1. The Implementation of all guidelines will be in addition to that of existing policies and standards of the University as published in the Current AU Bulletin.

2. Admission to the Harrison School of Pharmacy (HSOP) is contingent on maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 in pre-pharmacy course work.  A student may not enter the HSOP while on academic warning status or academic suspension.

3.  Early Identification of Academic Difficulty

3.1.  During the P1 and P2 years, students’ academic performance will be monitored by the Office of Academic and Student Affairs throughout the semester.

3.2.  Anyone identified as having less than C performance in any required HSOP course will receive written communication indicating the need for improvement and the need to meet soon with the Academic Program Assistant to obtain assistance.  Commonly suggested sources of aid include:  the course instructor(s), the Auburn University Office of Academic Support, the HSOP Counselor, PPE faculty mentor(s), and the Academic Program Assistant.  PPE faculty mentors will be notified of those students on their PPE teams who are experiencing academic difficulty.

4.  Students must maintain a cumulative and per semester HSOP GPA in all professional course work, excluding Special Problems (PYPS, PYPP, or PYPC 5900) of at least 2.25.  A student who fails to attain a 2.25 HSOP GPA in any academic semester will be placed on academic probation.

4.1.  The Office of Academic and Student Affairs may request letters of evaluation regarding the student entering academic probation from selected faculty members (i.e., instructors, PPE mentors, etc.).  These letters will be placed in the student’s file, will be presented to Committee on Admissions and Academic Requirements (CAAR) in academic appeal cases, and may be used to develop an academic recovery contract for the student.

4.2.  To be removed from probation the student must achieve at least a 2.25 semester GPA in each of the next two academic semesters, and the student’s cumulative GPA must be at or above 2.25 within one academic year after the probationary semester.  Students who fail to achieve this will be dropped from the rolls of the HSOP.

4.3.  During the probationary period, the student must successfully complete an academic recovery contract developed with the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and approved by CAAR. The contract will be the result of an evaluation of the student to determine the possible reasons for academic difficulty and development of a plan to address the areas contributing to academic difficulty.

4.4.  Students will have a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or higher prior to beginning the Second Semester of the Second Professional Year.

4.5.  Students will have a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or higher prior to beginning the Advanced Practice Experience portion of the curriculum.

4.6.  A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 is required for graduation from the HSOP.

5. A student who receives a failing grade (F or U) in any professional course work must successfully complete an academic recovery contract developed with the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and approved by the Committee on Admissions and Academic Requirements (CAAR).

5.1.   If a student receives two or more failing grades (F or U) in any professional course work, the student’s name will be removed from the rolls of the HSOP for scholastic deficiency.

6.      A student who receives a D in any professional course work will receive a notice of Academic Warning from the Office of Academic and Student Affairs and will be required to meet with the Academic Program Assistant to review his or her academic progress.  The letter will outline the expectation that the student’s academic performance will improve and include a list of resources for assistance as stated in 3.2.  Students receiving more than one D in any academic semester will be reviewed by CAAR.  Such students may be required to complete an academic recovery contract developed with the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and approved by CAAR.

7.      The following policies will be applied to repeating courses in the professional curriculum of the HSOP:

7.1.  All F or U graded course work must be successfully repeated as soon as the course is offered again.

7.2.  Students are encouraged to repeat courses in which they received a grade of D, and may be required to do so as a condition of an academic recovery contract.

7.3.  A course in which a student receives a grade of C may be repeated only with written permission of the student’s academic dean.

7.4.  A course in which a student receives a grade of B or A may not be repeated under any conditions.  Courses specifically designated as repeatable in the Auburn University Bulletin are exempt from this standard.

7.5.  No required course in the professional curriculum may be repeated more than once.

8.      Students on academic probation may not be appointed to any School committee or elected to any office in any School organization during the period of probation.  Students holding such appointed or elected positions on School committees must resign the position by the first class day of the semester in which they are placed on probation or dropped from the rolls of the HSOP.                                                                            

9.      Students dropped from the rolls of the HSOP may appeal to CAAR.  Students may also appeal the terms of any academic recovery contract developed by CAAR. Appeals must be submitted in writing within 10 working days (defined as days that the University is open for business) of notification via e-mail of probation, termination, or other CAAR action.  Students are encouraged to contact the Academic Program Assistant for advice concerning the appeal process.  They are also encouraged to contact their PPE mentors for letters of evaluation.  Students may appeal decisions of CAAR to the Dean of the HSOP.  Such appeals must be made in writing no later than 10 working days after notification via e-mail of a CAAR decision.

10. Any student who receives a grade of "IN" (incomplete) at the end of an academic semester, must develop an academic plan with the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs. The plan must be approved by the coordinator of the course in which the “IN” was received and the coordinators of courses for which the “IN” course is a prerequisite, assuming the student is currently enrolled in these courses.  The plan must be in place at the start of the next semester with dates specified for the completion of incomplete work.  It is expected that incomplete coursework will be completed in a timely manner (generally no later than the 5th class day of the next semester); however, “IN”s in certain courses (i.e., PPE) may require a longer time for completion as outlined in the academic plan.  A student who does not finish work as stated in the specified plan will have his or her class schedule canceled.

11. Any student with a grade of “IN” or “NR” (grade not reported) may not proceed to the advanced practice experience portion of the curriculum until the grade is recorded or the course completed.

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Revised September 2003