DVM Academic Grading
The satisfactory completion of all courses in the professional curriculum is required for a student to receive the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree. Preclinical and clinical grades will be recorded by the LMU Registrar as Pass or Fail. The minimum satisfactory grade in any given course is a pass, defined by the following grading scale.
Preclinical Courses (Semesters 1-6):
Passing criteria must be achieved in Individual scores and Overall point scores:
Pass: ≥69.5%
Fail: <69.4%
Marginal Pass: ≥64.9% to <69.4 (One-time per pre-clinical academic year; recorded as pass)
Final course grade calculation will be comprised of a cumulative score of both individual and team assessment points, with a score of 69.5% or greater required to pass. In addition, a student must achieve a score of 69.5% or greater on the cumulative individual components of the course to pass. Individual components include graded items that can be reasonably attributed to a single student.
Marginal Pass
Students with an individual or overall point score between ≥64.9% and <69.5% are eligible to receive a Marginal Pass instead of a failing grade once in semesters one through three (academic year one) and once in semesters four through six (academic year two). The student will be allowed to continue in the program sequence and will be placed immediately on academic probation for the subsequent two academic semesters following the date on which the score(s) were released. All Marginal Passes will be recorded as Pass in student records management system but will be recorded Marginal Pass in the college academic records.
Clinical Rotations (Year 3)
All clinical courses will be graded as Pass (≥69.5%) or Fail (<69.4%).
Preclinical and clinical grades will be recorded by the LMU Registrar as Pass or Fail.