Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY REGULATIONS PHARMACY ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: 1. All the following regulations are based on the fact that students in the College of Pharmacy are expected to enroll in a full load of course work, as defined by SWOSU standards. 2. Students must maintain a 2.00 grade-point average or above to remain in the College of Pharmacy. In computing the grade-point average, courses are counted each time they are undertaken, whether passed or failed. Summer term grades affect only the cumulative pharmacy grade- point average. 3. Grade points may not be satisfied through courses which are not requirements for the degree in Pharmacy at SWOSU. 4. The faculty of the College of Pharmacy considers any grade lower than "C" for any required or elective course in the professional program to be an unsatisfactory grade. Consequently, no course credit toward fulfilling the professional requirements for the degree in Pharmacy will be given for any course in which a grade lower than "C" is earned. 5. A student must enroll in a minimum of 12 semester hours in the Spring/Fall semesters, not including pass/fail courses such as the IPPEs or Pharmacy Seminar courses. 6. A student who fails a course shall enroll in the course in the next semester in which the course is available. Unless a student qualifies for a remediation process, the student may not progress to the next semester of the professional program until the student has successfully completed the failed course. In the semester in which the student is repeating the failed course (delayed semester), the student may be offered enrollment options in specified courses in order to fulfill the minimal credit hour load for financial aid purposes. PHARMACY PROBATION: 7. Any student whose grade-point average for any semester drops below 2.00 will be placed on pharmacy probation. 8. Any student who fails to complete 12 semester hours (pass/fail courses are not considered for these 12 hours) in the Fall or Spring semester will be placed on pharmacy probation. 9. Any student whose cumulative pharmacy grade-point average is less than 2.00 will be placed on pharmacy probation. 10. Students on pharmacy probation may not enroll in more than 15 semester hours without written approval of the Dean. The probation semester occurs in the semester following the successful completion of a delayed semester. 11. Students on pharmacy probation are advised to limit their extracurricular activities. Therefore, students shall not be allowed to work for the College of Pharmacy in any capacity, such as lab assistants, proctors, interviewers, tour guides, nor shall they be allowed to attend any non- mandatory College-sponsored off-campus activities requiring absence from class, or serve on the Dean's Council. REMOVAL FROM PHARMACY PROBATION: 12. A student will be removed from pharmacy probation if, during the probationary semester, a grade-point average of 2.00 or better is earned while completing a full load of course work as defined by SWOSU standards, and the cumulative pharmacy grade-point average is 2.00 or better. CONTINUED PHARMACY PROBATION: 13. Students who earn a grade-point of 2.00 or better for the probationary semester, but who do not have a cumulative pharmacy grade-point average of 2.00 or better, will be
continued on probation. However, a pharmacy student may not continue in a probationary status for more than two (2) consecutive semesters. PHARMACY SUSPENSION: 14. a. Pharmacy suspension is the dismissal of the student from the professional program. Pharmacy suspension is an action taken in the interest of the student when a lack of progress indicates little chance of success in earning a degree in pharmacy. Suspended students are urged to change their field of study to one for which they have greater ability. b. A student will be suspended if the student has two consecutive full-time enrollment Fall and Spring semesters of the following: 1) less than a 2.00 semester grade-point average; 2) completion of less than 12 semester hours; 3) or any combination of (1) and (2). c. Any student subject to pharmacy probation a second time, whose cumulative pharmacy grade-point is less than 2.00, will be suspended. d. A student may not continue in a probationary status for more than two consecutive semesters. Failure to attain a cumulative pharmacy grade-point average of 2.00 or better by the end of this period will be cause for pharmacy suspension. e. A student who has a total of four course failures in at least two different courses shall be suspended. f. A student who has three failures in a single course shall be suspended. g. A student who has two IPPE and/or APPE failures shall be suspended. h. Withdrawal from a course by Friday of the seventh full week of classes (i.e., early withdrawal) during the Fall or Spring semester shall not count as an official enrollment in that course and shall not be considered the equivalent of a course failure for purposes of 14.e., 14.f., and 14.g., above. Students shall be limited to one early withdrawal without penalty per course. Thereafter, any other early withdrawals from that course shall count as an official enrollment and shall be considered the equivalent of a course failure for purposes of 14.e., 14.f., and 14.g., above. i. Withdrawal from a course after Friday of the seventh full week of classes during the Fall or Spring semester shall count as an official enrollment in that course and shall be considered the equivalent of a course failure for purposes of 14.e., 14.f., and 14.g., above. j. Withdrawal from all courses at any time during a semester due to an approved leave of absence shall not count as an official enrollment in those courses and shall not be considered the equivalent of a failure in those courses for purposes of 14.e., 14.f., and 14.g., above. k. A student may be suspended for a violation of the College of Pharmacy Professionalism Policy. ACADEMIC PROGRESSION AND EARLY INTERVENTION: 15. a. For each professional pharmacy course, the instructor is expected to define thresholds of academic performance that serve as early predictors for potential course failure and non-progression in the curriculum. b. Upon identification of an at-risk student, a meeting will be arranged with the instructor, student, and Director of Student Services to formulate a plan of action to increase the chance of academic success and progression. The plan of action may contain one or more of the following options for early intervention: 1) Recommendations for improving study skills
and time management, including utilization of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
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