Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (MC-DVETMED) // Notes

Progression in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

STANDING RULES – All Years

Progression in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program is by year not by semester. The subjects undertaken each year are prerequisites for those of the following year.

A student may not proceed to the next year of the program without having satisfied completely all of the requirements of the preceding year.

Convening of the Course Unsatisfactory Progress Committee (CUPC)

The Faculty's Course Unsatisfactory Progress Committee will convene after results have been certified for each subject to review the progress of any student in the Repeat the Year or Termination of Enrolment category. Students in these categories will be invited to make an oral and/or written submission to the Committee. The CUPC is authorised to make decisions on behalf of the Faculty with regard to the progress of individual students and to vary the Standing Rules if it deems that progression of a student can be facilitated without adversely affecting academic standards.

STANDING RULES - Years 1, 2 and 3

1. Hurdle Requirements

1.1 Students must pass each subject on the aggregate mark.

1.2 Students must pass each unit of a subject on the aggregate mark.

1.3 A minimum mark of 40% in the end of semester examination component of any subject or unit is required for a student to be eligible to pass that subject or unit.

2. Hurdle Reassessment

2.1 A hurdle reassessment is a further assessment that will be offered for a failed hurdle component of a subject provided the student has:

• Achieved a mark of 40% or greater in the subject, and
• Failed no more than three hurdle requirements (for DVM-1) or two hurdle requirements (for DVM-2 or DVM-3) across all subjects in the year.

2.2 Hurdle reassessment will be offered to eligible students following the release of final subject results.

2.3 A hurdle reassessment is a complete examination in the hurdle component and is the sole determinant of the mark for that hurdle component.

2.4 The format of the hurdle reassessment may differ from that of the original assessment. The maximum mark recorded for  a hurdle reassessment is 50%.

2.5 Some hurdle requirements may not contribute to the final grade in a subject. Where the numeric result for a hurdle requirement contributes to the overall subject result, the hurdle reassessment mark will be used in that calculation.

2.6 A hurdle reassessment will not be offered to a student who falls into the Repeat the Year or Termination of Enrolment category.

2.7 A hurdle reassessment will not be offered to a student who fails a hurdle whilst repeating a subject.

3. Supplementary Examinations

3.1 A supplementary examination will be offered for a subject in which a student achieves a mark between 40% and 49% (inclusive) and has satisfactorily completed all prescribed hurdle requirements.

3.2 A supplementary examination is a complete examination in a subject and is the sole determinant of the final mark for that subject. No earlier assessment components of the subject will contribute to the final mark in that subject. The format of the supplementary examination may differ from that of the original examination(s) in that subject. A supplementary examination may be comprised of more than one assessment type. The maximum mark recorded for a supplementary examination is 50%.

3.3 A supplementary examination will not be offered for a subject in which a student has failed a hurdle reassessment.

3.4 Supplementary examination will not be offered to a student falls into the Repeat the Year or Termination of Enrolment categories.

3.5 Supplementary examination will not be offered for subjects that a student fails whilst repeating a year.

4. Repeat the Year

4.1 Students in DVM 1 will not be permitted to repeat subjects.

4.2 Students in DVM 2 and DVM 3 will be permitted to repeat if they do not fall into the Termination of Enrolment category.

4.3 Repeating students are required to undertake only those subjects that they have failed and must complete all components of those subjects.

4.4 Students repeating subjects must pass all components of those subjects outright and are not eligible for supplementary examinations or hurdle reassessments.

5. Termination of Enrolment

5.1 A student will be placed in the Termination of Enrolment category if he or she

• Fails one or more subjects in DVM 1
• Fails two or more subjects in DVM 2
• Fails all subjects in DVM 3
• Fails any subject in a year at the first attempt with a mark of less than 40%
• Fails any repeated subject

STANDING RULES – Year 4

1. Hurdle Requirements

1.1 Students must pass the Veterinary Professional Practice subject on the aggregate mark.

1.2 Students must pass each of the nine hurdle in the Veterinary Professional Practice subject.

2. Hurdle Reassessment

2.1 A Hurdle reassessment is a further assessment that will be offered to eligible students who have failed the research project or up to two internal or external clinical rotations or extramural placements.

2.2 A hurdle reassessment is a complete reassessment of the hurdle component and is the sole determinant of the mark for that hurdle component.

2.3 Where the numeric result for a hurdle requirement contributes to the overall subject result, the hurdle reassessment mark will be used in that calculation

2.4 Research project

2.4.1 Eligible students who fail the research project hurdle will be permitted to re-submit the project during the supplementary assessment period. The maximum mark recorded for this hurdle reassessment is 50%.

2.5 Clinical Rotations or Extramural Placements

2.5.1 Elibible students will be permitted to repeat up to two failed internal or external clinical rotations or extramural placements. The failed rotations/placements can be repeated during the year or after the examination period, at the discretion of the DVM 4 co-ordinator. A repeat rotation/placement will be of the same duration as the failed rotation/placement. The maximum mark recorded for a repeat rotation/placement is 50%.

2.6 A hurgle reassessment will not be offered to a student who falls into the Repeat the Year or Termination of Enrolment category.

2.7 A hurdle reassessment will not be offered to a student who fails a hurdle whilst repeating Veterinary Professional Placement.

3. Supplementary Assessment

3.1 Students will be offered supplementary assessment if they do not fall into the Repeat the Year or Termination of Enrolment category. To be eligible for supplementary assessment, students must have passed at least four of five themes of Veterinary Professional Practice and have an overall subject mark of at least 40%.

3.2 Supplementary assessment will be offered to eligible students who fail the end of year written examination.

3.3 Supplementary assessment will be offtered to eligible students who fail three intoernal or external clinical rotations or extramural placements.

3.4 Supplementary assessment will be offered to eligible students who fail one repeated internal or external clinical rotation or extramural placement.

3.5 Supplementary assessment will be offered to elibible students who fail one of the five themes in Veterinary Professional Practice with a mark in tha theme of at least 40%.

3.6 Supplementary assessment will not be offered if a student has failed a hurdle reassessment for the research project.

3.7 Supplementary assessment will not be offered to a student who falls into the Repeat the Year or Termination of Enrolment category.

3.8 Supplementary assessement will not be offered to a student who fails any hurdle whilst repeating the year.

3.9 A supplementary assessment is the sole determinant of the final makr for the subject.  No earlier assessment components of the subject will contribute to the final mark.  The maiximum mark that can be recorded for the subject after supplementary assessment is 50%.

3.10 The format of the supplementary assessment may differ from that of the original assessment(s) and may involve more than one componet and type of assessment.

4. Repeat the Year

4.1 A DVM 4 student who does not fall into the Termination of Enrolment category will be permitted to repeat the year if he or she:

• fails four or more rotations, internal or external clinical rotations, electives or extramural placements, or
• fails more than one repeated internal or external clinical rotation or extramural placement or,
• fails a supplementary examination, or
• fails Veterinary Professional Practice after hurdle reassessment or suplementary assessment with a mark between 40 and 49%, or.

4.2 Repeating DVM 4 students are required to undertake and successfully complete all components of Veterinary Professional Practice onthe first repeated attempt.  Repeating students are not elibible for hurdle reassessment or supplementary assessment.

5. Termination of Enrolment

5.1 A DVM 4 student will be placed in the Termination of Enrolment category if he or she:

• fails Veterinary Professional Practice at the first attempt with a mark of less than 40%, or
• fails any of the five themes of Veterinary Professional Practice with a mark of less than 40%, or
• fails two or more of the five themes of Veterinary Professional Practice, or
• fails any hurdle in a repeated year.

 

Last updated: 18 December 2020