Rush Medical College: Academic Progression

Evaluation of progress is an important part of the learning process. Course examinations are aimed at allowing both the students and the faculty to assess progress toward defined learning goals. The final result of evaluation in coursework is recorded as honors, pass, or fail. Grades of high pass may also be recorded during the third and fourth years. At the end of each quarter or clinical period evaluations are submitted to the Office of Medical Student Programs.

The Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion
The Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion (COSEP) is a standing committee of Rush Medical College. The committee determines when students have satisfactorily completed requirements for promotion and may require additional study by students who have not satisfactorily completed aspects of the medical college curriculum. It also recommends candidates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine to the Faculty Council and accepts the responsibility of recommending to the Faculty Council the dismissal of any student whose academic performance, including non-cognitive as well as cognitive aspects, is unacceptable in the judgment of the committee.