Students matriculated into the SGU SOM Four- Year MD Program given in conjunction with Northumbria University (NU) in Newcastle, United Kingdom, complete the Basic Principles of Medicine Terms 1 and 2 in the first academic year of the Four-Year Doctor of Medicine program. Upon successfully meeting the required standards for Terms 1 and 2, students then continue/proceed to their second academic year at SGUSOM in Grenada. This also applies to students who take a leave of absence (LOA) or repeat coursework. This means that students remain in the United Kingdom (or return there if on LOA) until they are promoted into Term 3 when they proceed to Grenada.