Grading

Preclinical (Phase 1) Grading Policy

Beginning with the Class of 2023, the preclinical years are graded using a Pass/Fail grading scheme. Grades are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a point.

Pass: ≥ 69.50%

Unsatisfactory: ≤ 69.49%

Incomplete grades are to be given only in the event of illness or other individual circumstance, which made it impossible for the student to complete the required course work.  Failure to complete course work on time without approved extenuating circumstances requires an Unsatisfactory grade.

Withdrawal grades will become part of the student’s academic record in the event a student fails to pass the USMLE and cannot begin clerkship on time or other individual circumstance, which made it impossible for the student to complete the required course work.

Resigned grades will become part of the student’s academic record in the event a student drops a course after the university date for dropping a course.

Once given, Unsatisfactory, Withdrawal and Resigned grades will become part of the student’s academic record.  Remediation of Unsatisfactory grades will be credited at the next scheduled course offering.  (For example:  An Unsatisfactory grade in the Fall semester will show the remediation in the Fall of the following year.)

Clinical (Phase 2) Grading Policy

Medical school clerkships are graded as shown below. For the classes of 2019 to 2022, preclinical courses are also graded using this scale:

  • H = Honors
  • S+ = High Satisfactory
  • S = Satisfactory
  • U = Unsatisfactory (see below)
  • I = Incomplete (see below)
  • W = Withdrawal (cannot be removed from transcript)
  • R = Resigned (cannot be removed from transcript)

A student who fails a Phase 2 shelf exam and who is eligible to remediate the clerkship by sitting for the shelf exam a second time will not receive a grade until the shelf exam is retaken. After the result of the shelf exam is returned by the NBME, a final grade will be sent to the OME in a memo format for recording on the student’s permanent record.

Once given, Unsatisfactory, Withdrawal and Resigned grades will become part of the student’s academic record. Remediation of Unsatisfactory grades will be credited at the next scheduled course offering. (For example: An Unsatisfactory grade in the fall semester will show the remediation in the fall of the following year).

Incomplete grades are to be given only in the event of illness or other individual circumstance which made it impossible for the student to complete the required coursework. Failure to complete coursework on time without approved extenuating circumstances requires an Unsatisfactory grade.

Withdrawal grades will become part of the student’s academic record in the event a student fails to pass the USMLE and cannot begin clerkship on time.

Resigned grades will become part of the student’s academic record in the event a student drops a course after the university date for dropping a course.