John
D. Bower School of Population Health
DOCUMENT
TYPE: Policy
REVIEW
PERIOD: 1 Year
TITLE: Student Dismissal
PURPOSE: To establish criteria for the dismissal of
a student from the John D. Bower School of Population Health.
POLICY: A student may be dismissed from the Bower
School of Population Health for cause. This may include unsatisfactory academic
performance, failure to pass qualifying examinations, poor research
performance, breaches of scientific integrity (e.g., plagiarism, falsification
of data), unethical conduct (e.g., cheating), behavioral issues (e.g., harassment), or any violations of the Bower
School of Population Health Academic
Integrity and Student Behavior policy.
The dismissal of a student from the Bower
School of Population Health is initiated by the student’s program director. A
recommendation for dismissal is submitted in writing to the dean of the Bower
School of Population Health. The Office of the Dean notifies the student of the
decision through the student’s official UMMC email account.
The student has the right to appeal the
dismissal under the Bower School of Population Health Appeal of Dismissal policy.
A student who has been dismissed from the
Bower School of Population Health may apply to a program in the Bower School of
Population Health following a dismissal; however, they will not be considered
for admission for at least one year following the date of dismissal.
SCOPE: SOPH Students
REFERENCE: University
of Mississippi Medical Center [Intranet].
SOPH Appeal of Dismissal. [Effective 2016 December 6].
University of Mississippi Medical Center [Intranet]. SOPH Academic Integrity and Student Behavior. [Effective 2019 June 6].