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Academic Policy Manual Part I
(1st and 2nd Years)
General Graduation Requirements
A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Medicine
must have attained the age of twenty-one years and be recognized as one of good
moral character. Students must have attended not less than sixteen quarters
or eight semesters of instruction, or the equivalent thereof, as a regularly
matriculated student. Candidates must have satisfactorily passed all courses
required for the degree, or their accepted equivalents. Students are required
to take Step 1 and Step 2 of the USMLE as a candidate and to have obtained a
passing total score on Step 1 reported to the Office of registration and Records
by January of their senior year.
Students must have complied with all the requirements
and regulations of the Medical School and University. All indebtedness to the
University must be discharged. The graduate must be present at the conferring
of the degree unless specifically excused.
Students achieving a grade average
equivalent to 3.5, 3.7 and 3.9 on a four point scale
will be recommended respectively for the graduation
laudatories of cum laude, magna cum laude and summa
cum laude.
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