With the prior approval of the dean of the Ernest Mario School of
Pharmacy, and the department concerned, a student may, upon payment of a fee,
take a proficiency examination in courses offered at the university. Degree
credit is given for a grade of B or better, as determined by the department
concerned. The grades for courses passed by this means are not computed in the
cumulative grade-point average. The awarding of credits through this method is uncommon and decisions are made on a course-by-course basis. Proficiency examinations ordinarily are not
allowed in the following cases:
1. after the
student has failed the course
2. for courses in
which the principal content is laboratory or creative work, since the course's
primary value is in the student's continuing and supervised participation
3. when a
student's fourth- or fifth-year program is limited as to overload
4. for military
education courses
5. for minicourses
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy 
