The SOM Basic Sciences Honors Selective Program is designed to enhance competitiveness for residency and to highlight academic and professional excellence in the SOM during the Basic Sciences phase. It is available to students that demonstrate consistently high performance in medical knowledge, medical skills and professional behaviors throughout the Basic Sciences. This official Basic Sciences Honors Selective Program is recognized by certificate at the end of Basic Sciences. In addition, a special mention will be placed in the MSPE letter for Residency match. There are opportunities to enroll in honors selectives in the first 2 years. Honors selectives are for credit and published on the student transcript.
Criteria to join the Honors Program:
- Students joining at the start of Term 2 must earn a grade of ≥90.00% in Term 1
- Students joining at the start of Term 3/4 must have earned a grade of ≥87.00% in previous terms.
- In order to remain in the program for the duration of the Basic Sciences, students must maintain grades of ≥87.00% each academic term. (note: for Term 3 and Term 4, grades for these terms will be reviewed cumulatively).
Criteria for the Basic Sciences Honors Program certificate:
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- ≥87.00% performance each academic term (Terms 1-5)
- Successful completion of the Honors 1 and Honors 2 selectives
- Meets all professionalism and course compliance standards
- Is in good standing in the university community and has upheld all standards of the honor code
The Basic Sciences Honors certificates will be awarded at the end of the second year for all students successfully completing the Basic Sciences Honors Program. The Honors selectives are part of the criteria for students in the Basic Sciences Honors Program and will show as earned credits on a student’s transcript but they are non-degree bearing coursework.