University Regulations

For information about university regulations, see Regulations or visit the University of Kansas Policy Library.

Academic Forgiveness

The school does not participate in academic forgiveness.

Academic Misconduct

Students experiencing difficulties or problems with a particular course or having complaints or grievances about a particular instructor are urged to discuss the problem in a timely fashion with the instructor. If the student feels awkward or uncomfortable doing this, he or she should see the chair of the instructor’s department, or if necessary, the dean. The chair or dean brings the matter to the instructor’s attention, preserving the student’s anonymity, if so requested.

Instructors detecting academic misconduct must act in accordance with the School of Pharmacy and Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations.

Credit/No Credit

A Credit/No Credit option is available to all degree-seeking undergraduates. You may enroll in one course a semester under the option, if the course is not in your major or minor. For more information, visit the KU Policy Library.

Warning: Certain undesirable consequences may result from exercising the option. Some schools, scholarship committees, and honorary societies do not accept this grading system and convert grades of No Credit to F when computing grade-point averages.

Exemptions and Petitions

A student may gain an exemption from introductory prepharmacy courses by successfully completing the Advanced Placement or College Level Examination Program examinations or by other recognized means. Only the exemption is allowed. A total of 208 credit hours of college-level course work is still required for the Pharm.D. degree. Students who have completed high school physics with a grade of B or higher need not take college-level physics. In meritorious cases, the department offering a specific course may waive course prerequisites. Students whose educational goals would be better served by courses other than those prescribed in the normal curriculum may petition the academic standing committee for permission to make appropriate course substitutions.

Graduation with Distinction and Highest Distinction

Students who rank in the upper 10 percent of their graduating class graduate with distinction. The upper third of those awarded distinction graduate with highest distinction. Grade-point averages are determined on the basis of credit hours taken while enrolled in the School of Pharmacy. The list is compiled each spring and includes July, December, and May graduates.

Health Insurance and Immunizations

The School of Pharmacy requires students to provide proof of health insurance and professional insurance coverage and immunizations for MMR, hepatitis B, varicella, and tetanus, and a current TB skin test.

Honor Roll

Students with grade-point averages of 3.5 who have completed at least 14 hours (12 hours during externship) are recognized on the honor roll or dean’s list in fall and spring. An Honor Roll notation appears on the transcript.

Maximum Community College Credit Allowed

The School of Pharmacy allows a maximum of 68 credit hours from any accredited college or university toward completion of the Pharm.D. degree.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

In meritorious cases, course prerequisites may be waived by the department offering the course. Waiver is not granted if the prerequisite course was taken and failed.

Probation

Probation

A student who fails to attain a 2.25 grade-point average in all courses or in professional courses in any semester, or whose overall or professional course grade-point average falls below 2.25, is placed on probation.

Dismissal

Students are dismissed if

1. They fail to attain a 2.25 grade-point average in all courses or in professional courses for any semester while on probation or
2. They receive a grade of F in 40 percent or more of the courses taken during any semester.

Petitions

Students dismissed for poor scholarship may file a written petition with the academic standing committee for reinstatement. The committee’s decision is final. The committee normally takes one of the following actions:

1. The student is allowed to enroll, often with specific recommendations regarding strategies for restoring good academic standing.
2. The committee may deny the petition.

Courses Taken Outside the School

Students on probation or in nondegree-student status may take courses outside the School of Pharmacy, or at other institutions, to improve the grade-point average. Prior approval is required, and in general, only courses that count toward graduation are honored.

Return to Good Standing

Students are returned to good standing when the overall pharmacy grade-point average reaches 2.25.

Required Work in Residence

Of the last 30 hours preceding graduation, 24 hours must be in residence at the KU School of Pharmacy.

Terminal-Year Courses

A student cannot enroll in the principal terminal-year pharmacy practice experiential rotations unless he or she has a grade-point average in professional courses of at least 2.25 and has completed all didactic course work required for the degree.

University Regulations

For information about university regulations, see Regulations or visit the University of Kansas Policy Library.

Academic Forgiveness

The school does not participate in academic forgiveness.

Academic Misconduct

Students experiencing difficulties or problems with a particular course or having complaints or grievances about a particular instructor are urged to discuss the problem in a timely fashion with the instructor. If the student feels awkward or uncomfortable doing this, he or she should see the chair of the instructor’s department, or if necessary, the dean. The chair or dean brings the matter to the instructor’s attention, preserving the student’s anonymity, if so requested.

Instructors detecting academic misconduct must act in accordance with the School of Pharmacy and Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations.

Credit/No Credit

The Credit/No Credit option is not authorized for graduate students’ enrollments, including, but not limited to, courses taken to fulfill the research skills requirements, undergraduate deficiencies, etc.

Health Insurance and Immunizations

The School of Pharmacy requires students to provide proof of health insurance and professional insurance coverage and immunizations for MMR, hepatitis B, varicella, and tetanus, and a current TB skin test.