Course and Instructor Evaluations
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) faculty and administrators rely on student input to maintain and enhance the quality of the curricula. Students are responsible for providing constructive evaluations of each course in which they are enrolled, as well as of the course instructor(s).
Summaries of end-of-course evaluations and student comments are published and available to faculty and administrators after the completion of the course. Student comments and course/faculty evaluations are regularly viewed by faculty and administrators to inform curricular decisions. At the end of each year 1 and 2 course, students are asked to complete a course evaluation. When a course has multiple instructors, students are encouraged to evaluate each instructor.
Evaluations for all clinical rotations and practical experiences must be completed within 30 calendar days following the end of the experience.
Academic Honors and Class Rank Procedures
It is a tradition at the UNT Health Science Center (UNTHSC) to recognize its highest scholars and promote academic excellence. Academic honors are noted on the student’s official permanent record.
The Dean’s List for semesters 1 through 4 recognizes medical students whose weighted averages make up the highest 10 percent of each class enrolled in the college. Numeric course grades, based on a 100% scale, will be used to determine the top 10% of the class. Numeric course grades will be converted to letter grades for recording on transcripts, with A= 90 - 100%; B = 80 - 89%; C = 70 - 79%; F < 70%. Beginning with the Class of 2020, numeric course grades will be converted to Honors (H), Pass (P), Fail (F) and be criterion based. Some courses such as the current Medical Practice Course and its Rural Track equivalent will be graded as Pass/Fail. The distinction of President’s Scholar is awarded to graduating seniors who have been named to the Dean’s List for every semester of enrollment in TCOM. Academic honors are awarded with the degree at graduation to medical students whose cumulative weighted averages make up the highest 10 percent of the graduating class. Numeric course grades, based on a 100% scale, will be used to determine the top 10% of the class. The students in this group shall be designated as graduating with honors. For the purpose of determining academic honors for graduation, grades will be calculated for honors prior to graduation and will include coursework in semesters 1-4 and end of rotation COMAT percentage scores for core clinical rotations during semesters 5 and 6. Class rank will be calculated based on cumulative weighted numeric grade averages of those courses that are taken by all TCOM students. Class rank will be calculated at the end of Years 1, 2, and 3. Class rank at the end of Years 2 is calculated on the basis of cumulative coursework completed at the end of each respective year. Class rank at the end of Year 3 is calculated on the basis of cumulative course work completed in years 1 and 2 plus the COMAT score averages for clinical rotations during year 3.
Advanced Placement/Waivers
Requests for advanced placement or waiver for any course must be declared by the medical student on the first day of enrollment at the UNTHSC. The student must then present all supporting documents to the Office of the Registrar. The student is required to attend all classes and take all examinations until a decision is made regarding the advanced placement request. To be placed in advanced standing, a student must have taken a course judged to be equivalent by the appropriate academic department or course director within two years before the first day of classes and awarded a minimum grade of “B,” or have completed a similar course and obtained a minimum grade of “B” in a written comprehensive examination given by the department or course director for this purpose before the student’s program begins at UNTHSC. The decision regarding a request for advanced standing will be transmitted in writing to the student by the Dean of TCOM, who will also notify the registrar and the appropriate department or course director. Courses for which advanced standing is granted are assigned a transcript designation of “CR” and are not calculated in the cumulative weighted average.
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