The following academic standards and the procedures to be used in dealing with cases of academic difficulty apply to students in all advanced education/graduate programs of the School of Dentistry.

Standards of Scholarship

1. Graduate students, regardless of classification, must maintain a 3.0 (B) GPA for all coursework taken for graduate credit at UMKC.
2. Graduate students must maintain a 3.0 (B) GPA in their graduate dental certificate specialty coursework.*
3. Grades in graduate dental certificate specialty area coursework must be B or better. Any graduate dental certificate specialty area course that is graded below B must be repeated.*

* Applies only to students enrolled in graduate dental certificate programs.

Probation

1. Whenever the overall GPA for UMKC courses taken for graduate credit by a graduate student of any classification falls below 3.0 (B), the student's status for the next term becomes "On probation - See principal graduate adviser." The principal graduate adviser will review the student's progress and provide counsel, and the following conditions apply:
   1. A graduate student on probation who is not restored to good academic standing by the end of two successive semesters will be declared ineligible to re-enroll.
   2. While on probation, a graduate student must achieve a 3.0 term GPA to enroll for the ensuing term.
   3. A graduate student on probation will not be restored to good standing until a cumulative graduate-credit GPA of at least 3.0 is achieved.
2. Whenever the overall GPA for courses taken in the student's graduate dental certificate specialty area falls below 3.0, the student will be placed on probation and the following conditions apply:*
   1. A graduate student on probation who is not restored to good academic standing by the end of two successive semesters will be declared ineligible to re-enroll.
   2. While on probation, a graduate student must achieve a 3.0 graduate dental certificate specialty area GPA to enroll for the ensuing term.
   3. A graduate student on probation will not be restored to good standing until a graduate dental certificate specialty area GPA of at least 3.0 is achieved.

* Applies only to students enrolled in graduate dental certificate programs.

Dismissal

1. A graduate student who is on probation and fails to attain an overall GPA of at least 3.0 by the end of two successive semesters will be dismissed from the program.
2. A graduate student who is on probation and fails to attain a 3.0 term GPA for the succeeding term will be dismissed.
3. A graduate student who is on probation and fails to attain a graduate dental certificate specialty area GPA of at least 3.0 by the end of two successive semesters will be dismissed from the program.*
4. A graduate student who is on probation and fails to attain a 3.0 graduate dental certificate specialty area GPA for the succeeding term will be dismissed.*
5. A graduate student who receives more than four hours of 2.0 (C) grades or below for courses included in the student's graduate program of studies will be dismissed.*

* Applies only to students enrolled in graduate dental certificate programs.

Appeal

Any student who is dismissed from the program has the right to appeal that decision. Appeals must be made in writing to the associate dean for academic affairs within one week from the time the student receives a notice of dismissal. The associate dean for academic affairs in conjunction with the chair of the Advanced Education Committee shall select a hearing panel of five members of the Advanced Education Committee to hear the student's appeal. At least one member of the hearing panel will be a student. The program director of the program in which the appealing student is enrolled shall be ineligible to sit on the panel. The hearing panel will be chaired by the associate dean for academic affairs. A meeting of the hearing panel will be scheduled within two weeks of the receipt of the student's appeal. During the time the appeal process is being conducted the student shall be allowed to continue in the program.

The hearing panel shall be provided with written statements from the student and the program director as well as all relevant records and documents. The program director or designated substitute and the appealing student must attend the hearing to provide additional information and answer questions from the hearing panel. Other individuals who have information relevant to the situation may be invited to present their information and answer questions for the panel. The student may have an adviser present to advise the student, but this adviser shall be limited to providing advice to the student.

After reviewing the information and conducting the hearing, the hearing panel shall make its recommendation regarding disposition of the case to the dean. All five appointed members of the hearing panel shall have a vote. In case of a tie, the associate dean for academic affairs shall cast the deciding vote. The dean of the School of Dentistry will make the final decision and communicate that decision to the student and the program director.