FACULTY OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY
The 4-year program of studies leading to the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) must be completed in no more than five consecutive full years (sixty months) from the date of initial registration in the School of Dentistry. A student who fails to complete the program in five years must withdraw from the School of Dentistry.
In the event that students fail to complete satisfactorily their course of study within the stipulated period of five years, it would only be under extenuating circumstances that readmission would be granted and this only after an application for readmission had been approved by the Council of the School of Dentistry.
To complete a year's work and be permitted to register in the succeeding year of the dental program, a student must:
A student who obtains an average at the honors-level (80%) in a year's work is considered to have passed that year with honors standing.
Students in the School of Dentistry are required to achieve a passing grade without benefit of supplemental examination(s) in all courses of the academic year, to be eligible for Professional Awards (excluding Scholarships and Bursaries) in that year.
A student may be given permission by the Council of the School of Dentistry to progress or continue in the dental program with conditions as noted below:
A first year or second year student who fails either the written and/or preclinical laboratory component(s) of a course, may be granted permission to write a supplemental examination in either or both components of that course provided the student's overall average in all courses taken that year is at least 65%.
A third year or fourth year student who fails the written component of a course may be granted a supplemental examination in that component provided the student's overall average in the written components of all courses taken that year is at least 65%.
If, by the end of the academic year, a student in third or fourth year has not completed all clinical cases, requirements, guidelines and other assignments prescribed in a clinical component of a course, but has an overall passing grade in those activities that have been done, the clinical Division may recommend that a grade of "Incomplete" be given. The recommendation will include:
No supplemental examinations will be permitted in the clinical component of a third or fourth year course.
If, by the end of the academic year, a student in third or fourth year has an overall failing average in the clinical component of a course, a grade of "Fail" shall be given in that component whether or not the student has completed all of the activities prescribed.
A student shall be considered to have failed the year if the student attains:
A student who fails to complete the program in five years will be required to withdraw from the School of Dentistry and will not normally be readmitted. Readmission to the dental program following withdrawal for unsatisfactory academic standing is subject to the following conditions:
A student who voluntarily withdraws from a specific year of instruction before the end of the Fall Term may apply, by July 1 next following, through the Director to the Council for readmission. In such event, the year from which the student withdrew would not be counted within the sixty-month period allowed to complete the program.
At the end of each academic year, a report will be available from the Registrar's Office to each student indicating the numerical (percentage) grade achieved in each course. The key to grades is:
Courses in which the final mark is a combination of results in a clinical component and a supplemental examination will reflect the numeric mark achieved and SUP will be recorded on the transcript.Reports will also show quartile standing (an indication of class ranking).
To be named to the Dean's Honor List, students in Dentistry must complete a full year's work as defined by the program and achieve an average of 80% or have a special recommendation of the Director.
Progression without Condition
Eligibility for Awards
Conditional Progression
First and Second Years
Third and Fourth Years
Unsatisfactory Standing
Readmission
Reports
Mark
Grade
Performance
80-100
A
Honors
70-79
B
Pass
60-69
C
Pass
59 and below
F
Fail
IPR
--
In progress
INC
--
Incomplete
Dean's Honor List
Graduation Requirements
Academic Calendar
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