Dismissal

College of Dental Medicine-Illinois

Students who fail three or more courses in a single academic year during Y-1 and Y-2, or students who fail two or more courses in a single quarter, usually receive a recommendation for an academic leave of absence or dismissal. During Y-3 and Y-4, students that fail one course will usually be given a recommendation for remediation and students who fail two or more courses usually receive a recommendation for dismissal.

Matriculation and participation in dental school is a privilege, not a right. Therefore, students can be dismissed for the following reasons:

1. Failure to achieve minimum academic standards (Student Academic Progress Committees 1 and 2)
2. Failure to exhibit the personal qualifications and ethical standards necessary to the practice of dentistry (student judicial process)
3. Violation of Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois rules and regulations that are grounds for dismissal (student and administrative judicial process)