We, the undersigned, wish to indicate that during our term at Youngstown State University (YSU) - until June 27, 2004, were misinformed of the requirements needed for promotion onto Phase II of B.S./M.D. program at NEOUCOM. Students were not instructed that grades during the third year would be used as a separate prerequisite for matriculation into Phase II. Our liaison to NEOUCOM, B.S/M.D. advisor Jennifer L. Board, did not specify that the grades from the additional year would be of consequence as long as the overall requirements were met. During the numerous meetings in which we specifically discussed academic requirements for promotion with both our academic advisor and with the faculty at NEOUCOM, we were told that the only grounds for dismissal from the program for academic reasons are as follows: failing to earn eight on each section of the MCATs with an M on the writing portion, failing to maintain an overall GPA of 3.25 and an overall BCPM of 3.10 for the course of our study in the program, failing to earn at least a C- in all coursework completed, or failing to complete all required coursework prior to our application to NEOUCOM. Furthermore, these were the only requirements stated on the Phase I requirements guideline for the Voluntary Program Extension. Thus, upon enrollment, and throughout our studies at Youngstown State University, we were told and given the impression that if we met these stated requirements, we would not be dismissed for academic reasons.

As a result of these meetings, including Great Expectations, discussing our academic requirements and the Phase I requirements guideline, we believed that as long as our overall GPA for all three years was above a 3.25 and our overall BCPM for all three years was above a 3.1, all students who opted to take the Voluntary Program Extension met the GPA requirements necessary for advancement. It wasn’t until June 27, 2004 - well after the date for C3 students for the class of 2004 completed their course work at YSU, that any of us were informed by our advisor that these requirements were not the only basis for a dismissal recommendation from the program for academic reasons by the Phase 1 ARP committee. This is in spite of the fact that students spoke to our academic advisor multiple times throughout the year as well as just a few weeks prior, well after the final grades were published, discussing their promotion requirements. Yet these were never informed that there were any problems with their promotion. Thus, we have every reason to believe that even our academic advisor was never aware nor informed of this requirement until very recently. Now, we have become aware that certain people who opted to take a Voluntary Program Extension for their third year are being dismissed for requirements that were not stated in NEOUCOM’s official Phase I Requirements sheet for the Voluntary Program Extension.
Thus, students who did well their previous two years in the required foundation courses, and thus opted to take the most challenging elective science courses offered in order to better prepare themselves for medical school, as much of the course work their third year was elective, were hurt the most by having their third year requirements separated from the previous two years. Furthermore, the requirements sheet found on NEOUCOM’s official website was never updated to inform students of this additional requirement. We feel that this is unjustified as the Phase I Requirements guidelines were what we used to gauge how the AARP decisions would be made. They are the guidelines which aid us in deciding just how tough a course load we should attempt the third year. In addition, these were the only guidelines we were informed of when we first made our decision to enroll in the program, based partially on what would be expected of us academically.

*In the comments section, please indicate contact information whether it be your phone number or email address. Also please indicate indicate the year of your study during the 2004 school year. (c1, c2, c3, m1, etc)

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