Promotion And Graduation

The following promotion and graduation regulations apply within the College of Dentistry. The grading system followed differs from the general one detailed in the General Information section of the Calendar in that the literal descriptions have been expanded to include some terminology which reflects competency in cognitive and/or psychomotor and/or attitudinal skills. Details on this may be obtained from the Dean's Office.

(1) Students must achieve a minimum grade of 50% or a completed requirement (CR) to pass any course and must receive a minimum weighted average of 60% to be promoted or graduate.

To be promoted from Year II to Year III, students must have a combined average of 60% of the delegated mark in the practical component of the three preclinical disciplines, C&CD 320, 330 and 340. Failure to do so will mean repeating the year.

(2) Students who have less than 60% as a sessional weighted average, but have achieved a minimum grade of 50% in each course, will be required to take supplemental examinations in a maximum of the equivalent of two full courses (8 credit units) in order to raise their sessional weighted average to 60% or greater.

(3) Students who fail in not more than the equivalent of two full courses (8 credit units) but have achieved a grade of at least 40% in those courses and a sessional weighted average of 60% or greater in all courses passed, will be required to take supplemental examinations in the courses failed and achieve a sessional weighted average of 60% or greater to be promoted or graduate.

(4) Students achieving a grade of less than 40% in a course may not take supplemental examinations, unless approved by the Executive Committee.

(5) Students who fail to obtain a passing grade in any laboratory or clinical course may, at the discretion of the faculty, be required to either pass a supplemental examination, when appropriate, or repeat the work of the entire year including all examinations, before being promoted to a higher year.

(6) Students must, in the event of non promotion, repeat all courses failed plus any courses deemed advisable by the Undergraduate Education Committee.

(7) If repeating a year, students should, if possible, find alternate courses to those courses not required by faculty to make up the equivalent of a full year. The courses must be approved by the Undergraduate Education Committee.

(8) Students who have failed and wish to repeat the year must submit a formal written request to the Dean for approval by the Executive Committee.

(9) In extenuating circumstances, at the discretion of the Executive Committee, a student may be asked or permitted to withdraw for one year. A student must apply to the college for re-admission.

(10) The D.M.D. degree with distinction will be awarded to any student who obtains a cumulative weighted average of 75% or more but less than 80% in the dental years; the D.M.D. degree with great distinction will be awarded to any student who obtains a cumulative weighted average of 80% or more in the dental years.