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School of Pharmacy Remediation Policy

Remediation is defined as the correction of an academic fault or deficiency either during a course or at the completion of a course.  Limits to eligibility for remediation are detailed below.  Students whose academic status exceeds the specified limits will be referred to the Academic Standing Committee for consideration of appropriate course of action including recommendation for dismissal from the program.  

[NOTE:  This policy does not apply to course failure due to academic dishonesty, student conduct violation, or violation of any other University or School codes, regulations, or policies.]  

Qualifications for Remediation

In order to qualify for proactive remediation or course remediation all of the below criteria must be met for the respective remediation type.  

  1. Proactive Remediation
    1. The student has earned less than 73% on a single exam, assignment, project, or other assessment worth at least 15% of the overall course grade.  
      1. Final exams and other major assessments due during the last week of classes or during finals week are not eligible for proactive remediation.  
      2. Failed make-up exams, make-up assignments, or make-up projects are not eligible for proactive remediation. 
      3. Exams missed due to an unexcused absence are not eligible for proactive remediation.  
      4. Assignments, projects, etc. that are not submitted on time are not eligible for proactive remediation.  
    2. No more than one (1) assessment in a single course is eligible for proactive remediation.  
    3. NOTE:  There is no proactive remediation for IPPEs and APPEs.
  2. Course Remediation
    1. The student has earned a grade of C- or lower (including WF or NP) in the course.  
    2. The student must have no violation of any University or School of Pharmacy codes, regulations, or policies.  
    3. The student has no more than four (4) total didactic credits (with specific exceptions noted below) that need course remediation.  
      1. Students may remediate up to six (6) didactic credits in a given academic semester for PHAR 622 (IPC 4 - Cardiology) and PHAR 625 (IPC 6 - Infectious Diseases) only.  
      2. Students whose academic status exceeds the specified limits will be referred to the Academic Standing Committee for consideration of appropriate course of action including recommendation for dismissal from the program.  
    4. The student has not more than one (1) APPE course in a single academic year that need course remediation.  
Process and Procedure for Remediation

  1. Proactive Remediation Procedures
    1. Didactic courses:  Within three (3) business days of posting of the grade for an exam, assignment, project, or other course assessment, the student shall identify him- or herself as being eligible for proactive remediation by sending an email to the course coordinator.  
    2. Proactive remediation will include a make-up assessment, the format and timing of which is at the discretion of the course faculty.  
    3. Satisfactory completion of the remediation assessment:  The student must achieve a final remediation assessment score as determined by course coordinator.  The minimum satsifactory score will be no less than 73%.  [NOTE:  Maximum grade attainable from satisfactory completion of a proactive remediation is a grade of 73% and will replace the original failing grade].  
    4. Unsatisfactory completion of the remediation assessment:  Should the student achieve a final score of less than 73% on the assessment, the original failing grade will stand.  
  2. Course Remediation Procedures


  • Didactic courses:  Within five (5) calendar days of the posting deadline for grades, the Academic Standing Committee, after communication and in agreement with the course coordinator, will communicate with student regarding his/her eligibility for course remediation and specific details of the Individual Academic Plan (IAP).  The student will have until the deadline specified in the IAP to satisfactorily complete all of the requirements of the IAP.  
  • Experiential courses:  Within fourteen (14) calendar days of the last day of Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) or Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE), the Academic Standing Committee, after communication and in agreement with the Experiential Education office, will communicate with student regarding his/her eligibility for course remediation and specific details of the Individual Academic Plan (IAP).  
    • The IAPs for all IPPEs take place prior to advancing to next professional year.  
    • In the case of APPE's:
      • If the IAP requires a repeat of an APPE, this will take place during the APPE remediation block
      • If the IAP does not require a repeat of APPE, the timeline for completion will be identified in the IAP.  
  • The Individual Action Plan (IAP) will be developed by the Academic Standing Committee to address and incorporate documented student deficiencies.  
    • Students may be required to attend meeting(s) with the Student Success Coordinator to address deficiencies as identified by the Academic Standing Committee in consultation with course coordinator.  
    • Timely completion of all assignments and meetings is required for successful completion of remediation.  
    • Other elements of IAP may include, but are not limited to:
      • A comprehensive or focused remediation examination:  even if in the usual offering of the course there is no final exam.  
      • A Repeate IPPE or APPE:  this may occur at the same site or at an alternate site at the discretion of the ADEE after consultation with the site preceptor.  
      • Signature assessments:  This may include but is not limited to reflection paper, project, oral presentation, simulation exercises, Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs).  
      • Combinations of any and all of the above at the discretion of the Academic Standing Committee. 
  • Satisfactory completion of the IAP:  The student must achieve a final score of 73% or higher in the IAP, as communicated to the student by Academic Standing Committee, in order to satisfactorily complete the course.  A grade of "C" or "P" will be reported to the Registrar for the course for which the student satisfactorily completed the course remediation. The grade of "C" or "P" earned will replace the original course grade (C-, D+, D, D-, F, WF, or NP) and will be used in the calculation of the student's cumulative GPA.  [NOTE:  Maximum grade attainable from satisfactory completion of a course remediation is a grade of "C" or "P".]
  • Failing to satisfactorily complete the course remediation:  If the student achieves a final score less than 73% on the IAP, the original C- grade or lower (including WF and NP) will remain on the transcript and be used in the calculation of the student's cumulative GPA.  In addition:  
    • In the case of didactic courses:
      • Required didactic courses:  the student must repeat the entire course at its next regular offering.  This will delay progression by one (1) year.  
      • Elective didactic courses:  the student must retake an elective course (either the same or a different course) towards fulfillment of the credit requirement for electives.  This may result in a delay in the time of graduation.  
    • In the case of experiential courses:  
      • If the IAP included repeat of the course (i.e. IPPE or APPE) and the student failed the repeat attempt, that student will be dismissed from the program.  
      • If the original IAP did not include repeat of the course, the student must repeat the: 
        • IPPE course at its next regular offering.  This will delay progression by one (1) year.  
        • APPE during the remediation block.  This may result in re-assignment of other APPEs based on pre-requisite requirements or other factors impacting subsequent APPEs.  
        • If a student earns a C- or lower (including WF or NP) in two (2) APPEs, in the same academic year, the student will be dismissed from the program.  
  • [NOTE:  Any student who earns a C- or lower (including WF or NP) in the same course being repeated will be dismissed from the program.]  
Remediation Resources

The following resources are available for students to assist in their successful completion of remediation:  

  1. Student Success Coordinator:  The coordinator will provide support and resources to help students improve test-taking skills, note taking skills, copin with test-taking anxiety, and time management skills.  
  2. Faculty mentoring session:  Consists of one-on-one or small group sessions with faculty to clarify points in the course material and reinforce knowledge and skills.  The format of these sessions is at the discretion of faculty.  
  3. Faculty advisors:  Advisors may provide additional support and guidance during the remediation process.