Remediation

The faculty within the Doctor of Pharmacy program at Wayne State University are committed to the academic success of our students. The Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum is designed to be optimally delivered as a lock-step program. In the event of didactic required course failure, students meeting pre-defined criteria may be eligible for course remediation. Course failure is defined as a final course grade of an F as delineated in the initial course syllabus grading policy.

Remediation Definition

Remediation is defined as a process to re-introduce and reassess course content to demonstrate competency during a specially scheduled course offering during the spring or summer term. Remediation applies to the entire course.

Exclusions

The remediation policy applies to required courses of the Doctor of Pharmacy program.  Courses excluded from this policy are elective courses, Clinical Capstone (PPR 6295), and experiential education (IPPE and APPE) courses. 

Remediation Eligibility

The Committee on Academic Progress and Professionalism (CAPP) will oversee which students are eligible for remediation. CAPP will communicate with course coordinators as needed in the decision-making process. Students meeting all the criteria outlined below are eligible for remediation:

1. Failed only a single required course per professional year in the program
2. Final course score was between a 60-69%
3. Course failure has not resulted from academic misconduct

CAPP will evaluate remediation eligibility at the end of each semester using the criteria listed above.  Remediation eligibility is not negotiable, nor able to be appealed. Students not meeting remediation eligibility requirements will retake the course at the time of the next offering as outlined in the curriculum.  If at the end of the Fall semester, a student meets eligibility for potential spring/summer remediation, a waiver of pre-requisite requirements will be made allowing the student to progress to take the full Winter semester course load. The student will need to maintain remediation eligibility at the end of the Winter semester prior to spring/summer remediation being offered.

Remediation Process

Reasonable efforts will be made to offer course remediation.  However, remediation offerings are not guaranteed.  If remediation is not available, the student would re-take the course at the time of the next offering as outlined in the curriculum.

When a student is offered remediation:

1. CAPP determines remediation eligibility prior to its offering.
2. Remediation will occur through a re-offering of the course, often in a self-directed learning format during the spring or summer term.
3. Students will re-register for the course and pay tuition.
4. Students will sign a contract with course faculty and the CAPP Chair. The signed contract is filed with the Associate Dean of Pharmacy.
5. Failure of the remediation course will result in dismissal from the program; students are encouraged not to work during course remediation; students completing remediation may be doing so in the presence of other students who are remediating thus confidentiality cannot be assured.
6. The length of course remediation will be defined by the number of credit hours of the course, with approximately one week per credit hour of the course.

Remediation contract (PDF)