Recommendation for Dismissal

Students will be recommended for dismissal by the Dean of Basic Sciences Office from the Pre-Clinical, and English for Medicine Pathway (EMP) if any one of the following applies:

  1.  Previous F or D grade in a course
  2. . Failure to meet PCAPPS stipulations after the PCAPPS retains a student following an appeal of a recommendation for dismissal
  3.  Failure to accept the terms of the APRC letter by the deadline specified
  4.  Failure to pass the Pre-clinical Sciences Comprehensive Exam (PCSCE)/Post Baccalaureate Science Comprehensive Exam (PBSCE) after a second attempt
  5. Failure to complete the program within the maximum allowable timeframe (where applicable)
  6.  Failure to meet specified standards in terms of science and/or cumulative GPA and/or WMPG
  7.  Failure to meet criteria for promotion into MD program
  8. All students who are recommended for dismissal can then appeal to the CAPPS, as per the section on REVIEW, DISMISSAL AND APPEAL PROCESS
  9. Students who are dismissed from the Pre-clinical Program can appeal to continue in the School of Arts and Sciences in a different degree program.