Breadcrumb Home Doctor of Medicine Program - 4 Year MD (SOM) Student Manual Academic Standard – Qualitative Measure Academic Standard – Qualitative Measure Download as PDF Evaluation Points Cumulative Standard Courses are graded on a pass/fail basis and a mean percentage is not used as a measure of progress. The academic standard is measured both for the evaluation period (the academic term or annually) and cumulatively. Evaluation Points Cumulative Standard