BIOS Student Progress Committee

The Biomedical Sciences Student Progress Committee (BIOS-SPC) is a committee made up of University faculty and staff charged with being the primary team reviewing the totality of BIOS students’ academic performance and professional conduct. BIOS-SPC reviews any academic, professional, or other student matters, when referred by Student Services. As a part of the comprehensive review, BIOS-SPC establishes and mandates protocols and recommendations appropriate to the individual student and circumstances. The committee directs and requests students to be subject to further review and action by the BIOS-SPC for academic or professional violations, as/if applicable.

BIOS-SPC has broad authority to review students’ records, decide how best the University can assist the student, and can recommend a broad number of options for consideration as part of any final decision.

For academic-related failures and reviews, the BIOS-SPC process is as follows:

The student is notified of his/her academic failure via email/digital letter, and informed that he/she will appear before BIOS-SPC for review.
The student is instructed to meet with their advisor to discuss their academic standing and prepare for the SPC meeting.
The student is notified via email of the time and place of the BIOS-SPC hearing.
The student meets with the BIOS-SPC.
The BIOS-SPC then makes a recommendation to the Chair of the BIOS-SPC, who communicates the final decision to the student via email/digital letter.
The student is given time to consider the decision and can appeal the decision. The appeals process is explained to the student in writing when the decision is delivered. For specific instructions regarding appeals, see the Student Appeals & Due Process section of the catalog.