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EAA022 Determining Class Rank and Honors Policy

Policy Number: EAA022
Policy Title: Determining Class Rank and Honors Policy

A. Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to delineate the UTRGV SOM policy determining class rank and honors for UTRGV SOM students.

B. Persons Affected

This policy is effective with the UTRGV SOM inaugural class of 2020 and will remain in effect for future classes unless otherwise amended.

C. Policy

Class Rank Determination

1. Class rank is based on Pre-Clerkship and Clerkship Performance.
2. Class rank is computed only after all grades have been collected at the conclusion of Year 3 unless a ranking is needed at another time for outside agency reporting.
3. Class rank is not posted on the official transcript.
4. Class rank will be included in the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) and used as part of the determination for Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA).
5. Class ranking places students in quartiles not in numerical rank order.

D. Procedure: Determining Pre-Clerkship Ranking Based on Performance (Years 1 and 2 Grades Converted to Scores)

I. Pre-clerkship performance is based on the grades achieved in Years 1 and 2 Modules:

A. Module grades are converted to scores accordingly:

1. Students receive 1 point for each module they have passed.
2. Students receive 0 points for each module they have failed.
3. Students who have failed a module will get a score of 0 for the module even after the module has been remediated.
4. Students who have been suspended and have to repeat an academic year will start the year with -2 points for that year.

II. Students receiving Honors for Years 1 and 2 will have an additional 3 points added to their grade point total.

A. Combined honors are determined after students have completed year 2.

B. Honors will be determined by:

1. Averaging the students' numerical scores for all modules for Years 1 and 2 (i.e., adding all individual module numeric scores and dividing that number by the number of modules during the first two years).
2. Those students receiving average scores in the top 10% of their cohort will receive honors for the first two years.
3. Students who have documented and validated breaches of professionalism during the first two years will not be eligible for honors.

E. Procedure: for Determining Clerkship Class Ranking Based on Performance (Year 3 grades converted to Scores)

I. Clerkship performance is based on the grades achieved in Year 3 clerkships, which reflect a combination of the NBME subject examination, clerkship performance evaluations and professionalism.

A. Clerkship Grades are converted to scores accordingly:

1. Students receive 4 points for Honors.
2. Students receive 2 points for High Pass.
3. Students receive 1 point for Pass.
4. Students receive 0 points for Fail.

II. Students who have failed a clerkship will receive a score of 0 for the clerkship even after the clerkship has been remediated.