{"id":34538,"date":"2016-06-27T10:51:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T14:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/?page_id=34538"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:46:35","slug":"student-evaluation-promotions-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-resources\/student-evaluation-promotions-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Evaluation & Promotions Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Student Evaluation & Promotions Committee (SEPC) meets monthly to consider student petitions for exceptions to policy and procedure, to review academic performance\/professional comportment as requested by the Associate Dean for Medical Education or the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, or for any other purpose as determined by the SEPC Chair.<\/p>\n

SEPC meetings are generally on the first Thursday of every month. Petitions are due on the Monday prior to a meeting, or Tuesday, if the Monday is a holiday.<\/p>\n

Students have the right to address the SEPC, and to be accompanied by a faculty advocate of their choice.<\/p>\n

Students who plan to submit a petition must complete the following steps ahead of the meeting:<\/p>\n

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  1. You must meet with a Student Affairs Dean to review your plans and your petition, or to discuss why you are meeting with the SEPC. You may request to review materials considered by the SEPC.<\/li>\n
  2. You must submit a signed SEPC petition.<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. You must meet with the Registrar regarding any change of registration status.<\/li>\n
  4. If you are taking a Leave of Absence, you are responsible for informing the Registrar prior to the start of a semester that you will be on Leave for that semester, to avoid being charged tuition and fees for that semester.\u00a0 For more information, please go to:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/registrars-office\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. If you have loans or scholarships and you plan to change your registration status, you must meet with Student Financial Services, to review how any change in registration status may affect your loans and scholarships.<\/li>\n
  6. You may be eligible to request consideration of tuition reimbursement:\u00a0 Request Tuition Reimbursement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Leave of Absence (LOA)<\/h4>
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    Students who have been placed on the agenda by the SEPC Chair, the Associate Dean of Medical Education, the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, the Registrar, or the Director of Academic Enhancement do not need to submit a petition, but do have the right to submit a petition, using the above procedure to submit the petition.<\/p>\n

    Students may petition for additional time in the medical curriculum beyond the normal four-year curriculum.\u00a0 There is a limit of two years permitted beyond the four-year curriculum, so the student will meet the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine requirement of completing their medical education in no more than six years. Note: students must petition the SEPC both to request the additional time, and to return from the additional time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Additional time can be taken for:<\/p>\n