Appendix L: Academic Progression and Remediation/Dismissal Policies Effective Date: 11/1/2026 Review Cycle: Annually and as required by university, regulatory, or ARC-PA changes Responsible Unit: NLU Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Program Responsible Official: Program Director Applies To: All enrolled NLU MSPAS students, PA Program faculty, staff, administrators, and other individuals involved in PA Program academic or clinical education processes I. PURPOSE The National Louis University Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (NLU MSPAS) Program is responsible to students, patients, clinical partners, and the public for graduating physician assistants who have demonstrated the knowledge, clinical and technical skills, clinical reasoning, and professional behaviors required for entry into clinical practice. This policy establishes the NLU MSPAS Program's policies and procedures for dismissal of a student from the Program. It identifies: 1. The grounds on which a student may be dismissed from the Program; 2. The relationship between dismissal and the Program's Academic Progression and Remediation Policy; 3. The procedures by which a dismissal is referred, reviewed, decided, and communicated; 4. The timelines that govern each step of the dismissal process; 5. The student's rights to notice, to be heard, and to pursue applicable National Louis University appeal processes; 6. The academic, enrollment, and financial consequences of dismissal; and 7. Documentation, record retention, and program assessment requirements. This policy is designed to support compliance with ARC-PA Sixth Edition Standard A3.14(f), which requires the Program to publish, consistently apply, and make readily available to enrolled and prospective students its policies and procedures for dismissal, together with related Standards A3.01, A3.14(a)–(e) and (h), A3.15, and A3.16. II. POLICY STATEMENT Dismissal is the involuntary and permanent termination of a student's enrollment in the NLU MSPAS Program. Dismissal is a serious academic action and is used when a student has not met, or cannot meet, the published academic, clinical, professional, or institutional requirements for continued enrollment and progression.
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