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School of Physician Associate (PA) Studies

Academic Standing Policy聽

The program’s course sequence is designed to provide incremental knowledge and skills necessary for PA practice. A student in good academic standing will progress through the curriculum as designed. Good academic standing is obtained by achieving a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or greater, maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or greater, passing all Pass/Fail courses/assignments, and adhering to the technical and professional standards. 

Disciplinary Sanctions 

Academic Probation 

  • Any student whose semester GPA is below 3.00 for a single semester, or 
  • Any student whose cumulative GPA is below 3.00, or 
  • Any student who receives a final course grade below a B- in any course, regardless of GPA. 

Students on Academic Probation or who have demonstrated insufficient professional development at the end of the Didactic year may not progress to the Clinical year based upon the recommendation of the Progress & Promotions Committee.     

Up for Program Dismissal 

  • Any student who receives a grade of F (failing) as a final course grade in any course, or 
  • Any student who receives two (2) final course grades of C+ or below (regardless of when they occurred in the program), or 
  • Any student whose semester or cumulative GPA is below 3.00 for two terms (need not be consecutive), or 
  • Any student who fails to earn a Pass (for a Pass/Fail course) or fails to earn a final course grade of C+ or better in any repeated graded course (such as in the case of a Leave of Absence), or 
  • Any student who fails to adhere to the technical and/or professional standards of the program, as documented on the MPAS Program’s Technical Standards Acknowledgement Form or Professionalism Evaluation, or 
  • Students who re-matriculate and fail to maintain a term GPA of ≥ 3.0. 

Notice of a Disciplinary Sanction shall be delivered in writing (electronic or paper format) to the student within five (5) days of the start of the next semester and shall take effect immediately upon delivery. The decision may be appealed to the College of Health’s Dean in writing within seventy-two (72) hours of delivery of the decision to the student.