MSOT Dismissal Policies

Dismissal may occur for the following reasons:

• The MSOT student accumulates more than three (3) absences per course.
• The MSOT student fails to complete all required fieldwork weeks.
• The MSOT student fails to successfully remediate a Term 1 course.
• The MSOT student fails a Level I fieldwork course.
• The MSOT student fails to successfully remediate a Level 2 Fieldwork course or fails more than one (1) Level 2 Fieldwork course.
• The MSOT student fails the same course twice.
• The MSOT student receives a term or cumulative grade point average less than 3.0 in the sixth term of the program.
• The MSOT student receives a term grade point average, during the term of academic probation, that is not a minimum of 3.0 and is not sufficient to increase the student’s cumulative grade point average to a minimum of 3.0.
• The MSOT student is repeatedly late for, or leaves early from, any class, fieldwork, or other program-related function, on or off campus.
• The MSOT student receives three (3) Unsatisfactory Professional Behavior Evaluation ratings in the program.
• The MSOT student commits an unsafe or unethical practice in any class, fieldwork, or other program-related function, on or off campus.
• The MSOT student does not complete a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of community service by the end of the program.
• The MSOT student fails to successfully remediate, or comply with a remediation plan, for a failed Term Exit Exam or Program Exit Examination.