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I'm unfamiliar with how the pass/fail system works at dental schools. Do you have to pass all the classes to move on to the next year? What are the honors classes like?
Thanks!
Thanks!
I'm unfamiliar with how the pass/fail system works at dental schools. Do you have to pass all the classes to move on to the next year? What are the honors classes like?
Thanks!
My school is H/P/F, you have to pass all classes to move on to the next year (if you fail too many you get held back, otherwise there's an opportunity to remediate). There aren't honors classes, just classes you can get honors in, which usually just involves doing well.
Okay! Do most people pass the classes?
Most schools are not pass/fail.
My school has this grading criteria: A (100-90), B (89.9-80), C (79.9-70), F (69.9 and below), with A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0. If you fail a course you may be asked to remediate it in the summer (this is available for few courses, and the F stays in your overall GPA), repeat the entire year, or be dismissed.
Yes, I thought all schools used letter grades until recently! Have you heard of anyone having to remediate before?
Keep in mind that even though grades at P/F schools are reported on transcripts as P/F/H, grading for courses are still on a normative system, and the school maintains that record internally.
But more importantly, does it COUNT for anything?
Why have an internal record?
I go to true P/F school. I'm still not sure if these grades count though.
It's sometimes used to internally rank students.
Right but the more important question is are these internal rankings valid in comparison to other schools number rankings? Internal rankings are not just grades by the way. They have other factors incorporated into the calculation of those rankings.
IMHO, they count if you apply for post graduate training, as the institutional letter always talks about those students who are the highest achievers. If you go straight into private practice, they probably do not count for much.But more importantly, does it COUNT for anything?
Why have an internal record?
I go to true P/F school. I'm still not sure if these grades count though.