The current grading system in the clerkships is a Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail system. - All students who meet the criteria for consistent, excellent performance as specified in a clerkship, earn a grade of "Honors". 25-37% of students earn the grade of "Honors" in the required M3 & M4 clerkships.
- A grade of "High Pass" identifies students who have distinguished themselves with excellent performance, but have not met the standards of the honors grade. 19-40% of students earn "High Pass" in the required M3 & M4 clerkships.
- A grade of "Pass" signifies that a student has completed the objectives of a clerkship and can be assumed to be competent and ready to move on to the next stage of clinical training. 35-49% of students earn the grade of "pass" in the required M3 & M4 clerkships.
- If, at the end of a clerkship, a student's performance is marginally deficient such that he or she needs additional time for instruction or educational activity, the clerkship director may assign "Pass Pending Remediation". This is changed to "Pass After Remediation" after successful completion of the assigned remediation. "Pass After Remediation" and the actual number of weeks it took the student to successfully complete the clerkship will appear on the transcript.
- A grade of "Fail" identifies those students who have not adequately met the objectives of the clerkship. These students are required to repeat either a portion or all of the rotation. Successful completion of the repeated clerkship will result in the final grade of "Pass Repeated Course".
Each clerkship uses a specific combination of evaluation criteria to determine student grades. Please refer to specific clerkship materials to identify the components and corresponding percentages used to assess the students and derive clerkship grades. In elective clerkships, only the grades of Honors, Pass and Fail can be assigned. In some electives, the clerkship director will assign the final grade of Pass or Fail. Failure of multiple clerkships will be reviewed by the Student Promotions Committee and considered grounds for dismissal from medical school. | 
