such situations, the SEPC may
establish a schedule for for that student which departs from the norm and which may require repeating a year of study. To be considered making satisfactory progress for financial aid purposes, a student in the standard program must complete the first two years of the curriculum by the end of the third year after initial enrollment and must complete the M.D. degree
within six years after initial enrollment. To be considered making satisfactory progress for financial aid purposes, a student in the Alternate Pathway program must complete the first three years of the curriculum by the end of the fourth year after initial enrollment and must complete
the M.D. degree within six years after initial enrollment. The SEPC will monitor the progress of each student at the conclusion of each academic year to determine that the student is making sufficient progress to meet the time limits specified. A student not making sufficient progress will be deemed not making satisfactory progress for purposes of financial aid eligibility.

3. A student may be granted a leave of absence for a variety of reasons. The period of time for which the student has been approved and taken leave shall be excluded from the maximum time in which an individual student will be expected to complete the program.

4. Medical students who are accepted for transfer from other medical schools will be evaluated with respect to level of progress attained, and a determination will be made as to remaining years of financial aid eligibility. This determination will be coordinated among the Associate Dean for Admissions, the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, and the Director of Student Financial Services.

5. A student in jeopardy of not completing his/her M.D. degree within the time frame specified in Item 2 above will be placed on financial aid probation. A student in the standard M.D. program, repeating his/her first or second year of medical school, will automatically be placed on financial
aid probation. A student in the Alternate Pathway program, repeating any year of Medical School, will automatically be placed on financial aid probation. While on probation, the student may receive financial aid for one enrollment period. At the conclusion of this period, the student must have progressed to the next level of the curriculum. A student who does not progress to the next curriculum level is suspended from financial aid eligibility.

6. The Office of Student Financial Services must notify a student of implementation of financial aid probationary status and suspension of financial aid eligibility.

7. A student who has been suspended shall be reinstated for financial aid eligibility at such time as the student has satisfactorily completed sufficient coursework to complete the M.D. degree within the six-year limit, as determined by the SEPC and the Director of Student Financial Services.

8. A student on financial aid probation or suspension may appeal that status by indication in writing to the Director of Student Financial Services and the Dean of the Medical School, or their designees, of the existence of mitigating circumstances which may have impacted the student's ability to achieve the minimum satisfactory progress standards. Each appeal will be considered on its merits by the Director of Student Financial Services and the Dean of the Medical School, or their designees.