A student may be dismissed from the NLU MSPAS Program on one or more of the following grounds. A. Academic Grounds 1. Failure to fulfill all the terms of a remediation plan, as stated in the Academic Progression and Remediation Policy. 2. Failure to ea rn ≥80% on a remediation assessment, resulting in a failing final grade in a required didactic course, SCPE, or other required course. 3. Failure to restore a cumulative GPA of 3.0 within the terms and timeline of the remediation plan. 4. Failure to successfully complete required summative evaluations or demonstrate required program competencies after the remediation provided under the Academic Progression and Remediation Policy. 5. Academic dismissal from National Louis University under NLU institutional academic progress standards and Standards for Academic Review. B. Program Completion Time Limit 1. Inability to complete all requirements for graduation within four (4) years of the original date of matriculation, including any leave of absence periods. C. Professional Conduct Physician assistant students are expected to adhere to the professional and ethical standards of the PA profession at all times, in all settings, including the classroom,
laboratory, clinical sites, and online environments. Grounds include: 1. Failur e to fulfill the terms of a professionalism remediation plan;
2. A pattern of unprofessional behavior that continues after documented remediation; 3. Violation of the NLU Student Code of Conduct resulting in a University conduct sanction that prevents continued enrollment; 4. Academic dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, unauthorized access to or distribution of examination content, or misrepresentation of work; 5. Falsification, fabrication, or misrepresentation of patient records, clinical logs, attendance or duty-hour records, evaluations, application materials, or other Program or University documents; 6. Conduct that endangers the health, safety, or welfare of patients, students, faculty, staff, or clinical- site personnel; 7. Unauthorized disclosure of protected health information or other serious violation of patient privacy and confidentiality; 8. Practicing beyond the scope of a PA student, representing oneself as a licensed clinician, or providing patient care without required supervision;
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