Grades & GPA

Grades: First- and Second-Year Courses

70% is the minimum acceptable passing grade. Any final grade below 70% is a failing grade for a course. Grading policies for each individual course will be provided in the course syllabus.

Grades: Third- and Fourth-Year Courses

Information on grades issued for clinical rotations is found in the KYCOM Clinical Rotations Manual applicable to each class.

Grade Point Average Calculation

Grade point average (GPA) calculations are based on grades attained for all courses completed in the four-year KYCOM curriculum and are numerical averages. Each course, regardless of credit hours or duration, reports one final percentage grade for each student. Percentage grades are reported as whole numbers. These final percentage grades are weighted according to the number of credits for a particular course in calculating grade point averages. Pass/fail courses must be passed to meet curriculum requirements but are not utilized in determining the grade point average.

Grade Reports

Students will be informed of their final course grades upon completion of each course in a timely manner.