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Academic Policy Manual Part II (3rd and 4th 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 USMLE 1 and USMLE 2 as a candidate and to have obtained a passing total score on USMLE 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.